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Lauren
Broomham

One CEO leaves their role every month: what this means for aged care recruitment

Aged care is bracing for another leadership shock. As the sector contends with chronic workforce shortages, increasing regulatory demands, and the emotional toll of constant reform, a quieter crisis is unfolding at the top: executive churn. While...

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Issue 101 | Plan T: Transform or collapse

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Strategy is the new buzzword in aged care – but it’s time to think bigger

As operators map out their future in ageing services, the sector must lead a bold transformation – not just play catch-up. Aged care and retirement living operators are ramping up their strategies – from rebrands to bold new marketing campaigns...

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Leading with compassion: why St Basil’s bet on assisted living is a glimpse into the future of aged care

As Australia’s aged care sector prepares to navigate the incoming wave of Baby Boomers, some providers are not waiting for the future to arrive – they’re building it. At the forefront is St Basil’s, under the leadership of Diana Horvatovic...

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Driving change: how Diana Horvatovic rebuilt St Basil’s from the ground up

When Diana Horvatovic stepped in as CEO of St Basil’s NSW/ACT in 2023, the organisation was facing one of the most difficult chapters in its history – regulatory scrutiny, fractured trust, and a culture in need of serious repair. Here’s how...

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The Not For Profit redefining care in the village – and setting the sector’s next standard

Anglicare Sydney’s Village Membership model may not yet be industry-wide, but with near-universal adoption at Woolooware Shores and Castle Hill, it’s shaping up as a blueprint for what retirement living in Australia could look like by 2030. At...

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Care Connect’s workforce evolution: Why multidisciplinary teams are key to home care reform

As Care Connect marks 30 years of supporting older Australians to live independently, the home care provider is doubling down on a future-focused strategy that places workforce development, client empowerment, and multidisciplinary care at the heart...

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Why the connected home and smart data will be critical to ageing in place

Forget aged care robots. The most powerful tools to support Australia’s Baby Boomers as they age can already fit in the palm of your hand. As the Baby Boomer generation moves into their later years, Australia’s aged care system faces an...

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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...

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Lauren Broomham

11 hours ago

Opinion

Reaping what we sow: No aged care beds. Now what? Time for Plan T

Australia’s aged care sector is in crisis – and no one should be surprised. After years of underbuilding, we’re now paying the price. Our analysis of GEN Aged Care Data shows that between 2020-21 and 2023-24, South Australia added just 253...

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Lauren Broomham

19 Jun 2025

Home Care

Home care providers fear sector collapse without urgent funding and reform clarity: Enkindle survey

Financial viability has overtaken workforce shortages as the top concern for home care providers in 2025, according to aged care advisory firm Enkindle Consulting’s third Home Care Provider Outlook Survey. The 29-page report, based on feedback...

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Lauren Broomham

19 Jun 2025

Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: why assisted living is the next frontier in aged care

As Australia braces for a surge in ageing Baby Boomers, St Basil’s NSW/ACT isn’t waiting. Under CEO Diana Horvatovic, the provider is betting big on assisted living – a more flexible, community-first model set to transform aged care. In this...

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Lauren Broomham

19 Jun 2025

Opinion

“A national disgrace”: Butler’s 2022 words come back to bite on home care delays

In 2022, then-Shadow Health Minister Mark Butler condemned the Morrison Government for the 50,000 older Australians who died waiting for Home Care Packages, calling it “a national disgrace.” Now, as Health and Ageing Minister, Butler is facing his own reckoning.

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Lauren Broomham

12 Jun 2025