Editorials

Aged care front page of The Australian again

The story on the front page of this morning’s The Australian is bad and good news for the aged care sector. The bad news is that it is confirmation that operators are struggling to be viable, not only financially but operationally. The good news...

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Ian Horswill

13 Jul 2023

Topic - Aged Care

ONLY IN SATURDAY: Chris Baynes’ explosive column

“Consolidation (of the aged care sector) is inevitable and the last one standing will be big,” DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes writes in the latest SATURDAY digital magazine, as Bolton Clarke becomes the Not for Profit’s largest RAC provider. The...

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Section Editor

22 Feb 2023

Editorials

SATURDAY: Only 145 retirement villages have been built in the last five years

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Section Editor

28 Nov 2022

Editorials

New Look SATURDAY: Cam Holland wants to start a conversation

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Section Editor

12 Sep 2022

Topic - Aged Care

Southern Cross Care NSW & ACT CEO Helen Emmerson is the cover story on new-look SATURDAY digital magazine

Helen Emmerson is a passionate advocate for aged care and proudly says Southern Cross Care NSW & ACT is led by nurses and run by nurses. She is changing the narrative on aged care. All this and more in the new-look SATURDAY digital magazine...

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Section Editor

31 Aug 2022

Topic - Acquisitions

EQT Infrastructure launches new retirement living brand Levande – with Suzanne Dvorak as CEO and David Gonski as Chair

The global investment firm has revealed its new branding – and a high-powered executive and board team – on the completion of its acquisition of Stockland Retirement Living’s 58 retirement villages across Australia. EQT has appointed two...

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The Weekly Source

02 Aug 2022

Topic - Aged Care

One year on from the Royal Commission Final Report – progress appears slow, but pace of reform to speed up and create risk for CEOs and Boards

This week marked the one-year anniversary of the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Final Report – and 12 months on, it feels like little has changed. The Federal Government’s report and press release is...

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Lauren Broomham

02 Mar 2022

Topic - Aged Care

The 3 key attributes of the ACFI coordinator in an AN-ACC world

By: Andrew Farmer (pictured below), CEO, Mirus Australia In May this year, the Government announced the proposed timing for the launch of AN-ACC, together with the details for funding and the shadow assessment process. Since then, the Department has...

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Lauren Broomham

08 Dec 2021

Topic - Aged Care

Let’s end this nonsense: the mandatory vaccination in aged care is long overdue – as explained here

More than 75% of all 910 deaths from COVID-19 in Australia have been at aged care facilities. The abject horror of what happened at St Basil’s Home for the Aged in Melbourne and Newmarch House in Sydney can never be forgotten. The COVID-19...

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Ian Horswill

01 Jul 2021

Topic - Aged Care

2021 promises to be even bigger than 2020 for aged care providers

If bushfires and a global pandemic weren’t enough to have providers gripping their seats, next year will. Thanks to COVID, aged care is now top of mind for the politicians – see our reporting of this week’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook...

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Lauren Broomham

17 Dec 2020

Topic - Acquisitions

Aged Care Year In Review 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a $2 billion bushfire recovery fund will take precedent over the expected Budget surplus, leaving little cash for residential and home care in May’s Budget

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The Weekly Source

17 Dec 2020

Topic - Aged Care

Can you compare Government-run and ‘private’ aged care? State-run facilities can receive up to 50% more funding

Case in point: the Victorian Government budget allocation for aged care announced here

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Lauren Broomham

26 Nov 2020

Topic - Aged Care

Future aged care model: LDK sells 19 ACT care support homes in September (average age 82)

Meanwhile you can check out Greenway Views here and its sister brand Aspire Aged Care here

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The Weekly Source

01 Oct 2020