Issue 60

Editorial: Private aged care is the natural evolution for retirement living

With Australia facing a burgeoning aged care bill – as forecast in the Government’s latest Intergenerational Report – and a severe shortage of capital to build new aged care beds, ageing villages could easily become a platform to roll out private aged care at scale.

Opinion: This graph is the real story from the Intergenerational Report

The latest Intergenerational Report delivers a blunt lesson: the cash for care is going up – but so is the demand for workforce. The Australian Government’s sixth Intergenerational Report has underlined the challenges facing the Budget – and...

Paul Browne: Australia’s village and care disruptor

Paul Browne can best be described as a force of nature, a man that sweeps up both retirement village residents and staff in his vision of what is good ageing. As he turns 60, he launches his 35th retirement village project with his trademark...

Why acquisitions are the new target for growth in residential care

If you read the full year financial results for the two listed providers – Estia Health and Regis Healthcare – you may have noticed a familiar theme. Both operators flagged that they expect to grow through acquisitions in the next 12 months as...

Aged care operators convert residential care to retirement villages

With an estimated $50 billion in capital required to build and refurbish new aged care beds to meet the forecasts in its latest Intergenerational Report, the funding model needs to fundamentally shift – and fast, say CEOs.

Helping Hand’s ‘I don’t like cold toast’ initiative sees food complaints plummet

Staff and residents have joined forces to improve the service of food at two of the Not For Profit’s residential aged care homes in South Australia. By engaging with residents, Helping Hand created a service campaign at its residential aged care...

Making land lease residents pay rates is ill-conceived

A Labor MP is leading calls for land lease community residents in Port Stephens, north of Sydney, to be made to pay rates – a move that sector heavyweights have labelled as farcical. Land lease advocates are pushing back against calls for...

SAGE Study Tour case study: “We want to be a leader in dementia care”

One provider reveals how a SAGE tour to Sweden changed their perspective on aged care – and is driving a new strategy for their organisation.

“We lost 20% of our clients”: The challenges of increasing consumer contributions in home care

The Aged Care Taskforce is currently investigating options for funding Australia’s future aged care system including home care so what are the possibilities – and the challenges? Home care already has a mechanism in place to increase consumer...

Marketing success story: Why this operator is asking $7.5 million for its latest penthouses

Gold Coast operator Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities is fielding up to 50 enquiries every month – and as this video explains, it’s all down to their private aged care model. Founded by industry veteran Phil Usher, Odyssey Lifestyle Care...

Lauren Broomham

30 Aug 2023