Topic - Aged Care

Aegis opening 238-bed aged care home in Perth

Feb 03 2021 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Is this Australia’s largest aged care home?

Construction of the family-run operator’s 238-bed, Shoreline aged care home has been completed in North Coogee, 30km southwest of Perth, after 23 months.

Featuring seven wings across three floors, the home’s RADs are priced from $250,000 to $400,000.

Established in 1983, Aegis has over 25 aged care homes in metro Perth with over 2,200 residents.

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Lauren Broomham

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Government Policy

Coalition Senators make 32 recommendations on the Aged Care Bill 2024

After seeking a four-day extension, the Senate Inquiry Report was published on Monday, with the Senate Committee recommending the Aged Care Bill 2024 be passed without amendment.

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Caroline Egan

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Opinion

Is David Di Pilla making a land lease wrap up move on Lifestyle Communities and Ingenia?

Last Thursday David Di Pilla’s HMC Capital notified the ASX it had acquired 2.69% of Lifestyle Communities. It looks like they may also have access to another 4.6%, a total of 7.3%, whilst also owning around 8% of Ingenia. What is his strategy? Di...

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Chris Baynes

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Out of the Ordinary

Anglicare scraps DMF for LDK’s Village Membership model at Woolooware Shores with early success

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Ian Horswill

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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

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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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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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Regis Aged Care revises plans for 99-bed, $33M Belrose home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

Australia’s only publicly listed aged care provider has lodged plans with Northern Beaches Council to alter previously approved plans for Melrose Manor aged care facility, in Belrose, 19km north east of the Sydney CBD, including refining the design...

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Caroline Egan

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