News & Issues

“No shower for three months”: Morrie, 79, and Letitia, 89, on the long wait for home care

When Letitia Mitchell’s care needs began to increase in January this year, her husband, Morrie, arranged to have her assessed for home care. Letitia was approved for CHSP support, and a cleaner began providing help at their home in Townsville...

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Caroline Egan

03 Sep 2025

Government Policy

Hall & Prior CEO Graeme Prior AM requests $100M in low-interest loans annually to help solve bed crisis

Graeme Prior, CEO of family-owned Hall & Prior, called on the Government of Western Australia to offer its $100 million low-interest loan facility annually, to help aged care providers meet the incoming surge in demand for aged care beds from Baby Boomers.

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Caroline Egan

04 Sep 2025

Government Policy

Govt caves in: 20,000 new Home Care Packages to be released by 1 November

At a hastily arranged press conference this afternoon (Wednesday 3 September), Health and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler and Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae bowed to mounting pressure, announcing the release of 20,000 additional Home Care Packages before 1 November to ensure the new Aged Care Act takes effect as planned.

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Caroline Egan

03 Sep 2025

Aged Care

Regis Aged Care’s full-year EBITDA soars 17% and the share market likes it

The ASX-listed aged care provider’s shares jumped close to a record high on Monday (25 August) after the company reported FY25 earnings of $125.8 million on revenue of $1.2 billion, a 14.5% increase.

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Caroline Egan

25 Aug 2025

News & Issues

WA Premier to Canberra: “Do better on aged care” as hospitals overflow with older patients

Hospital ramping has reached a record high in Western Australia, leading the state’s Premier Roger Cook to lay the blame squarely at the feet of the Federal Government. Data showing ambulances were ramped for a record 7,009 hours outside Western Australian hospitals in July prompted questions to Premier Cook about the treatment of an 84-year-old man who took a maxi taxi to hospital on 25 July after being told there was a 130-minute wait for an ambulance.

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Caroline Egan

06 Aug 2025

Legal Issues

Ex-police officer Kristian White avoids prison for manslaughter of aged care resident Clare Nowland

The Department of Public Prosecutions has lost its appeal against the sentencing of former police officer Kristian White, who was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order and community service after he was found guilty of the manslaughter of 95-year-old aged care resident Clare Nowland.

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Caroline Egan

30 Jul 2025

News & Headlines

Regis Aged Care co-founder Bryan Dorman sells $133M in shares days after major acquisition

After the market closed on Monday (28 July), investment bank Jarden Australia reportedly offloaded $133 million worth of Regis Aged Care shares for Dorman Family Trust, Ashburn Pty Ltd.

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Caroline Egan

30 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae proposes 304 changes to the new Act as Amendment Bill lodged in parliament

The Aged Care and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has three sections: proposing 304 changes to the new Aged Care Act; proposing changes to the Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 and amending other laws.

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Caroline Egan

24 Jul 2025

Sector Moves & People

Daniel Pilbrow resigns as CEO of AI care platform InteliCare for a new job

Daniel Pilbrow, CEO of ASX-listed InteliCare has accepted a senior leadership role with one of Australia’s largest aged care providers, and will step down in October 2025.

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Caroline Egan

23 Jul 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Australian Unity triples customer base buying allied health provider Plena Healthcare

Australia’s largest home care provider, Australian Unity, has acquired mobile allied health services provider Plena Healthcare, which operates nationwide, from Zenitas Healthcare for $70 million. The merged businesses will have more than 160,000 customers annually, compared with Australian Unity’s 50,000 in 2023-24 and employ over 6,700 people.

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Caroline Egan

23 Jul 2025

Home Care

Mable denies AFR report the care platform is up for sale

Mable CEO and Co-Founder Tony Charara has denied reports in The Australian Financial Review that US private equity firm General Atlantic is looking to sell its stake in the aged and disability care platform.

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Caroline Egan

17 Jul 2025

Home Care

Home Care Package waiting list climbs to 88,000 with data three months out of date

Nearly six months later than expected, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has at last released March quarter home care data, revealing 87,597 older Australians were waiting for the level of Home Care they require at the end of the period.

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Caroline Egan

16 Jul 2025

News & Headlines

Resident dies after suspected gas explosion at land lease community in NSW Northern Rivers

An 85-year-old man has died after being badly burned in a fire that erupted in his land lease community home in Kingscliff, just south of Tweed Heads in the NSW Northern Rivers region, on Monday, 7 July. He suffered severe burns to 50% of his body...

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Ian Horswill

11 Jul 2025