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Final Aged Care Rules land, three months out from major system overhaul

The final draft of the Aged Care Rules released ahead of 1 November new Aged Care Act, detailing major changes across residential care, Support at Home and provider obligations has been released by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Ageing Australia responds.

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Issue 104 | Simon Owen - The winning formula

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Opinion: Land lease delivers on mission – so why are Not For Profits missing in the land lease action?

Affordable, secure, and community-driven housing. For decades, this has been the mantra of the Not For Profit retirement living sector. And yet, one of the fastest-growing models delivering exactly that – land lease communities – is being left...

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11 new land lease operators you don’t know, plus one

We have done a fresh tally of the next wave of LLC players who bring billions of dollars in capital and thousands of new homes, without mentioning the Macquarie Bank offshoot that is about to be revealed. There’s a shake-up happening in the land...

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The old hands building faster than ever

Serenitas CEO Von Slater (pictured) is set to launch seven new land lease communities in the next 12 months. She is just one of a small army of now seasoned LLC developers going hard. While new entrants are energising Australia’s land lease...

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A family home, not an institution: the Abbeyfield answer for low-income seniors

In the leafy suburbs of Melbourne, on an ordinary street, sits an ordinary house. There is no signage or nurses’ station. But inside, 10 older Australians sit down together for a home-cooked lunch, prepared by a live-in housekeeper who also checks...

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The future of village care, without compromise

How The Verge’s Care Hub is rewriting the rules of aged care in retirement villages – one home-like suite at a time. When RetireAustralia launched The Verge at Burleigh on Queensland’s Gold Coast, it set out to answer a big question: how do...

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Executive spotlight

Over 3,000 operators provide retirement living, aged care and support in the home to more than 1.5 million older Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for our older citizens. At SATURDAY, we believe we should recognise and celebrate the leaders in this challenging but rewarding sector.

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Lauren Broomham

01 Aug 2025

Opinion

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

Technology

AlayaCare launches Layla to unlock AI-powered efficiencies for home care

Cloud-based home and community care solutions provider AlayaCare has launched Layla, an AI-powered conversational assistant designed to transform how home care teams access and use data.

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Lauren Broomham

30 Jul 2025

Home Care

RLC welcomes Senate inquiry into Home Care Package delays

The Retirement Living Council (RLC) has thrown its support behind a planned Senate inquiry into the Federal Government’s delayed rollout of additional Home Care Packages, saying it’s a critical opportunity to reset how care is delivered to older...

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Lauren Broomham

25 Jul 2025

Home Care

Senate inquiry looms over Govt refusal to release Home Care Packages

A Senate inquiry could soon be launched into the Albanese Government’s decision to withhold the release of 20,000 additional Home Care Packages – despite more than 87,000 older Australians remaining stuck on the national waitlist.

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Can aged care truly be ‘investable’ again? Plan T must be the solution

StewartBrown argues the aged care sector needs to be ‘viable’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘investable’. The first two are within reach – but the third remains a lofty goal. Let’s be clear: aged care doesn’t just need more funding. It needs...

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Lauren Broomham

18 Jul 2025