Aged care
SATURDAY subscription magazine: Baptcare has an ambitious plan - with one key proviso
Sep 05 2024
1 min read
Caroline Egan

Not For Profit Baptcare has a bold target to reach 5,000 aged care beds from its existing 1,700.

With $1.3 billion needed to build the additional 3,300 beds, can it be achieved? What must occur to make the developments' financial viability stack up?

Find out in the latest issue of SATURDAY digital magazine. Subscribe here.

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