Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: Regis’ $339M Rockpool deal shows acquisitions are outpacing builds

Aug 28 2025 Updated 8 hours ago

Caroline Egan

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Rockpool Chief Executive Officer Melissa Argent is building aged care homes the majors want to buy.

Just when the aged care sector needs them most, Rockpool is building "stunning, state-of-the-art" aged care homes.

The sale of four homes to Regis Aged Care allows them to accelerate growth.

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The guru of aged care: retirement living’s future is private aged care

The retirement sector is going to have to move into assisted living and ultimately private aged care. Baby Boomers, now aged 61-79 now, will demand it. With the funnelling of older Australians into residential aged care already hitting full...

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Care minutes risk undermining Bupa’s virtual care success in aged care

Bupa Villages and Aged Care says its virtual care Wellness Hubs are driving better clinical outcomes, quicker response times and new career pathways for staff – but warns the model is unsustainable under current Government policy.

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Caroline Egan

20 Aug 2025

Opinion

The gnarly problem of dementia in retirement villages

Dementia is no longer hidden in retirement villages. It is in plain sight for residents and Village Managers alike and the question now is: will operators open their eyes, or continue to bury their heads in the sand? The latest edition of SATURDAY laid out the scale of the challenge.

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Lauren Broomham

18 Aug 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Land lease operator Lincoln Place buys site in Yeppoon, QLD, for its biggest estate

In July 2023, Lincoln Place founders Nicholas Collishaw and Ben Hindmarsh told The Weekly SOURCE they expected to build in scale to be in the “top three in the (land lease) sector” Their latest acquisition - a 31.25ha site in the Yeppoon suburb...

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Ian Horswill

21 Aug 2025

Care minutes risk undermining Bupa’s virtual care success in aged care

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Amplar Health launches $31M virtual nursing trial in 30 aged care homes

The Medibank-owned virtual care specialists were awarded $31.2 million by the Federal Government in March to test a new framework to deliver virtual nursing in residential aged care.

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SA Govt doubles capacity at Adelaide’s Pullman Hotel as aged care residents in hospital hits record high

As of 11 August 2025, there were 287 patients stuck in South Australian hospitals waiting for an aged care bed - the highest number ever recorded. SA Health Minister Chris Picton has announced capacity of the state’s Transition Care Service at the Pullman Hotel will double.

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Government spending on aged care external contractors grows by another $68 million

The Weekly SOURCE takes a look at some of the most significant recent Australian Government contracts awarded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, the Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, totalling.$68 million.

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Caroline Egan

07 Aug 2025