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Lauren
Broomham

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 hours ago

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

21 hours ago

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

21 hours ago

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

Aged Care

Rethinking healthcare at home: why Amplar Health is building the future for ageing Australians

Australia’s population is ageing, hospitals are under pressure, and traditional care models are falling short. Amplar Health, led by CEO Robert Read (pictured above), is reimagining healthcare with hospital-level services delivered at home...

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Lauren Broomham

12 Jun 2025

Home Care

Breaking news: 83,000 Home Care Packages the latest aged care measure to be delayed

In a further twist for Australia’s aged care sector, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, has confirmed that the rollout of 83,000 new Home Care Packages – originally scheduled to commence on 1 July 2025 – will now be delayed until 1 November 2025.

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Nowhere to go: why the future of care is in the home

To understand the future of seniors living, follow the customer – and the customer will likely be ageing alone in the family home. Australia is facing a tidal wave of ageing citizens – and nowhere near enough places to house them. The question...

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Rethinking healthcare at home: why Amplar Health is building the future for ageing Australians

Australia’s population is ageing fast. Hospitals are under pressure. And traditional models of care just aren’t keeping up. Enter Amplar Health, led by CEO Robert Read – a Medibank company reimagining how, where, and when healthcare is...

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Inside Amplar Health’s bold plan to reshape Australia’s healthcare system

With hospitals under strain and demand for care rising, Amplar Health CEO Robert Read is driving a national shift – scaling virtual, home-based, and preventative care to ease pressure on the system and improve patient outcomes. By combining dat...

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Navigating the new Aged Care Act: key challenges – and how to get ahead

The introduction of the new Aged Care Act on 1 November 2025 marks a historic shift for Australia’s aged care system. In the DCM Group’s latest webinar, sector leaders offer practical insights, expert strategies – and a roadmap for success...

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Issue 100 | Plan T: Transforming the ageing journey

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Opinion: Four years on from the Royal Commission – where’s the national strategy?

It’s been four years since the Aged Care Royal Commission delivered its Final Report. A historic moment for the sector – and a moment many hoped would mark the start of a new era. But in 2025, aged care still feels like a system trying to fix...

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Lauren Broomham

06 Jun 2025

Health

SATURDAY 100th issue reimagines care: Can your home be the new hospital?

With aged care under strain and hospitals stretched thin, Amplar Health is leading a quiet but powerful revolution: delivering hospital-level care at home.

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Lauren Broomham

05 Jun 2025