New Aged Care Act

Final Aged Care Rules land – but rollout in 38 days “impossible”

Aged care providers say the final Aged Care Rules 2025 have landed far too late, warning that with just 38 days until the 1 November start date, implementation is “complex at best and impossible at worst.”

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Caroline Egan

24 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

Opinion

New retirement report’s golden nugget for village operators is on the final page

There is one sentence on Page 15 of the Downsizing Australia report by ASX-listed land lease community operator GemLife and the leading property website realestate.com.au that should be read by all operators: “For downsizers, the home itself must feel like an upgrade, not a compromise,?”

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Ian Horswill

29 Sep 2025

Aged Care

Regis shares dive 27% as AN-ACC reweighting slashes earnings outlook

The ASX-listed residential aged care provider has warned it will scale back development plans after the Federal Government’s AN-ACC price announcement and classification reweightings left funding growth well short of expectations.

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Caroline Egan

22 Sep 2025

Ingenia Communities under investigation by Consumer Affairs Victoria over rental cooking facilities

ASX-listed lifestyle and holiday community operator Ingenia Communities is under investigation by the Victorian consumer regulator over potential breaches of rental regulations at its seven Ingenia Gardens senior rental communities across the state.

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$800K per bed puts aged care grants under strain

The cost of building an aged care bed in regional Australia has blown out to up to $800,000, raising doubts about the impact of the Government’s $300 million Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP).

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Caroline Egan

26 Sep 2025

Government Policy

SATURDAY means business: “Providers must thrive, not just survive”

Valuations may be peaking – but For Purpose Aged Care CEO Matthew Filocamo (pictured) is doubling down on growth, building four new homes a year while others are shelving projects. From rising construction costs to fragile AN-ACC confidence...

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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

25 Sep 2025