Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: Why aged care’s future won’t be built on beds

May 08 2025 Updated 11 hours ago

Caroline Egan

1 min read

With aged care beds close to full occupancy and long wait times for Government-funded home care – and the Baby Boomer wave on the horizon – what is the best future model for aged care?

Cam Ansell, Founder and Managing Director of aged care advisory firm Ansell Strategic, is predicting strong growth outside of traditional aged care and retirement villages.

Where does he see the future of care for Australia's ageing population? To find out, read our premium digital magazine, out tomorrow. Subscribe here.

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Bolton Clarke announces former Ramsay Health Care executive Olivier Chretien as new Group CEO

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Caroline Egan

30 Apr 2025

Sector Moves & People

IRT CEO Patrick Reid steps down after eight years

The Illawarra-based Not For Profit has announced the resignation of its CEO, Patrick Reid, who is departing to take up a new leadership role with another community services organisation, understood to be a competitor of IRT. As a result, he has...

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Lauren Broomham

02 May 2025

Opinion

Mirvac now has new land lease homes priced at $580K for Baby Boomers vs $750K+ for new families

Perhaps Mirvac and Stockland will be the channel to this market, given they are slicing off sections of their greenfield developments for Over 50s land lease. For instance, Mirvac has sliced off 200 lots off its Everleigh, Brisbane greenfield

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Chris Baynes

05 May 2025

Opinion

Masterclass in the future demand for retirement living – invest in assisted living!

I am on holidays, which has given me some quiet time to go back over the presentations at the LEADERS SUMMIT, and the graph above and below jumped out at me from Cam Ansell’s presentation. Check the growth in Assisted Living. Cam is the Founder...

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Chris Baynes

28 Apr 2025

Only in SATURDAY: Why aged care’s future won’t be built on beds

With aged care beds close to full occupancy and long wait times for Government-funded home care – and the Baby Boomer wave on the horizon – what is the best future model for aged care?

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Regis surges ahead with nine greenfield projects and 1,000+ new beds

Regis Aged Care has revealed a dramatic expansion of its development pipeline, with nine greenfield projects now in play and more than 1,000 new beds on the way, according to a presentation delivered at the Macquarie Australia Conference.

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Caroline Egan

12 hours ago

Government Policy

Aged care sector sounds alarm on reform rollout after Election win

Aged care providers across the country extended their congratulations to the re-elected Government this week, celebrating the victory just weeks before the sector is set to implement landmark reforms. However, their well-wishes came with a note of caution.

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Caroline Egan

12 hours ago

Opinion

Aged care left up the creek without a paddle – will the Government come to the rescue?

With just 36 business days until 1 July, aged care providers are holding their breath. The looming rollout of the new Aged Care Act and the Support at Home program has the sector on edge – and the first item on the re-elected Government’s aged...

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Lauren Broomham

13 hours ago