Opinion
Two Resident Association Presidents say the game is over for Village Operators
Judy Mayfield and Roger Pallant are not trying to make a political point. They are describing a business model failure whose day has come. Operators can’t dismiss this risk any longer. They are talking about who cares for village residents that need care support 24/7. Where is the
Are Over 55s Community Apartment Projects (CAPs) stealing the legitimacy of retirement villages with councils?
Lane Cove Council (Sydney) is fast tracking and supporting resi apartments positioned for seniors while slow tracking respected village operators. This can't be good. It has approved two development applications involving redevelopment of two office mid rise buildings on the Pacific Highway in Greenwich, an affluent harbour view
Will 2026 deliver Australia’s first super-sized aged care operator?
To truly break into super-scale territory, operators will have to build – and this is where the maths starts to fall apart.
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.