Opinion
Capital has made its call on aged care. Now what?
Heading into 2026, capital has made a clear – if uncomfortable – call on Australia’s ageing sector. Retirement living and land lease have the green light. Residential aged care sits on amber – investable, but only in certain situations. Home care is red. In this week’s New Capital edition of SATURDAY,
With three words, Tony Randello changed retirement living for ever
In 2021, with relatively new owners (Brookfield Asset Management), a new CEO in Tony Randello and a new executive leadership team, Aveo introduced contract options: Now, Later, Bond. An executive with 2-plus decades in the retirement living sector, Tony knew the question to ask to challenge his leadership team and
Home care at 60%: does it pass the pub test?
If you were at the pub and told a mate their parent had finally been approved for home care but would only receive 60% of the funding they were assessed to need, what would the reaction be? A raised eyebrow would be the polite response. The other reaction doesn’t
News & Headlines
ASQA ramps up crackdown on care training providers
ASQA cancelled Kingsway’s registration on 9 July and says the investigation identified “potential safety risks” – including to some of the most vulnerable members of the community – requiring “urgent action”.
Illawarra aged care home evacuated due to fire
“There was a fire in a ceiling that was contained by the sprinkler system.”
From co-contributions to continuum: Tom Symondson on where aged care reform must go next
Aged care’s next test won’t be passing legislation – it will be tracking what actually happens when the new rules collide with real lives. Tom Symondson, CEO of peak body Ageing Australia, says the design intent behind Support at Home is...
AlayaCare acquires Nightingale Software to deepen its aged care footprint in ANZ
Aged, home and community care platform AlayaCare has acquired Nightingale Software, strengthening its position across Australia and New Zealand’s aged care, home care and disability sectors.
