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Retirement villages overcome loneliness – good news in Loneliness Awareness Week but more to do

Newly published research from the Bolton Clarke Research Institute and Monash University reveals moving to a retirement village halves loneliness within 12 months. As the average stay in retirement living is now nine years, this appears to be great...

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Ian Horswill

3 hours ago

Sector Moves & People

Catholic Health Australia CEO Jason Kara resigns

After two years leading the peak advocacy body for Australia’s largest non-government group of health, aged and community care services, Jason Kara has announced his resignation.

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Ian Horswill

11 Aug 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Infratil confirms “loss” on sale of RetireAustralia to new owner

RetireAustralia – long seen as one of the sector’s most innovative operators under CEO Brett Robinson – has changed hands, with co-owner Infratil confirming on Friday (8 August) it will exit with a flat return.

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Ian Horswill

21 hours ago

Development

Keyton named preferred partner for Cronulla RSL oceanfront redevelopment in Sydney

Retirement village operator Keyton has been selected to redevelop Cronulla RSL’s prized oceanfront site and car park, opposite the beach, 30km south of Sydney’s CBD. The club, which posted a $1.5 million profit in 2024 ($1.8 million in 2023), called for expressions of interest in October 2023 to secure its long-term future amid declining gambling revenue and growing food and beverage competition. As part of the deal, the club will remain a central feature of the redevelopment.

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Ian Horswill

23 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Eureka Group Holdings buys sixth park in eight months with $6.7M NSW South Coast deal

Eureka Group Holdings has snapped up Coral Tree Lodge at Greenwell Point, marking its sixth acquisition in just eight months as it rapidly scales its all-age rental portfolio. The $6.7 million purchase of the 2.33ha waterfront site, 176km south of Sydney – comprising 123 sites, including 73 permanent and annual rentals and 22 motel units – delivers an 8.6% ingoing yield and follows a string of buys funded by its $70.4 million October 2024 capital raise.

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Ian Horswill

11 Aug 2025

Ageing

SATURDAY sounds the alarm: Dementia is ‘galloping’ through retirement villages

Dementia rates in villages are climbing fast – but with limited staff, legal barriers to moving residents, and no clear safety net, operators risk being caught off guard. Where are the biggest risks – and what’s being tried to fix them? Find out in this week’s SATURDAY, our premium digital magazine.

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Lauren Broomham

20 hours ago

Development

AVID Property Group unveils plans for new Vantage land lease community in NSW

AVID Property Group has revealed its vision for the former Stockland master planned community project at Huntley, 18km from Wollongong, which it acquired in May. The site – now named Forest Reach – will deliver 530 residential land lots, 108 townhomes, and a proposed 236-home Vantage land lease community, AVID CEO Cameron Holt announced this morning.

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05 May 2023

Legal Issues

WA’s amended Retirement Villages Act signals major shift in operators’ obligations

Amber Crosthwaite, Partner specialising in Care and Living at WA legal firm Lavan, says the amendments to the Retirement Villages Act 1992 (WA) formally separate capital maintenance from capital replacement – a change that significantly alters operators’ financial and governance responsibilities.

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Ian Horswill

22 hours ago

Development

VMCH has development approval for St. Francis on the Park retirement village in Ivanhoe East, Melbourne

VMCH, the for-purpose organisation, has a ministerial planning permit for its newest retirement living precinct the Jackson Clements Burrows Architects-designed St. Francis on the Park, in Ivanhoe East, Melbourne, after more than two years of planning and community engagement.

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Ian Horswill

07 Aug 2025

Developments

Ingenia lodges plans for land lease community on Brisbane site purchased in 2021

Town planners Saunders Havill Group has lodged a development application with Brisbane City Council to build a 166 two- and three-bedroom Over 50s land lease community with ancillary community facilities for Ingenia Lifestyle in Rochedale, an outer southern suburb of Brisbane.

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Ian Horswill

2 hours ago

Housing

Older women targeted for affordable housing plan in Melbourne’s southeast

Community Housing Ltd has proposed a 13-storey apartment tower in Dandenong, 29km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD, offering 86 homes for vulnerable groups. The application, prepared by Squareback Planning and designed by Cera Stribley, for a Ministerial Permit states the proposed development would target older women experiencing homelessness, veterans at risk of homelessness, victims of family and domestic violence, and frontline workers employed locally.

