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Advice or information– financial aged care expert Assyat David warns that seniors and sector must know the difference to prevent decisions that cannot be undone
Financial aged care expert Assyat David flags a concerning trend of unqualified advice to seniors, resulting in decisions that cannot be undone. The company she co-founded, Aged Care Steps, has commissioned a white paper to push for clarity to protect seniors and the sector.
Protecting financial wellbeing in later life: The growing importance of Enduring Powers of Attorney
Aged care professionals are often the first to spot signs of vulnerability. Starting conversations about Enduring Powers of Attorney can make a lasting difference to a client’s financial security.
HELF looks like a pricing change. For many providers, it feels like a revenue risk.
As aged care providers shift from bundled additional services to higher everyday living, predictable revenue structures are giving way to individual opt-in variability. Without stronger operational visibility, revenue erosion can occur quietly and incrementally.
59 per cent of residential care homes operate at a loss – profitability is integral to investment and sustainability StewartBrown expert says
Profitability of the sector must improve, experts say, to encourage the investment needed to meet demand. StewartBrown report sheds light on trends in the aged care sector that need immediate reform.
“No bed, no exit”: South Australia’s aged care bottleneck is everyone’s problem
Hospitals across Australia are absorbing the impact of aged care shortages as older people wait months for placements. South Australia’s response highlights deeper national failures in planning, capacity and accountability.
$100m low-interest loan scheme welcomed by Juniper as boost for WA aged care
Juniper has welcomed the WA Government’s $100 million Low-Interest Loan Scheme, calling it a critical step in unlocking new residential aged care beds, easing pressure on health services, and supporting providers facing rising construction costs across Western Australia.
Through fatigue, focus and re-framing – Business development expert Ken Ly shares how providers and aged care managers can meet compliance upfront for strategic advantage
Acknowledging fatigue, valuing persistance and reframing funding as risk and opportunity all have a place to play in provider strategic advantage. Ken Ly, business manager, upholds the human and data touch for achieving control and clarity in a time of compliance upheaval.
Acquisition led expansion remains key growth strategy for providers – BaptistCare announces buy-out of Keyton’s Western Australian retirement village portfolio
BaptistCare announces acquisition of Keyton’s WA retirement living portfolio. The market for aged care growth and investment is decidedly heating up.
Beyond the headline losses: what StewartBrown’s latest report says about aged care’s real fault lines
Beyond the headline losses, StewartBrown’s June 2025 data reveals what others skipped: looming funding penalties for care-minute shortfalls, everyday living services still running at a loss despite new supplements, and a widening gap between metro and regional providers. While the sector talks about reform readiness, the numbers suggest deeper structural cracks.
We knew this was coming: Australia’s aged-care bed gap was forecast years ago
Australia’s aged care system isn’t short of warnings; it’s short of beds. Years of policy drift on the national provision ratio have left the sector roughly 30,000 residential places below planning benchmarks, with hospitals now bearing the overflow.
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