The new Aged Care Act is a blueprint for care in retirement villages and operators and residents stand to be the winners.

The Retirement Living Council (RLC)’s gamble on ‘Shared Care’ has paid off in the new Aged Care Act but there are some provisos for village operators.

The Aged Care Bill 2024 put forward by the Government earlier this month has given the green light to the delivery of aged care services in retirement villages with operators still needing to be approved as home care providers to deliver Government-funded home care services.

When the Exposure Draft of the Bill was released in December 2023, th