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Broomham

AN-ACC funding clawback kills investor confidence – and beds

I warned of serious consequences from the Government’s decision to claw back AN-ACC funding. This week, the fallout is plain: investor confidence has been smashed, and the promise of new aged care beds is evaporating before our eyes. Regis’ shock earnings downgrade on Monday tells the story.

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Lauren Broomham

15 hours ago

Aged Care

Govt forecasts 4,000 new beds for 2026-27 but will AN-ACC funding drive new builds?

The Federal Government is forecasting 4,000 new residential aged care beds to come online in 2026-27, but questions remain whether the sector can keep pace with demand as Australia’s over-85 population surges. A spokesperson for the Department of...

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Lauren Broomham

15 hours ago

Aged Care

Breaking down silos: Whiddon’s regional pilots are transforming aged care

Six 12-week Collaborative Health Care (CHC) Initiative pilots are now live across regional NSW, bringing aged care providers, hospitals, insurers, and Government agencies together to tackle some of the biggest pressure points in health and aged care.

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Lauren Broomham

18 Sep 2025

Opinion

Would you invest in a business with zero margin?

The latest AN-ACC prices and weightings, released late last Friday, confirmed what many feared: after an initial uplift, the clawback has begun. Operators who saw gains since AN-ACC’s 2023 launch now face funding being stripped back.

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Lauren Broomham

18 Sep 2025

Government Policy

Government confirms AN-ACC price rise and 42% hotelling supplement boost

The Albanese Government has confirmed new funding increases for residential aged care from next month – including a significant 42% jump in the hotelling supplement. From 1 October 2025, the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC)...

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Issue 107 | The private aged care takeover begins

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The last move: why every village is about to become a care home

For decades, villages promised independence. Within five years, they’ll be selling certainty – because residents aren’t leaving, and operators can’t ignore it. For years, retirement villages sold lifestyle: a pool, a clubhouse, maybe a bus...

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“Business class is always full”: Odyssey’s financial play in private aged care

Catalyst backing, super fund capital and a shift into bank debt are fuelling Odyssey’s push to scale private aged care – with the DMF model at its core. When Aaron Lavell took over as CEO of Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities in July this year...

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Cutting out the middleman: Odyssey builds its own future

By launching Odyssey Build, the operator is keeping control of costs and quality as it ramps up its multi-million-dollar pipeline. When Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities began planning its $150 million Chevron Island project, it leaned on trusted...

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The real value of 9C: why future-proofing villages pays

Building to Class 9C costs around $500 extra per square metre – or up to 10% of total construction. For operators, that margin is increasingly looking like money well spent. It costs more to build to Class 9C standards – but not much more...

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No DMF, no RAC: Scalabrini charts a new course

From care suites to customer-driven funding, Richard de Haast’s Harbourside could rewrite the retirement living rulebook. Richard de Haast (pictured top) has never been one to follow the industry playbook. The CEO of Not For Profit provider...

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“Hope is not a strategy”: Tom Symondson on the countdown to 1 November

In an exclusive interview, the Ageing Australia CEO outlines the hurdles still facing providers and his blueprint for the future. The aged care sector has been working towards 1 November for more than two years. Now, with less than two months to go...

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The real bottleneck: Private aged care will rise or fall on its super-sized workforce

Villages can raise capital and build suites, but without culture, career paths and tech, care delivery will fail. The future will be won – or lost – on people. The next great challenge for Australia’s retirement village sector isn’t bricks...

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Lauren Broomham

12 Sep 2025