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Health, Aged care, Disability Care, and Retirement Living sectors are highly complex and heavily regulated, with clients navigating near constant change. Macpherson Kelley’s Health Aged Care and Retirement Living lawyers strive to assist clients by providing creative solutions to a full suite of legal issues, helping them achieve their strategic objectives during challenging times.
Specialised advice from Health Aged Care and Retirement Living lawyers in Adelaide and beyond
Our specialised Health Aged Care and Retirement Living lawyers are based in our South Australian office, but can provide expert legal advice to clients across the country. Our lawyers take the time to understand the broader environment in which our clients are operating by serving on industry committees, engaging with clients at industry forums, and delivering legal training for boards, management teams, and care staff. Our specialisation in Health Aged Care and Retirement Living law is coupled with an honest commitment to great client service forged over decades advising health, aged, and disability care and retirement living sector clients. It’s this deep industry expertise that enables us to promptly identify legal issues and provide intelligent recommendations for our clients that are practical, easily understood, and commercially informed.
services
We advise a large number of health aged care and retirement living clients across all areas of expertise, in particular:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Commercial contracts
- Compliance with Aged Care Act
- Compliance with National Disability Insurance Scheme Act
- Compliance with retirement living legislation
- Privacy law
- Regulation and governance
- Not for profit law
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
recent experience
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Acquisition of Retirement Village Portfolio
The Health Aged Care and Retirement Living team assisted two large not for profit organisations in the acquisition of a substantial portfolio of South Australian Retirement Villages. The matter required a high level of collaboration between both purchasers through the due diligence, negotiation and completion of the uniquely structured transaction dealing with substantial landholdings, resident interests and specialist aspects of statutory compliance and State taxes.
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Supporting large aged care provider on a complex project to extend an existing residential care facility
The Health Aged Care and Retirement Living team supported a large not for profit aged care provider on a significant extension of an existing residential care facility. The matter involved complex commercial, property and regulatory aspects, including negotiations with three separate state government departments and agencies on the acquisition of the adjacent land for the extension and related grant funding, as well as the federal government on grant funding arrangements for the project. The Health Aged Care and Retirement Living team provided support on related commercial contracts and tender documentation, submissions on state taxes and updates to residence contracts for the residential care facility and retirement village on the site.
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Comprehensive residential and support at home service agreement document suites offered to meet regulatory and commercial requirements
The Health Aged Care and Retirement Living team support a large number of aged care providers to meet regulatory and commercial requirements for client admissions by providing comprehensive document suites for residential care and home care (soon to be support at home). These include service agreements, guidance manuals and information sheets that not only address regulatory requirements but also build-in strategies to reduce common legal and commercial risks from these arrangements. The document suites are offered with foundational education for admissions staff and other managers on how to use the document suites in their client onboarding processes.
awards & recognition
Doyles Guide:
- First Tier Leading Health & Aged Care Law Firms – South Australia, 2025 (O’Loughlins)
- Leading Health Aged Care Law Firms, South Australia 2017–2024
- Leading Health Aged Care Firms, Australia 2017–2019
Best Lawyers:
- Australian ‘Law Firm of the Year’ for Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law 2023
- Health and Aged Care Law, Adelaide since 2025
health aged care and retirement living advice
With so many complex issues facing the Health Aged Care and Retirement Living sectors, clients deserve to feel assured that every aspect of their business is taken care of. That’s the benefit of having a specialised team of lawyers. Clients are offered a one-stop shop for legal services and peace of mind when it comes to the legalities surrounding big business decisions.
Our industry-recognised Adelaide Health Aged Care and Retirement Living lawyers are poised to advise clients in South Australia and beyond. Contact us or visit one of our many offices today.
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