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Ian Horswill

23 hours ago

Community Living

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Opinion

Retirement villages overcome loneliness – good news in Loneliness Awareness Week but more to do

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Ian Horswill

Development

AVID Property Group unveils plans for new Vantage land lease community in NSW

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Ian Horswill

Developments

Ingenia lodges plans for land lease community on Brisbane site purchased in 2021

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

Infratil confirms “loss” on sale of RetireAustralia to new owner

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves & People

Catholic Health Australia CEO Jason Kara resigns

After two years leading the peak advocacy body for Australia’s largest non-government group of health, aged and community care services, Jason Kara has announced his resignation.

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Ian Horswill

Development

Keyton named preferred partner for Cronulla RSL oceanfront redevelopment in Sydney

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Ian Horswill

Housing

Older women targeted for affordable housing plan in Melbourne’s southeast

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

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Sector Moves & People

Catholic Health Australia CEO Jason Kara resigns

After two years leading the peak advocacy body for Australia’s largest non-government group of health, aged and community care services, Jason Kara has announced his resignation.

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Ian Horswill

11 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Aged Care and Seniors Minister seeks extension on Senator’s request for information

The Aged Care Minister’s office has sought an extension on the request last week in the Senate from Greens Senator Penny Allman-Payne for the release of all communication between the Department and the Minister’s office about aged care assessment wait times and the financial impact on consumers of the incoming reforms.

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Caroline Egan

07 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Government spending on aged care external contractors grows by another $68 million

The Weekly SOURCE takes a look at some of the most significant recent Australian Government contracts awarded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, the Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, totalling.$68 million.

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Caroline Egan

07 Aug 2025

Government Policy

“We need to build”: Aged care leaders call for capital reform and hospital discharge fixes

Australia needs 200,000 more aged care beds over the next 20 years – and aged care leaders say we won’t get there without tackling two big issues: capital access and hospital-to-aged care transitions, the IHACPA Conference aged care reform panel in Adelaide heard.

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Lauren Broomham

06 Aug 2025

Opinion

Aged care beds are running out. What’s the plan?

The numbers don’t lie: we are headed for a shortfall of aged care and hospital beds unlike anything we’ve seen before. As we report in this issue, in Western Australia alone, around 200 hospital beds a day are being occupied by older people who...

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Lauren Broomham

06 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Final Aged Care Rules land, three months out from major system overhaul

The final draft of the Aged Care Rules released ahead of 1 November new Aged Care Act, detailing major changes across residential care, Support at Home and provider obligations has been released by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Ageing Australia responds.

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Lauren Broomham

01 Aug 2025

Development

Opal HealthCare’s St Ives Botanica Care Community on Sydney’s Upper North Shore approved

Australia’s largest residential aged care provider has secured its second NSW State Significant Development (SSD) approval, marking another major milestone.

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Caroline Egan

06 Aug 2025

Aged Care

It’s only in SATURDAY: RetireAustralia provides the future of village care without compromise

When RetireAustralia launched The Verge at Burleigh on Queensland’s Gold Coast 12 months ago, it set out to answer a challenging question: how do you deliver care without losing the feeling of home? To discover how their Care Hubs achieved that aim, read SATURDAY.

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Caroline Egan

07 Aug 2025

Government Policy

New aged care laws face second Senate grilling

Two new aged care reform bills – the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and the Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025 – will face fresh scrutiny in a second Senate inquiry.

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Caroline Egan

06 Aug 2025

Home Care

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Government Policy

Aged Care and Seniors Minister seeks extension on Senator’s request for information

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Caroline Egan

07 Aug 2025

Home Care

Home care leaders on not having any new Home Care Packages

New Home Care Packages are only being released when someone on a package passes or enters residential aged care. With 87,597 older Australians waiting for the level of Home Care they have been assessed as needing in the March quarter, providers are bearing the brunt.

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Caroline Egan

07 Aug 2025

Government Policy

New aged care laws face second Senate grilling

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Caroline Egan

06 Aug 2025

Saturday

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DIGITAL EDITION

Saturday

Issue 104 | Simon Owen - The winning formula

Issue 103 | Tough but fair: The 2025 Mid-Year Review

Issue 102 | Do you care? 130,000 begging for home care and waiting 17-plus months

Issue 101 | Plan T: Transform or collapse

Issue 100 | Plan T: Transforming the ageing journey

Issue 99 | The fight to save regional aged care

Issue 98 | The $150 billion shift: why assisted living is back

Issue 97 | Fixing aged care: providers leading the way

Issue 96 | Is aged care ‘fixed’?

