Special Guest Speaker for Senior Living

Aged Care Reform: What’s Next? Insights from Inside the System

Wednesday 6th August

Join industry leader, Paul Sadler as he unpacks the evolving landscape of aged care reform—what’s changed, what’s been postponed, and what providers should be preparing for next. With nearly four decades shaping aged care policy and operations, Paul will share insights into the current direction of residential and home care, the implications of recent regulatory shifts, and how digital tools can support providers through ongoing transformation. Drawing on his leadership across peak bodies, service delivery, and government advisory roles, Paul offers a grounded and strategic perspective on what lies ahead. The session will conclude with an open Q&A—an opportunity to ask questions and engage directly on the issues that matter most.

About Paul Sadler:

Paul Sadler runs the aged care consultancy business Paul Sadler Consultancy since 2021. In November 2023 he joined Roland Naufal to launch Invox, a new voice for the Support at Home sector. He was CEO Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) from September 2021 to October 2022 and was instrumental in the establishment of the new Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA). From June to October 2022, he was ACCPA Interim CEO.

Paul is the Chair Meals on Wheels Australia, the Chair Meaningful Ageing Australia, a Director Amana Community Service and Member NSW Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing. He is a Committee member and past President of the NSW Division of the Australian Association of Gerontology. Paul was CEO of Presbyterian Aged Care NSW & ACT from April 2007 to March 2021. Presbyterian Aged Care served around 4,000 older people through residential aged care, home care and retirement housing across metropolitan and regional areas of NSW and ACT. Paul was former Board Chairperson and Chair NSW/ACT Divisional Council of ACSA, as well as a former member of the Australian Minister for Aged Care’s Aged Care Quality & Safety Advisory Council.

From 2000 to 2007 Paul was CEO of Aged & Community Services NSW & ACT. He held various positions in the NSW Government between 1992 to 2000, including Manager of HACC (Home and Community Care) and Ageing Programs and Manager, Planning with the Ageing and Disability Department and Policy Manager with the Office on Ageing. Before this he worked for six years as a social worker with the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Rehabilitation & Aged Care Service (including two years with the Aged Care Assessment Team).

Paul has Master of Social Work degree with the University Medal on the topic of abuse of older people, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) majoring in Government and Public Administration. He is a Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology.