Masonic Homes CEO Doug Strain has announced a growth strategy to achieve Top
20 retirement living operator ranking by 2015. It has just purchased the 233 ILUs in
the Hillsview village at Happy Valley (SA) for $10 million, bringing the number of ILUs
operated by Masonic Homes to 800 with a further 750 in the development pipeline.
Existing village assets are valued at $300 million with a further $300 million currently
in development and construction. The sale of Hillsview was handled by Roger Klem of
Colliers.
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66 recipients of Aged Care Capital Assistance Program grants announced
The Australia Government has announced 66 recipients of its Aged Care Capital Assistance Program with grants worth $300 million. The largest - a grant of more than $50 million - has gone to Southern Cross Care (QLD) to build a new 94-bed residential care home in Broken Hill, NSW.