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Aged care operators heading for “challenging time” as deadline for reforms approaches: Epicor

With the aged care sector anxiously waiting to see if the new Aged Care Bill 2024 passes Parliament this month, enterprise software provider Epicor is warning that operators need to be preparing now given the limited timeframe to transition to the...

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Lauren Broomham

14 Nov 2024

Sector Moves & People

Myth busters: innovative education partnership seeks to increase nursing student interest in aged care

A collaboration on aged care nurse education between NSW regional aged care provider Clarence Village and Southern Cross University (SCU) is aiming to dispel common misconceptions about aged care as a nursing speciality – with positive results...

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Lauren Broomham

14 Nov 2024

Mergers & Acquisitions

WA’s RAAFA acquires home care provider Perth Care and Companion Company

The Not For Profit operator is expanding its home care footprint with the purchase of Perth Care and Companion Company (PCCC), the first acquisition for CEO Michelle Fyfe who joined the organisation 12 months ago. As part of the acquisition...

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Lauren Broomham

14 Nov 2024

Opinion

Why grow or go will be the mantra for aged care operators in 2025

If your organisation is looking to exit the sector, there has never been a better time to sell – why? With the new Aged Care Act tantalisingly close to being passed by Parliament and many operators reporting positive financial results for the...

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Lauren Broomham

14 Nov 2024

WEEKLY SOURCE

Mergers & Acquisitions

BaptistCare, Baptcare and Baptist Care SA set to become Australia’s third-largest, integrated care and services provider

Almost 18 months after BaptistCare NSW/ACT and Baptistcare WA merged, the Boards and executives of BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA), Baptcare (VIC, SA, TAS), and Baptist Care SA today announced they will merge to form a billion-dollar aged care and...

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Lauren Broomham

14 Nov 2024

Community Living

Just acquired by Adelaide’s Torrens Health, the city’s newest assisted living facility is full with prices increasing

Gaynes Park Manor is one of seven retirement villages bought by Torrens Health, which is rolling out a new retirement living brand Torrens Retirement Services. Designed by architects Marchese Partners I Life3A and built by Adelaide-based Mossop...

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DCM Institute: putting trust back in Village Management

Six years ago, the retirement village residents’ associations pinpointed ‘trust’ and communication and respect’ as the biggest challenges facing the relationship between residents, Village Managers and operators. Where does that relationship...

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New and established village and land lease communities are taking up embedded network strategies – why?

Embedded networks are not a new concept for retirement living – but Prospecta Utilities is taking the technology to a new level by opening the door to a suite of financially innovative and sustainable solutions that is winning land lease community and village operators (and residents).

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The two legal problems keeping Village Managers awake at night

The two legal problems keeping Village Managers awake at night The DCM Institute’s legal partners say there are two key issues that Village Managers raise consistently at its DCMI Professional Development Days. The duty of care of retirement...

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Lisa Ciantar is a 10-year veteran village manager; she is also a DCM Institute top scorer in ongoing professional development – ‘it’s business critical’

Lisa has earned over 2,000 Professional Development points, which requires up to 600 hours to achieve. This places Lisa in the DCM Institute Top 50. The days of Village Managers simply being a property manager are over – today’s Village Manager...

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Executive spotlight

Over 3,000 operators provide retirement living, aged care and support in the home to more than 1.5 million older Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for...

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Issue 88 | DCM Institute: Striving for excellence

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Lauren Broomham

08 Nov 2024

Aged Care

Risk of investing in new beds “too large” for smaller providers: Ansell Strategic

Cam Ansell, the advisory firm’s Managing Director, has warned while the Government’s aged care reforms are good news for residential aged care operators, they will fall short on incentivising small and medium-sized providers to build new homes...

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Lauren Broomham

07 Nov 2024