Respect Managing Director and CEO Jason Binder told The Weekly SOURCE last week he would have an announcement in coming days and he wasn’t wrong.

Community-owned RM Begg aged care home in Kyneton, a town in the Macedon Ranges, 87km northwest of Melbourne, has announced it is to merge with the Not For Profit Tasmanian organisation.

In a letter to the RM Begg community, Board Chair Phillip Irvine said the Board had spent the past 18 months investigating potential aged care providers who could steer the organisation forward in a sustainable way.

“Under Respect, we not only believe RM Begg will be better placed to meet the enormous challenges which continue to impact the industry, but also develop and thrive – ensuring our home is the aged care provider of choice for the Kyneton community,” he said.

Jason (pictured) said the merger would ensure the home’s viability for generations to come.

“Across each of our mergers, we recognise we're temporary custodians of our homes and always ensure the history, name, and all the work which has gone into these community assets is respected,” he said.

Respect now has 21 aged care homes across Tasmania, Victoria and NSW, plus home care services and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.