Retirement and Community Living

SATURDAY gets practical: Want to deliver assisted living? Start here

May 12 2025 Updated May 12, 2025

Lauren Broomham

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With demand for assisted living rising fast, operators face a tough question: how do you deliver care, support, and hospitality at scale – and still make it work?

From defining your model to managing compliance, discover seven must-know strategies for building successful, sustainable assisted living communities.

Read the full guide in the latest issue of SATURDAY, our premium digital magazine. Subscribe here.

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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

Government Policy

Rising political star Sam Rae appointed Minister for Aged Care as Anika Wells takes on a new portfolio

Sam Rae, who was elected the member for Hawke in 2022, has been appointed the Minister for Aged Care, while Mark Butler retains the Health and Aged Care ministry Anika Wells moved to the Communications portfolio while retaining Sport.

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Caroline Egan

12 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

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

08 May 2025

Department of Health and Aged Care adds Disability to its name

With the announcement of the new Cabinet on 13 May 2025, the Department of Health and Aged Care has formally been renamed the Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care.

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Who is the new Minister for Aged Care Sam Rae?

Only in his second term of parliament, 39-year-old Same Rae has been appointed Minister for Aged Care. Who is he?

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No, Prime Minister: aged care isn’t ‘fixed’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled his new Cabinet this week – and aged care has been relegated to the outer Ministry. Is this a signal that the Labor Government believes aged care is no longer a problem?

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Govt grants Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $383K contract to develop care minute reporting audits

The Department of Health and Aged Care has awarded the global management consultants Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu a 6-month contract to develop guidance materials, templates and communication materials for incoming care minute audits.

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Caroline Egan

19 hours ago