Aged Care

New SATURDAY magazine: a home, not an institution - is Abbeyfield the answer for low-income seniors?

Jul 31 2025 Updated 18 hours ago

Caroline Egan

1 min read

In the leafy suburbs of Melbourne, on an ordinary street, sits an ordinary house. There is no signage or nurses’ station.

But inside, 10 older Australians sit down together for a home-cooked lunch, prepared by a live-in housekeeper who also checks in on their wellbeing.

This is Abbeyfield, a 70-year-old model that has been adapted in Australia, and is looking to scale. To find out more, read this week's SATURDAY, in your inbox tomorrow at 12pm. If you're not a subscriber, click here.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

RSL Care SA buys Hallmont Estate’s two retirement villages in Mount Gambier, SA

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Regis Aged Care buys Rockpool’s four aged care homes for $225,000 per bed

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Legal Issues

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New SATURDAY magazine: a home, not an institution - is Abbeyfield the answer for low-income seniors?

This is Abbeyfield, a 70-year-old model that has been adapted in Australia, and is looking to scale. CEO Dimitri Kiriacoulacos says “We should have 100 homes in this country, easily.” Exclusive interview and story only in the new issue of SATURDAY digital magazine, in your inbox at 12pm Friday.

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Productivity is sinking – Plan T is the lifeline

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189 aged care homes have COVID-19 vaccination rates below 10%

Though 57.9% of aged care residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last six months, the recommended dose for over 75s, there remain aged care homes with perilously low COVID-19 vaccination rates, even thought it’s well known cases climb in winter.

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Helping Hand secures DA approval to upgrade Whyalla’s only two aged care homes in SA

SA provider Helping Hand has received approval from City of Whyalla council for the Copperhouse Court and Yeltana redevelopments in Whyalla, adding 8 rooms across the two sites. CEO Chris Stewart says they will take a phased approach to ensure rooms stay open amid strong demand for beds.

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