Insights and News

The recent Opal HELF coverage has reignited debate about TVs in aged care. The real issue is not whether TVs should be provided, but who should fund non-care services in a system designed to fund care.

Accommodation pricing is often treated as a market question. In practice, it is a capital decision that shapes an organisation’s capital position for years.

We’re hosting a webinar with Inside Ageing on 12 March: First 100 Days of Higher Everyday Living Fees
 

Televisions have been a hot topic well before 1 November and have continued to be a focal point for debate, stimulating many conversations around what should be standard and what is a HELF service.

We’re hosting a SaH growth 2-part webinar series with Ageing Australia: Organic Growth and M&A
 

Executive teams and boards are asking: Where are the real growth opportunities? 

As 2025 closes, residential aged care providers are navigating a renewed regulatory environment in accommodation pricing.

We’re hosting a workshop with Paynters and TSA Riley on 27 November on Aged Care Capital Projects and Capital Management. 

Each round offers a limited opportunity to fund new or improved infrastructure - but only the best-prepared applications succeed.

The greater the Minimum Liquidity Amount, the more equity is required - increasing pressure on ROE and reducing residential aged care investability.

We’re hosting a webinar with Inside Ageing on 6 November: Liquidity Management – Simple or Effective?
 

We outline the disciplined pathway from compliance to growth — and why M&A should be a destination, not a starting point.

Join our free webinar with Hall & Wilcox on 9 October: Helping you navigate the new Aged Care Rules - Building stronger incidents and complaints governance
 

Katrina Ong's retirement

There has been much press about the elevated level of M&A activity in the residential aged care sector in recent months. Does this elevated activity mean providers are shunning new developments? If so, why?

We explore how embedding HELF into reform transition planning enables providers to align with strengthened Standards, support genuine resident choice, and build a sustainable, person-centred service model under the new Aged Care Act.

We’re hosting a webinar with Inside Ageing on September 2 (rescheduled from June 12): HELF – prepare to operationalise the new legislation.

The transition to care minute targets has reshaped how providers must approach rostering. What used to be a loose directive to “just meet the target” is now a more exacting challenge: Meet it precisely. Meet it sustainably.