SATURDAY Issue 92

Opinion: local Government is tough. Should village operators be tougher?

Why isn’t seniors’ appropriate accommodation being built? The “nightmare” planning system that fails to respect operators or respect the value that seniors’ housing delivers for older Australians is real. So is the case to upend these...

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How Adrian Puljich plans to build the first vertical land lease community in Australia

At just 37 years of age, Adrian is a disruptor in the land lease sector and his latest triumph will be revolutionary, bringing the model into the traditional retirement village stronghold of the cities. Adrian told SATURDAY that the approval just...

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Is the ‘traditional’ aged care home on borrowed time? Ian Yates says yes

With bed licences getting the boot from 1 July 2025, the Federal Government has theoretically freed up operators to build wherever they want. But with customers becoming more vocal that they don’t want residential care and the cost of...

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The tough choice facing residential aged care: seek scale or exit

MinterEllison has nearly a dozen residential aged care providers on its books selling out. Ansell Strategic has more transactions than it had when Living Longer, Living Better came in 13 years ago. With the Government preparing to slash funding for...

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$200K to refurbish a village unit? It’s happening

With the cost of living and higher interest rates slowing sales across the retirement village sector, older villages with ageing community facilities are in line for the biggest financial hit. Is investing in refurbishments that deliver on care and...

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Efficiency the ‘new black’ for home care

Smaller home care operators can survive in the new world of Support at Home – but growth and efficiency will be critical to survival. The 10% care management cap, the need to collect consumer contributions and the still-to-be revealed pricing caps...

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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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Lauren Broomham

14 Feb 2025