Issue 95 | LEADERS SUMMIT Special: Designing your next decade

Issue 94 - Lou Pascuzzi - Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, TLC Healthcare

Issue 93 | Man on a mission

Lauren Broomham

28 Feb 2025

Conversation at the Wharf

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Partnering With Westpac

Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf: industry leaders share vision for the future of care in retirement living

Three leading operators in the over 50s retirement living market have spoken about where the sector is heading at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf held in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The event featured: Glen Brown, Co-Founder...

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Ian Horswill

Retirement and Community Living

Westpac Leading Conversations: Will Baby Boomers pay for additional village care beyond Home Care Packages?

The third video from the Westpac/DCM Group lunch in Adelaide gives great insight into where retirement living is heading as the need for care services in retirement villages rises. The question: Will Baby Boomers pay for additional village care...

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Ian Horswill

Partnering With Westpac

“Are you going to increase your village staffing, with the emphasis on care?” Westpac Leading Conversations in Adelaide

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf in Adelaide asked “Are you planning to increase your village staffing?” David Moran, CEO of Southern Cross Care SA, NT & VIC; Jenny Hall, CEO of Uniting S...

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Ian Horswill

Partnering With Westpac

Westpac Leading Conversations in Adelaide: Are retirement villages already low care?

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf in Adelaide asked “Are retirement villages already ‘low care’?”

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Ian Horswill

Spotlight Sponsored Content

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Spotlight

They say quality is never an accident – it’s a habit.

By Daniel Gannon In Australia’s retirement living sector, we want to see quality all-round, all the time, in all villages, across all jurisdictions, and our goal is very much intentional We know quality equates to happier, healthier communities...

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Sasja Bouwman

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 72

Risky business: the challenge of dementia in the retirement village

With an increasing number of retirement village residents living with some form of cognitive impairment – and few avenues for operators to move them to higher-level care – how can village operators protect themselves and their communities? With...

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Lauren Broomham

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 71

Does this look like an aged care facility to you? Why this provider wants more people living with dementia to stay at home

With people living with dementia for an average of 10 to 12 years, more Australians than ever are living with dementia at home – is it time for a rethink of the ageing journey? People living with dementia can live well at home, but it requires...

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Lauren Broomham

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 70

From the top down: why dementia is now core business for village operator Keyton

The math doesn’t lie. Retirement villages are seeing an increase in the number of residents living with dementia – so how can operators get on the front foot? With the average age of retirement village residents now 81, and one in three...

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Lauren Broomham

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Development

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Development

AVID Property Group unveils plans for new Vantage land lease community in NSW

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Ian Horswill

Developments

Ingenia lodges plans for land lease community on Brisbane site purchased in 2021

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Ian Horswill

Development

$66M SummitCare Penrith overhaul to deliver 93 seniors units and new care rooms

Family-owned aged care operator SummitCare has lodged a State Significant Development Application to transform its Jamisontown site in Penrith, 55km west of Sydney’s CBD, into a mixed seniors housing and care facility.

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Ian Horswill

Development

$77M Forestville RSL redevelopment with seniors housing approved in Sydney’s North

The Sydney North Planning Panel has unanimously approved the $77 million redevelopment of the registered Club built in 1959 in Forestville, 12km north of Sydney’s CBD. Northern Beaches Council recommended the development application to the Panel for approval, covering the construction of a single-level new Club and Garraway – a boutique retirement village with 52 independent living apartments.

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Ian Horswill

Government

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Community Living

Active Utilities powers Living Choice’s retirement villages with new community battery rollout

Living Choice Australia has partnered with energy solutions provider Active Utilities to deliver large-scale community batteries at its Fullarton and Flagstaff Hill retirement villages in Adelaide – part of a push to give residents cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy.

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Ian Horswill

Legal Issues

WA’s amended Retirement Villages Act signals major shift in operators’ obligations

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

Aged Care and Seniors Minister seeks extension on Senator’s request for information

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Caroline Egan

Home Care

Home care leaders on not having any new Home Care Packages

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

Government spending on aged care external contractors grows by another $68 million

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

Providers “walk tightrope” between care minute compliance and funding: Mirus

The latest survey by aged care advisors Mirus suggests compliance and costing of care minute targets is a major concern for aged care providers, with their survey finding 28% said their greatest concern was overspending on workforce, and 28% said their biggest concerns was missing care minute targets.

