Topic - Aged Care

People movers

Apr 23 2018 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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CEO of WA-based Not For Profit Silver Chain Dr Chris McGowan has been tapped on the shoulder to head up SA Health from 7 May.

No excuse for providers to not be ready on 1 November: Aged Care Minister Sam Rae

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has told ABC radio the Aged Care Rules have been in place for “a significant amount of time” and the Government has been listening to and supporting to the sector, “so, there really isn’t an excuse from any provider to not be prepared for 1 November”.

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Australian Senate votes for two separate inquiries into aged care reform

The Senate has voted to establish two new Senate inquiries into the Government’s historic aged care reforms, rollout out on the weekend after years of preparation, amid concerns they will not deliver for older Australians.

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Caroline Egan

04 Nov 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Aged care consolidation continues: Regis Aged Care on the march

The ASX-listed operator has entered into binding agreements to acquire family-owned OC Health’s two remaining aged care homes for $45 million plus a $36 million liability for RADs. The purchase of Ocean Mist, in Torquay, a seaside town southwest of...

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Caroline Egan

23 Oct 2025

Opinion

Retirement villages now hot investments: Here is why

Aveo is even sweeter in that it has been moving its contracts to a mix of upfront payments rather than the DMF. In March 2024, we reported in The Weekly SOURCE that a third of new Aveo customers have chosen an alternative to the traditional deferred...

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Chris Baynes

04 Nov 2025

Minister marks day one of aged care overhaul with a promise

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae ushered in the start of Australia’s new aged care era with a visit to Homestyle Aged Care’s 120-bed Sunset Views Manor in Tarneit, western Melbourne, on Saturday 1 November – the day the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home officially took effect.

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Another home care provider goes to the wall as administrator appointed

Perth-based home care and CHSP provider Therapy Focus has entered voluntary administration after more than 25 years in operation, serving over 4,000 clients – including nearly 1,500 aged care customers.

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Australian Senate votes for two separate inquiries into aged care reform

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Caroline Egan

04 Nov 2025

Home Care

“One-size-fits-all reform will shrink rural aged care,” warns regional provider

Regional aged care models risk being collateral damage under the new Support at Home system, with co-contribution rules and transport pricing threatening both consumer access and provider viability, warns Staying in Place coordinator Helen Morton...

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Lauren Broomham

30 Oct 2025