News & Headlines

Appeal set for ex-NSW police officer who avoided jail over aged care Taser death

A court date has been set for the appeal of the sentence handed to former NSW Police officer Kristian White (pictured above right), who was convicted of the manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland (pictured above left) last month. The NSW Court of...

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Lauren Broomham

24 Apr 2025

Opinion

Is Trump the golden ticket for aged care?

Hear me out – here’s the thinking. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the headlines: US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imports have rattled global financial markets – Australia included.

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Lauren Broomham

10 Apr 2025

News & Issues

In SATURDAY: what do retirement village residents want from the next Federal Government?

With less than four weeks until the election on 3 May, retirement village residents’ associations are raising concerns over the growing complexity retirees face in navigating the aged care and housing systems. The NSW Retirement Village Residents’...

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Lauren Broomham

08 Apr 2025

Out of the Ordinary

Mark Bindon told LEADERS SUMMIT 2024 he’d be back. Now, he returns with Kado Residences — high-end, wellness-infused retirement living with three premier coastal locations revealed

The visionary Founders of Oak Tree Group, Mark Bindon and Franco DePasquale, have launched Kado Group, their latest venture alongside General Manager Melissa Luck, also formerly of Oak Tree. Bringing together a trusted team from their former brand...

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Ian Horswill

31 Mar 2025

Out of the Ordinary

“I can still recall the curious smirks and audible laughter”: LDK Seniors’ Living takes $200M plus for new village Amberfield without advertising

Bryon Cannon, CEO of what he told the LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 is a home care operator within a retirement village setting, urged the retirement living executives to consider breaking from the DMF model. LDK Seniors’ Living Village Membership, which is...

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Ian Horswill

31 Mar 2025

Legal Issues

Former police officer avoids jail for Taser death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland

Four months after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Clare Nowland, Yallambee Lodge aged care resident in Cooma, former NSW Senior Constable Kristian White has walked free from court following his sentencing hearing.

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Lauren Broomham

28 Mar 2025

News & Headlines

Five years on, the COVID-19 virus is still in 104 aged care homes

Five years after the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic in 2020, its impact is still being felt in residential aged care.

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Caroline Egan

13 Mar 2025

News & Headlines

How much do retirement village and aged care operators pay? Now you can find out

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has published its latest set of Australian private sector employer gender gaps revealing for the first time each employers’ average remuneration, including a breakdown from frontline to senior leadership...

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Lauren Broomham

10 Mar 2025

In the Headlines

Australian Unity’s myHomecare acquisition grew revenue 35%: HY25 results

Australian Unity (AU)’s March 2024 acquisition of myHomecare Group helped the company grow revenue by 35% to $1.3 billion in its HY 2024-25 results, while Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) rose 30% to $58 million...

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Caroline Egan

06 Mar 2025

News & Headlines

Cyclone Alfred landfall now forecast later than previously expected

As more than 1,000 retirement villages, land lease communities and residential aged care homes work tirelessly to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to make landfall, the Bureau of Meteorology has updated its forecasts for the Category 2 cyclone, now predicting it will reach Moreton Island by 7pm Friday and Brisbane at 7am Saturday, later than previously predicted.

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Caroline Egan

06 Mar 2025

News & Headlines

Stewart Johnston whose advocacy helped spark the Aged Care Royal Commission jailed

Stewart Johnston was sentenced in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court in Elizabeth, 24km north of Adelaide city centre, last Thursday (27 February), after pleading guilty to a charge of possessing child exploitation material.

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Caroline Egan

06 Mar 2025

Out of the Ordinary

Breaking news: RLC not happy – and secures emergency meeting with federal aged care regulator tomorrow to discuss proposed retirement village liquidity requirements

In a first for the retirement village sector, Retirement Living Council (RLC) representatives will meet with the Federal Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) tomorrow (Thursday 6 March) to urgently counsel them on the impact of proposed federal liquidity requirements on village operators that will potentially stunt the village business model.

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Lauren Broomham

05 Mar 2025

News & Headlines

1,000-plus retirement villages and aged care facilities preparing for the worst when Cyclone Alfred hits

More than 1,000 retirement villages, land lease communities and residential aged care homes in southeast Queensland and northern NSW are working flat out to ensure they are fully ready for the landfall of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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Ian Horswill

05 Mar 2025