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Caroline Egan

News & Issues

WA Premier to Canberra: “Do better on aged care” as hospitals overflow with older patients

Hospital ramping has reached a record high in Western Australia, leading the state’s Premier Roger Cook to lay the blame squarely at the feet of the Federal Government. Data showing ambulances were ramped for a record 7,009 hours outside Western Australian hospitals in July prompted questions to Premier Cook about the treatment of an 84-year-old man who took a maxi taxi to hospital on 25 July after being told there was a 130-minute wait for an ambulance.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

VIC moves to ban PCWs from administering key medications in aged care

The Victorian Government has introduced new legislation that would ban personal care workers (PCWs) from administering certain medications in residential aged care.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

“We need to build”: Aged care leaders call for capital reform and hospital discharge fixes

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Lauren Broomham

Housing News

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Sector Moves & People

Catholic Health Australia CEO Jason Kara resigns

After two years leading the peak advocacy body for Australia’s largest non-government group of health, aged and community care services, Jason Kara has announced his resignation.

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Ian Horswill

Housing

Older women targeted for affordable housing plan in Melbourne’s southeast

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Ian Horswill

Community Living

Not For Profit Sylvan Glades plans expansion of retirement village in Yarra Ranges, VIC

Plans are progressing for an expansion of the Sylvan Glades Retirement Village in Monbulk, 42km east of Melbourne’s CBD, with community meetings already held to discuss the proposal.

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

$800 a week, no parking: Mirvac opens fourth BTR in Brisbane

Mirvac has officially opened LIV Anura, its fourth Build to Rent project and first in Queensland, with rents starting at $800 per week for a furnished one-bedroom unit without parking.

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

BlueCHP to deliver senior-friendly social housing on Sunshine Coast by 2026

Construction is underway on a new five-storey social housing development in Birtinya, in the growth suburb of Kawana Waters, 100km north of Brisbane.

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

NSW Govt backs Vivacity’s plan to redevelop Central Coast caravan park

Vivacity Property, the developer and operator behind Natrium Coral Cove in Innes Park (Bundaberg), Tallowood Medowie in Port Stephens, and Stratford Gardens in Tahmoor (Macarthur region), has previously flagged plans for a $230 million redevelopment...

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Ian Horswill

Awards

RFBI’s affordable housing project for women over 55 named award finalist

Watson Place, the 23 one-bedroom affordable apartments for women over 55 facing homelessness in Bellingen, 547km north of Sydney, is a finalist in the 2025 UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing. The development, which was six years in...

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

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...

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Ian Horswill

Development

43 social and 43 affordable homes in five-storey development approved in Lane Cove North, Sydney

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has approved the State Significant Development by NSW Land and Housing Corporation for a five-storey affordable housing development with 86 apartments in a growing renewal precinct, 11km...

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

Funding secured for Wesley Mission’s affordable and supported housing project in Canberra

Wesley Mission’s affordable rental and supported housing development in Curtin, Canberra, is officially going ahead after securing funding through the first round of the Australian Government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF)...

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes repurposed

The Australian Government’s flagship Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) has agreed to fund 9,284 social and 9,366 affordable homes through 279 successful projects under the first two funding rounds of the HAFF and National Housing Accord Facility...

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves & People

Former NSW Govt Minister Rob Stokes starts role as Anglicare Sydney’s Group Executive - Housing

In the newly-created role, the retired long-serving NSW politician will lead the growth and strategic direction of Anglicare’s Housing business unit, strengthening the organisation’s focus on providing more safe and affordable homes for those...

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Ian Horswill

Opinion

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Opinion

Retirement villages overcome loneliness – good news in Loneliness Awareness Week but more to do

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Ian Horswill

Opinion

Aged care beds are running out. What’s the plan?

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Lauren Broomham

Opinion

It’s time for retirement village operators to provide guidance on Voluntary Assisted Dying

Over the past fortnight, the DCM Institute has been holding Professional Development Days across the country. One of the topics we have been discussing, at the request of a handful of retirement village operators, has been VAD

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James Wiltshire

Opinion

Productivity is sinking – Plan T is the lifeline

Productivity is Canberra’s buzzword of the year and for good reason. Government spending is at its highest level since WWII, care waitlists are ballooning, and the economy is leaning heavily on sectors that aren’t delivering a strong return on...

