Hybrid, privately funded care models in retirement villages should fall outside the remit of the legislation, according to MinterEllison Partner Penelope Eden.

The Exposure Draft of the new Aged Care Act has had many village and aged care operators concerned about the possibility of Commonwealth regulation extending into villages as they look to develop care hubs and other hybrid models of care, thanks to the inclusion of retirement villages in the definition of residential care home.

While the draft legislation is still incomplete, Penelope, who is the Natio