As the aged care royal commission has exposed, the sector had problems well before COVID-19 infections spread and hundreds died in facilities nationwide.
UPDATED: Two John XXIII high-school students have returned negative coronavirus tests, while a third student in Year 12 is awaiting results, the school announced. It comes after one of the children's parents tested positive to COVID-19 on Tuesday.
SPECIAL REPORT: WA is continuing to boast a strong aged care development pipeline, and the completion of multiple major developments has meant an increase in bed numbers for some providers.
Despite the damning testimony at the finance royal commission, the banks are likely to emerge largely unscathed; the same will not be true for aged care providers.
Construction of two aged care facilities in Perth's southern suburbs will begin soon, with Absecon and Adco Constructions recently winning contracts for the work.
The successful ASX listing this week of Regis Healthcare has focused attention on the value of other players in the sector, with Western Australia's largest being Aegis Aged Care Group.
