Sector Moves/People

Only in SATURDAY: The evolution of care delivery and village positioning

Jul 23 2024 Updated July 23, 2024

Ian Horswill

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False expectations and false hope: the core of the new retirement village value proposition for residents and families, and the resultant media nightmare.

Full story and interviews with Stephanie Buckland, Amana Living CEO; Jo Boylan, CEO of Claytin Church Homes; Camilla Rowland, Palliative Care Australia CEO; and Marie Alford, Head of Dementia Professional Services, Dementia Centre, HammondCare, only in SATURDAY subscription digital magazine.

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Australian Unity Group CEO Rohan Mead calls out why all village operators need to focus on a new revenue business model

The Financial Review last Wednesday published an exclusive article based on Rohan Mead’s assertion that the Australian health system is about to be swamped. In simple language, currently we average 20,000 ageing Australians turning 80 each year...

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Chris Baynes

10 Mar 2025

Opinion

$93M tied up: proposed liquidity ratios a “handbrake” on aged care and village development

David Moran, CEO Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & Vic), says the proposed standards could add years to new developments.

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Lauren Broomham

13 Mar 2025

Government Policy

Projects on hold as Ageing Australia lobbies in opposition: liquidity ratios for retirement living and ILUs

Ageing Australia, along with several dozen CFOs of member organisations, has met with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) to lobby against the proposed inclusion of independent living and retirement village refundable amounts in proposed aged care liquidity standards.

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Caroline Egan

13 Mar 2025

Government Policy

Most significant changes proposed for land lease sector in a generation

The NSW Government is on the cusp of allowing more land lease communities to be built in the state. Tom Kearney, Executive Director Policy & Programs, Building Commission NSW, gave a comprehensive briefing on the proposed changes to Part 6 of...

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Ian Horswill

11 Mar 2025

Picture Special: LEADERS SUMMIT 2025

With 47 aged care, home care, retirement living and land lease leaders on stage, LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 in the Hyatt Regency, Sydney, had its sold out audience captivated from the beginning to the end of the two-day event.

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LEADERS SUMMIT 2025: ‘wellness’ and reablement should be key to future strategy for sector

Australia is already struggling to meet growing demand for care and support and this will only worsen with the ageing population - the focus must shift to reaching people before they require hospital-level treatment with much of the responsibility falling on aged care and retirement living operators.

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WA announces expanded health and aged care roles in new Cabinet

The freshly re-elected Western Australian Government has revealed a new-look Cabinet, including a reconfiguring of the health portfolio under four Ministers.

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LEADERS SUMMIT 2025: Sector must take the lead on ageing strategy, warns Chris Baynes

The Government is not equipped to deliver a clear-cut plan to address the doubling of demand over the fixed supply of home care and residential aged care – and the sector will need to fill this leadership gap, the DCM Group CEO has advised over 570 executives at the 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT.

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Lauren Broomham

20 Mar 2025