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Lauren
Broomham

Operators must have courage – don’t wait for accommodation review

The review into residential aged care accommodation pricing.announced by Aged Care and Seniors Minister Sam Rae is welcome but operators already have levers they aren’t pulling. Since 1 January 2025, providers have had the ability to raise Refundable Accommodation Deposits (RADs) to $750,000.

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Lauren Broomham

16 minutes ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Accel-KKR snaps up MOA in its second aged care tech buy

US private equity giant Accel-KKR has sealed its second big play in Australia’s aged care software market, acquiring quality improvement platform MOA in a deal that could reshape the technology landscape. It follows Accel-KKR’s June purchase of Health Metrics.

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Lauren Broomham

20 hours ago

Living with Dementia

Hammond Innovations launched to fast-track dementia and palliative care solutions

HammondCare CEO Andrew Thorburn has unveiled Hammond Innovations, a new initiative designed to rapidly turn smart ideas into practical solutions for older Australians living with dementia, palliative and complex care needs, at the Ageing Australia National Conference 2025 on 1 October.

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Issue 108 | Why For Purpose is building when others won’t

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Opinion: Can the sector build new homes again? Only with courage

Valuations are peaking. Demand is surging. But new builds? Still scarce. For all the talk of improved balance sheets and capital flowing back into the sector, the pipeline of aged care homes is anaemic. Outside a handful of metro projects, very...

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Retirement villages face new legal tripwires in the care era

As operators push deeper into aged care, every promise – from “ageing in place” to cyber safety – carries rising liability. Only three in 10 Australians die in their retirement village, with most still ending up in residential aged care. For...

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Valuations peak, costs climb: Why For Purpose Aged Care is doubling down on new builds

For Purpose Aged Care CEO Matthew Filocamo is blunt: valuations may be at their peak, but the sector can’t stand still. While higher book values have boosted borrowing capacity, Matthew says the real challenge is rising construction costs...

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Is the DMF heading for extinction?

For decades, the Deferred Management Fee (DMF) has been the bedrock of retirement living. Simple in theory – residents defer part of their payment until exit, allowing operators to keep entry prices lower – it has long underpinned how villages...

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Land lease: How a $23M clubhouse paid for itself

When GemLife opened the doors to its flagship three-level Gold Coast Country Club last month, they delivered one of the most luxurious amenities the sector has ever seen – and one that more than paid its own way. GemLife’s $22.9 million Gold...

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Valuations in flux: what’s driving retirement living, aged care and land lease values in 2025?

The valuations conversation in seniors’ living has never been louder. With global capital flowing into land lease, listed groups circling aged care, and retirement village contracts evolving, the question for investors and operators alike is: what...

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Location, location, care: why workforce is shaping feasibility as much as demographics

For decades, developers opened feasibility studies with the same equation: land supply, demographics, and demand. But in 2025, a new factor is overtaking them all: the workforce. At DCM Group’s recent Conversations at the Wharf event in Melbourne...

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Lauren Broomham

26 Sep 2025

Opinion

AN-ACC funding clawback kills investor confidence – and beds

I warned of serious consequences from the Government’s decision to claw back AN-ACC funding. This week, the fallout is plain: investor confidence has been smashed, and the promise of new aged care beds is evaporating before our eyes. Regis’ shock earnings downgrade on Monday tells the story.

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Lauren Broomham

25 Sep 2025

Aged Care

Govt forecasts 4,000 new beds for 2026-27 but will AN-ACC funding drive new builds?

The Federal Government is forecasting 4,000 new residential aged care beds to come online in 2026-27, but questions remain whether the sector can keep pace with demand as Australia’s over-85 population surges. A spokesperson for the Department of...

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Lauren Broomham

25 Sep 2025