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More retirement villages ditch capital gain sharing in contract revamp

More retirement villages ditch capital gain sharing in contract revamp

Retirement village contracts are moving away from giving residents a share of the capital gain on their unit.

  • by Rachel Lane

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How soon do we need to sell the house after entering aged care?

How soon do we need to sell the house after entering aged care?

If you’re in aged care and on the pension, delaying the sale of your home can affect the amount of money you receive.

  • by Noel Whittaker
How to fund aged care without plundering our super
Opinion
Opinion

How to fund aged care without plundering our super

Proposed solutions for funding aged care are plagued with issues. But there is one way we could solve the problem.

  • by Noel Whittaker
US giant snaps up Australian aged care operator Estia in $838m deal

US giant snaps up Australian aged care operator Estia in $838m deal

US private equity firm Bain, which owns Virgin Australia, has reached a deal to acquire one of the largest aged care providers in the country.

  • by Emma Koehn
Government mulling superannuation as part of aged care solution

Government mulling superannuation as part of aged care solution

Sources close to the government said it was a “no-brainer” for super to be part of the mix for funding aged care as costs climb over the next decade.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
If you can afford to pay for aged care, you should
Analysis
Analysis

If you can afford to pay for aged care, you should

Major aged care providers say those with the means should pay more for their care, and warned any new tax must be fair to younger Australians. I agree.

  • by Rachel Clun
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Wealthy Baby Boomers should pay more for aged care, major providers say

Wealthy Baby Boomers should pay more for aged care, major providers say

Australians need to ask whether it’s fair that someone in a $10m mansion pays the same for aged care as someone with a modest home in the suburbs.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
You have to hand it to Boomers, they’ve won the economic generation game

You have to hand it to Boomers, they’ve won the economic generation game

To expect their less-well-off descendants to fund their continued privilege is, well, a bit rich.

  • by Antoinette Lattouf
Equitable and balanced: New taskforce set to shake up aged care
Analysis
Analysis

Equitable and balanced: New taskforce set to shake up aged care

There is a quote that “change is inevitable except from a vending machine”. However, in the world of aged care, change is constant.

  • by Rachel Lane
Grim Reaper is catching up with the Baby Boomers, waving bills

Grim Reaper is catching up with the Baby Boomers, waving bills

Labor must summon the courage to ask older Australians who’ve done OK to help cover the costs of the last stages of their highly privileged lives. It’s only fair.

  • by Ross Gittins
Aged care minister wants levy on table as part of future funding model

Aged care minister wants levy on table as part of future funding model

Anika Wells says people would be willing to contribute to the cost of high-quality aged care – if they could find it.

  • by David Crowe