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Lauren Broomham

Opinion

Why the retirement living sector should embrace RetireAustralia’s Care Hub

RetireAustralia’s The Care Hub will be in every new RetireAustralia village going forward, so why has the retirement living sector been so reluctant to follow? It is a magnet for residents, who hate the thought of entering residential aged care or languishing in a hospital bed awaiting aged care.

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Ian Horswill

Funding

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Government Policy

18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes repurposed

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Aspen Group aimed to raise $4M – but could have taken $18M

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider, which has 10 active projects, announced a Security Purchase Plan (SPP) on Wednesday, 28 May, offering existing investors the opportunity to acquire up to $30,000 in Aspen Group securities without...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Land lease operator GemLife’s IPO to surpass Virgin Australia, with 3 July listing confirmed

Adrian Puljich, his father Peter and Singapore diversified company Thakral Corporation opened talks on the possibilility of becoming a publicly listed business in April. A prospectus for the float will be lodged with the Australian Securities and...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

“Burdensome and underfunded”: aged care sector tells IHACPA what they think of AN-ACC cost collection

The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released a 46-page report outlining the feedback received from the sector in the latest round of consultations on their pricing methodology. IHACPA received submissions from...

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Caroline Egan

Funding

Aspen Group raises $70M, launches bid for additional $4M in capital raise

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider – known for owning all its properties and projects – announced a Security Purchase Plan (SPP) on Wednesday (28 May), offering existing investors the opportunity to acquire up to $30,000 in Aspen securities without incurring broker fees, commissions, or other transaction costs.

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Aspen touts 20% return on invested capital at property investor event

The ASX-listed affordable housing provider has revealed strong performance metrics, highlighting a 20% return on invested capital across its portfolio of more than 1,500 sites in 10 communities. Speaking at Barrenjoey’s Emerging Property Companies...

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Lauren Broomham

Funding

Mareeba Community Housing Co granted extension to management of Community Housing for Seniors

The community at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland has more than 300 locals, including seniors, currently vulnerable to homelessness. Mareeba Community Housing Company (MCHC), which was given a three-year extension to its...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Macquarie Bank reduces its substantial stake in Ingenia Communities

The global financial services group has continued to reduce its stake in the owner/operator of land lease and rental communities and holiday parks. Macquarie Bank had a significant voting power of 10.92% in April last year, but the substantial...

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves/People

John Innes departs club/retirement living JV group Pariter with Tom Roche assuming CEO position

After five years establishing Pariter and creating a pipeline of joint ventures with community and golf clubs, John Innes has handed the CEO role to Tom Roche. John Innes Tom has led numerous large real estate and infrastructure transactions for...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

GemLife’s owners look at becoming a public company for second time

Adrian Puljich and Singapore’s Thakral Corporation have reached out to JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to set up introductory meetings with listed equities investors to see if there is sufficient interest in an Initial Public Offering for GemLife...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

David Di Pilla sells substantial part of his 8% stake in Ingenia Communities

The HMC Capital Managing Director has sold down its stake as it raised $150 million to its balance sheet as it prepares to buy Brookfield Asset Management’s Healthscope, the second largest operator of private hospitals in Australia. David Di Pill...

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

$300M first round of Support at Home Thin Market Grants opens

This week Aged Care Minister Anika Wells announced the Support at Home Thin Markets Grant is open, with Home Care Package and Short-Term Restorative Care providers in outer regional, rural and remote areas or providers delivering care in specialised markets able to apply.

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Caroline Egan

News & Headlines

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News & Issues

WA Premier to Canberra: “Do better on aged care” as hospitals overflow with older patients

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

“We need to build”: Aged care leaders call for capital reform and hospital discharge fixes

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Lauren Broomham

Legal Issues

Ex-police officer Kristian White avoids prison for manslaughter of aged care resident Clare Nowland

The Department of Public Prosecutions has lost its appeal against the sentencing of former police officer Kristian White, who was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order and community service after he was found guilty of the manslaughter of 95-year-old aged care resident Clare Nowland.

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Caroline Egan

News & Headlines

Regis Aged Care co-founder Bryan Dorman sells $133M in shares days after major acquisition

After the market closed on Monday (28 July), investment bank Jarden Australia reportedly offloaded $133 million worth of Regis Aged Care shares for Dorman Family Trust, Ashburn Pty Ltd.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

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.

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

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.

