Community Living

Only in SATURDAY: Assisted living comes of age (again) – it can be financially viable

Aug 08 2023 Updated August 8, 2023

Ian Horswill

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Reports of the death of serviced apartments are premature: assisted living is finding new life as a self-funded model. Find out how, only in SATURDAY, which costs $275 including GST ($25), less than a three-course meal at a restaurant in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Pocock wins fight for Senate inquiry into home care delays and aged care reform

ACT Independent Senator David Pocock’s push for a Senate Inquiry into aged care reform delays and the withholding of Home Care Packages secured backing from the Coalition, Greens, and Independents yesterday (Monday 28 July), ensuring the inquiry will proceed.

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Caroline Egan

29 Jul 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Regis Aged Care buys Rockpool’s four aged care homes for $225,000 per bed

Regis has acquired Rockpool’s four aged care homes boosting its homes to 72. Regis’ MD and CEO Dr Linda Mellors said, “This acquisition aligns with our strategy to broaden our residential aged care footprint”, while Rockpool CEO Melissa Argent said she is proud of what Rockpool has created.

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Caroline Egan

24 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae proposes 304 changes to the new Act as Amendment Bill lodged in parliament

The Aged Care and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has three sections: proposing 304 changes to the new Aged Care Act; proposing changes to the Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 and amending other laws.

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Caroline Egan

24 Jul 2025

Sector Moves & People

Former IRT CEO Patrick Reid appointed Uniting NSW.ACT Chief Operating Officer

Patrick, who stepped down as CEO of IRT Group in May, is making a quick return to the seniors living sector – this time with a major Not For Profit competitor.

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Ian Horswill

29 Jul 2025

Productivity is sinking – Plan T is the lifeline

Productivity is Canberra’s buzzword of the year and for good reason. Government spending is at its highest level since WWII, care waitlists are ballooning, and the economy is leaning heavily on sectors that aren’t delivering a strong return on...

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Lauren Broomham

31 Jul 2025

Opinion

Why the retirement living sector should embrace RetireAustralia’s Care Hub

RetireAustralia’s The Care Hub will be in every new RetireAustralia village going forward, so why has the retirement living sector been so reluctant to follow? It is a magnet for residents, who hate the thought of entering residential aged care or languishing in a hospital bed awaiting aged care.

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Across Australia there is a model of aged care where eager customers are lining up at the door to enter

These are retirement villages, not aged care homes, and we call it private aged care. While we have been banging on about this model for several years, we are seeing the early green shoots of a new, significant sector, being driven by the new...

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Chris Baynes

24 Jul 2025