SATURDAY’s Year in Review: The Top 20 stories of 2025
With few operators wanting to tackle the complex end of aged care, HammondCare CEO Andrew Thorburn is seeking to scale its services in both the residential aged care and home care space to meet the growing demand for dementia and palliative care services.
Relive the moments, movements and market-shifting stories that defined the year – and see what everyone in aged care and retirement living was reading.
Andrew Thorburn: the man on a mission
With few operators wanting to tackle the complex end of aged care, the HammondCare CEO is seeking to scale its services in both the residential aged care and home care space to meet the growing demand for dementia and palliative care services.
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Is BaptistCare writing the roadmap for Not For Profit consolidation?
BaptistCare’s merger has created a $1.3 billion giant. CEO Charles Moore believes it could set the template for how Not For Profits survive in a customer-driven market.
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How Adrian Puljich plans to build the first vertical land lease community in Australia
At just 37 years of age, Adrian is a disruptor in the land lease sector and his latest triumph will be revolutionary, bringing the model into the traditional retirement village stronghold of the cities.
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Private versus Not For Profit: which has the smallest gender gap?
Meet the Top 10 largest aged care operators with the smallest gender pay gaps – and most are led by men.
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The last move: why every village is about to become a care home
For decades, villages promised independence. Within five years, they’ll be selling certainty – because residents aren’t leaving, and operators can’t ignore it.
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Is the ‘traditional’ aged care home on borrowed time? Ian Yates says yes
With bed licences getting the boot from 1 July 2025, the Federal Government has theoretically freed up operators to build wherever they want.
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Sick of the system? Why this aged care provider decided to fix it themselves
Frustrated by years of red tape, staffing shortages and siloed services, Whiddon is flipping the script with a ground-up health initiative that’s already turning heads – and they didn’t ask for a cent.
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Opinion: ‘care’ is now a non-negotiable for village operators – and Government
Assisted living is emerging as the sustainable future for retirement and aged care providers – but fixing the home care crisis must be the priority.
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ROI is king. RIP Not For Profits.
Philosophical question: is doing good in our community now dead, replaced with EBITDA financial performance?
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Opinion: Land lease delivers on mission – so why are Not For Profits missing in the land lease action?
Affordable, secure, and community-driven housing. For decades, this has been the mantra of the Not For Profit retirement living sector.
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The big shifts: what moved aged care and retirement living in the first half of 2025
Delays, deals and digital disruption. The first six months of 2025 delivered a cocktail of reform uncertainty, consolidation, and bold moves from new players looking to shake things up.
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1,600 RAC customers stranded in hospital – who will care for them?
Australia lost $877 million on older patients stuck in hospital in 2022-23. With few new beds and Home Care Packages available and the ageing population increasing, those numbers will only rise.
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Australian-first platform set to drive new revenue opportunities for operators
Imagine cutting your operating costs by up to 60%, freeing up your staff, and keeping your residents happy – now, there’s a solution.
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Strategy is the new buzzword in aged care – but it’s time to think bigger
Affordable, secure, and community-driven housing. For decades, this has been the mantra of the Not For Profit retirement living sector.
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One CEO leaves their role every month: what this means for aged care recruitment
Aged care is bracing for another leadership shock. As the sector contends with chronic workforce shortages, increasing regulatory demands, and the emotional toll of constant reform, a quieter crisis is unfolding at the top: executive churn.
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Simon Owen pitches all-age rental villages: for purpose and an attractive cash yield
The Managing Director and CEO of Eureka Group Holdings has a personal purpose. He is creating new rental homes, and faster than any Government or other business in Australia.
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“Business class is always full”: Odyssey’s financial play in private aged care
Catalyst backing, super fund capital and a shift into bank debt are fuelling Odyssey’s push to scale private aged care – with the DMF model at its core.
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Stuck in limbo: navigating the legal landscape of Support at Home
With just 63 business days until the new Program is due to begin, home care providers still await critical detail in the new rules, especially around pricing, co-contributions, and communication with clients. Is the sector ready for the fallout?
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Choose your lane: why assisted living is the future for retirement village operators
With the Baby Boomers set to dominate Australia’s ageing population in the next few years – and fewer nurses available – the future of care will be focused in accommodation that bridges the divide between retirement villages and residential aged care.
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Built to fail: why aged care needs Plan T – and why the sector must lead it
The system can’t fix itself. Operators must.
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