Gadens lawyer Arthur Koumoukelis, in his RVA road show presentation this week, predicted that accommodation bonds will be linked to capital works, not aged care services. Operators would be limited to using the funds to building and maintenance, not labour, overheads and general services. This means the sector may be building false hopes of freer funds going forward. He believes the bureaucrats have had their long term strategy in place for several years and the Productivity Commission is just a regular check against their blueprint.
Opinion
Retirement villages have Canberra’s attention – now the sector must prove its value
Three years after Daniel Gannon took the reins of the Retirement Living Council (RLC), the sector has achieved something his predecessor Ben Myers was never able to: national recognition in Canberra. This is just the fist step. Retirement villages now need to capitalise on this moment. Here’s how.
