Aged care
Only in SATURDAY: how aged care shifted in the first half of 2025?
Jul 24 2025
1 min read
Caroline Egan

In the latest edition of SATURDAY, DCM Group Editor Lauren Broomham looks back over a six-month period marked by a cocktail of reform uncertainty, consolidation, and bold moves from new players looking to shake things up.

What mattered most?

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Topic - Aged Care

Senate inquiry looms over Govt refusal to release Home Care Packages

A Senate inquiry could soon be launched into the Albanese Government’s decision to withhold the release of 20,000 additional Home Care Packages – despite more than 87,000 older Australians remaining stuck on the national waitlist.

Lauren Broomham
25 Jul 2025
Topic - Aged Care

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae proposes 304 changes to the new Act as Amendment Bill lodged in parliament

The Aged Care and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has three sections: proposing 304 changes to the new Aged Care Act; proposing changes to the Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 and amending other laws.

Caroline Egan
24 Jul 2025
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Regis Aged Care buys Rockpool’s four aged care homes for $225,000 per bed

Regis has acquired Rockpool’s four aged care homes boosting its homes to 72. Regis’ MD and CEO Dr Linda Mellors said, “This acquisition aligns with our strategy to broaden our residential aged care footprint”, while Rockpool CEO Melissa Argent said she is proud of what Rockpool has created.

Caroline Egan
24 Jul 2025
Aged Care

Whiddon’s disused aged care home in Sydney’s southwest to house older women at risk of homelessness

Renovations of the disused residential care home in the 8.5ha Whiddon Easton Park in Glenfield, 36km southwest of Sydney’s CBD, have begun as a result of a collaboration between private sector property holders, charities and public funding. “At its...

Ian Horswill
24 Jul 2025