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Caroline Egan

Sector Moves & People

Daniel Pilbrow resigns as CEO of AI care platform InteliCare for a new job

Daniel Pilbrow, CEO of ASX-listed InteliCare has accepted a senior leadership role with one of Australia’s largest aged care providers, and will step down in October 2025.

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Caroline Egan

Health

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Ageing

SATURDAY sounds the alarm: Dementia is ‘galloping’ through retirement villages

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Lauren Broomham

Sector Moves & People

Former Newcastle Lord Mayor and prominent developer Jeff McCloy dies aged 75

The builder behind Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital and several major retirement village projects has been remembered for his vision and love of the Hunter Region. He passed away, surrounded by family and friends on Queensland’s Gold Coast, at 1pm...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

Aged care COVID-19 cases hit 12-month high as 34 die in one week

As winter conditions settle in, the number of aged care staff and residents who contracted COVID-19 in the last week increased 14% to more than 2,000, with outbreaks in 268 homes.

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Caroline Egan

Technology

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Government Policy

Government spending on aged care external contractors grows by another $68 million

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

Please explain? Aged care sector’s digital readiness questioned three months from reform rollout

A slide presentation accompanying the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s 7 July 2025 ‘Digital Transformation for the Aged Care Sector’ meeting has detailed questions provided on notice about the sector’s digital maturity, raising serious concerns about readiness ahead of the new Aged Care Act on 1 November.

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Caroline Egan

Technology

AlayaCare launches Layla to unlock AI-powered efficiencies for home care

Cloud-based home and community care solutions provider AlayaCare has launched Layla, an AI-powered conversational assistant designed to transform how home care teams access and use data.

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Lauren Broomham

Technology

Turn the Support at Home delay into a head start: AlayaCare webinar

With just over 3 months until the rollout of Support at Home, home care software platform AlayaCare is encouraging providers to use the time gained with the postponement of the new Aged Care Act to get ahead. To help providers, AlayaCare is hosting a webinar on 31 July..

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Infratil confirms “loss” on sale of RetireAustralia to new owner

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

Eureka Group Holdings buys sixth park in eight months with $6.7M NSW South Coast deal

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

RetireAustralia acquired by Invesco Real Estate for $845M

The global real estate investment management business, which has over US$80 billion in real estate assets under management, has forked out $845 million for the Brisbane-based retirement village operator.

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

DA-approved aged care site in Western Sydney offered to market

An aged care development site in Sefton, 23km west of the Sydney CBD, has been listed for sale via Expressions of Interest through Health Aged Care Confidential and Ray White Commercial Western Sydney.

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Lauren Broomham

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bidders slash Keyton valuation below $3B amid Lendlease stake sale

The four shortlisted bidders for Lendlease’s 25.1% stake in retirement village operator Keyton have reportedly cut the company’s full valuation by at least 10% below $3 billion – despite a sector-record $3.85 billion sale of rival Aveo in June.

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Ian Horswill

Private

DA-approved land lease site in Mackay, QLD, hits the market

Ray White Commercial (RWC) Burleigh Group is seeking expressions of interest for the 15.07ha site in Rural View, located within a premium masterplanned community in the thriving Mackay corridor, which is approved for 386 dwellings designed specifically for an over-50s land lease community.

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

Apollo Care confirms 14th community with regional NSW acquisition

At a special meeting held last Thursday, 24 July 2025, the board of Quirindi Care Services (QCS) voted in favour of its Eloura aged care home and its two blocks of independent living units joining specialist aged care operator Apollo Care Alliance.

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

Changes at Rockpool HO flagged after Regis Aged Care acquisitions

Corporate roles at Rockpool could affected by the ASX-listed Regis Aged Care’s acquisition of four homes, says CEO Melissa Argent. “The sale will not impact frontline roles, including nurses, carers, and support team members,“ she wrote. ”However, a small number of corporate roles will be affected.“

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Caroline Egan

The Economy

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Government Policy

“Development pipeline across sector not going to be sufficient for ageing population”

“The development pipeline across the industry is not going to be sufficient for the ageing population,” Tony told the Property Council

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

Opinion: the next aged care crisis is here

Read more about Australia’s ‘true’ occupancy rate – and the consolidation taking place in the residential care sector in SATURDAY – subscribe here

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Lauren Broomham

Development

Only in SATURDAY – the real reason aged care beds are hard to find

The Department of Health and Aged Care puts occupancy at 86.2%. Our investigations differ To find out why, subscribe to our premium digital magazine SATURDAY HERE

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Caroline Egan

Home Care

Fiji PM hints at reducing PALM worker numbers

The Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, has indicated that the number of unskilled or semi-skilled workers that come to Australia through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme could be cut, which could limit an important source of...

