Technology Health Metrics acquired by US private equity firm Accel-KKR “We’ve delivered strong growth under Tanarra’s guidance, and I believe Accel-KKR will help take that to the next level,” Paul told The Weekly SOURCE Click here Caroline Egan 19 Jun 2025
Aged Care Pacific Equity Partners finalises 50% stake in Opal HealthCare On 30 May 2025, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), one of Australia’s oldest and most successful private equity firms, finalised its acquisition of a 50% stake in Opal HealthCare – Australia’s largest residential aged care provider – after securing shareholder and regulatory approvals. Click here Caroline Egan 18 Jun 2025
News & Issues Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf: The future of retirement villages The latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf was held in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, featuring Glen Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Reside Communities; Sean Graham, CEO of Aura Holdings; and Andrew Hudson, Operations Manager of Eureka Group... Click here Ian Horswill 17 Jun 2025
Sector Moves & People Former Estia Health boss appointed CEO of Melbourne aged care operator Mayflower Not For Profit aged care operator The Mayflower Group, which has three aged care homes and one retirement village in Melbourne, has announced the appointment of global health and aged care leader Paul Gregersen (pictured above) as its new CEO. Paul... Click here Caroline Egan 16 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. Click here Lauren Broomham 05 Jun 2025
News & Headlines NSW to challenge sentence in aged care Taser death case The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling SC will personally appear in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal later this month to argue the sentencing of former NSW police officer Kristian White over the manslaughter of Clare Nowland was “manifestly inadequate”. Click here Caroline Egan 04 Jun 2025
Government Policy Geelong Council backflips on proposal to quit home care after union and community outcry Victoria’s City of Greater Geelong local council has voted to continue delivering in-home care, after efforts earlier in the year to transfer operations to specialist providers were opposed, but says it will go to the Federal Government to ask for additional funding. Click here Caroline Egan 30 May 2025
Government Policy Anne Ruston retains Shadow Health, Aged Care and Sport, takes on Disability and the NDIS The South Australian Senator Anne Ruston has retained her Health, Aged Care and Sport portfolios in Sussan Ley’s new Shadow Cabinet, and has also taken on the additional responsibilities of Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Click here Caroline Egan 29 May 2025
News & Headlines Clean up continues for aged care homes inundated after NSW deluge The clean up from the floods on the NSW Mid North Coast continues, with support provided by hundreds of local staff often themselves personally impacted in efforts described by Whiddon CEO Chris Mamarelis as “the very best aged care represents”. Click here Caroline Egan 29 May 2025
News & Issues Villages evacuated, isolated, without power as floods hit NSW Mid North Coast 70 seniors from a flooded over 55s retirement village on the NSW Mid North Coast had to be evacuated by the SES, Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) and local fire fighters at Taree with their units inundated with water. Click here Ian Horswill 27 May 2025
Aged Care Only in SATURDAY: The rural aged care model rewriting the rules from the ground up In the tiny WA town of Pingelly, locals aren’t waiting for aged care reform – they’re doing it themselves. And the results are quietly revolutionary. Click here Lauren Broomham 22 May 2025
Government Policy UK aged care faces crisis as immigration rules tighten If you thought Australia’s aged care sector was doing it tough, spare a thought for our UK counterparts. Click here Lauren Broomham 22 May 2025
Opinion Fix it or fail: Australia’s health system can’t last another five years Last week, I was fascinated by the Fin Review’s latest ‘Lunch with the AFR’ interview with Chris Blake, CEO of St Vincent’s Health Australia. His prediction? Australian hospitals, in their current form, have only about five years left to survive – and the aged care sector may face collapse even sooner. Click here Lauren Broomham 22 May 2025