Editorial
Residential (and retirement village) sales described as ‘fragile’ post-election
The jump in residential sales after the election was short-lived – what they call “a…
Aura gets green light for Indooroopilly Golf Club retirement village
As we covered here, the Club will lease 1.9% of its 128-hectare site, 7km west…
The Big Four Months of the Royal Commission – subscribe now to understand the Commissioners – and the Counsels Assisting
In summary, we are impressed. The Commissioners, and particularly the eight Counsels Assisting, have grasped…
Living Choice’s Glenhaven expansion plans rejected by NSW Government – despite support of local seniors
The private operator had applied to the Government’s Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) for approval…
QLD: Wesley Mission Queensland opens third retirement community in Brisbane
The Not for Profit provider’s new 135-bed Rosemount Retirement Community is in Sinnamon Park, 14km…
Over 45% of aged care facilities in the red, latest StewartBrown reveals
45.1% of facilities are now operating at a loss, according to the aged care accountants’…
‘Human connection’ – is this your job?
Everyone likes to feel ‘connected’. In fact the World Health Organisation and Maslow’s famous Hierarchy…
Understanding differences between Veterans residents and Baby Boomers
This is a resident subject that is often talked about but so easily forgotten -…
Village Management Professional Development Days a Hit
Our fourth Professional Development Day is happening today in Adelaide. We have already been to…
Super Bowl ads disappointing – except these two
Ever since 1984 when Apple launched the Macintosh with its once only TV commercial (created…
‘Reframing’ for serious marketers – experience one of the world’s best marketing educators at the LEADERS SUMMIT
Dr Peter Wilton is a world leader in customer loyalty and marketing disruption. He leads…
Does emotion sell the village offering, or data? Or both?
While everybody talks about ‘data’ as the tool of the future, retirement villages are about…
“Some awful things will happen”: Sydney Dignity of Risk forum warns boards to step up now
Board members, executives and Directors of Care have been urged to be proactive about embedding…
The ultimate aged care refurbishment challenge – Paynter Dixon didn’t sleep!
Supplier Spotlight Imagine you had to refurbish a section of one level of an operating…
Sale numbers of villages and aged care homes collapse, says Knight Frank
Knight Frank’s Jake McKinnon told The AFR that there has been a significant decline in…