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Caroline Egan

Community Living

New Zealand needs more retirement villages to meet the demand

A new report by real estate firm JLL on the sector across the Tasman Sea has found demand for places is outstripping supply. A total of 36 new villages were added to the development pipeline last year with 452 villages currently providing homes for...

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Ian Horswill

The Weekly SOURCE

Will retirement living operators heed the call in Western Australia?

The state government has said it seeks to collaborate with the property and construction industry to “increase the supply and diversity of social housing”. The Department of Communities states it is particularly interested in submissions that...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

IHACPA releases Consultation Paper for aged care funding in 2024–25

The Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024–25 and asking for submissions from relevant stakeholders. The report...

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Caroline Egan

The Economy

ONLY IN SATURDAY: Aveo Group CEO on making serviced apartments profitable

Serviced apartments, or assisted living options in retirement villages, have been a challenge for the retirement living sector. Ageing village serviced apartments with relatively high weekly fees to cover the mandated meals and other services are...

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Caroline Egan

DCM Research

DCM Institute survey: How long Village Managers think they will stay in the role

The DCM Institute survey of 186 retirement village and community managers across Australia asked how long Village Managers intend to stay in the role and why they intend to leave. The survey found that 78% of Village Managers were generally...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

Anglicare Sydney pledges to reimburse study debt after one year’s service

Anglicare Sydney has launched a new program to support nurses – it will pay off student debt for employee nurses after one year of study. The new program already has more than 100 interested trainee nurses. Anglicare Sydney’s Chief Executive...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

Even with 15% pay rise, aged care staff are still earning less than their public hospital colleagues

Even after the 15% pay rise, entry level Registered Nurses working in aged care on the Award will still be earning 17% less than their public hospital counterparts. Data provided by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) shows that...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

15% wage rise won’t deliver financial sustainability to aged care sector: StewartBrown

The aged care accounting firm has released its analysis of the Government’s funding for a 15% wage increase for aged care workers in the Budget – concluding that the extra funding will fail to deliver the financial sustainability that the sector...

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International

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International

10 seniors killed in deadliest fire in Massachusetts in over 40 years

Ten elderly people have died from a fire that sewpt through an assisted living home Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, with many residents in wheelchairs or wearing oxygen tanks. It was the deadliest fire in the state since 1984

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Ian Horswill

International

Macquarie to launch $5B senior housing platform - in the US

Sydney-based Macquarie Asset Management is launching a dedicated senior hiousing platform across the Pacific Ocean. It has linked with Chicage-based Health Wave Partners, a boutique investment firm specialising in high-quality senior housing across...

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Ian Horswill

International

NZ retirement villages take more than 20 years to turn a profit: Grant Thornton

Retirement villages in New Zealand can take more than two decades to become profitable, according to a new study from auditor and advisory firm Grant Thornton. The report, The Path to Profitability, found the average retirement village reaches...

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

UK aged care faces crisis as immigration rules tighten

If you thought Australia’s aged care sector was doing it tough, spare a thought for our UK counterparts.

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Lauren Broomham

International

New York State Attorney General sues land lease operator over water so polluted residents have to boil it

New York Attorney General Letitia James last Thursday filed a lawsuit against River Valley Estates, LLC (River Valley), a mobile home park in Sullivan County, and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain...

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Ian Horswill

International

EQT’s Metlifecare increases retirement village portfolio by 50% in 3.5 years

Since leaving the New Zealand stock exchange in 2020 when Swedish private equity firm EQT took over the business, the Auckland-based operator has been transformed by its five-year Full Potential Plan initiated in 2021. “We really have gone through...

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Ian Horswill

International

Promotional video for a senior living resort has 6.4M views – shame it’s not in Australia

Said to be Malaysia’s first purpose-built senior living resort, Millennia Village in Seremban, approximately an hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, is on a13ha site. It is the brainchild of John Chia, Chairman and Managing Director of semiconductor...

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Ian Horswill

Development

Building of retirement villages in New Zealand falls to six-year low as costs hits record high

Only 350 retirement village units were approved across the Tasman Sea in the second quarter of 2024, according to interest. co. nz, which represents a fall of 31% on two years ago. At the same time the average build cost per retirement village unit...

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Ian Horswill