37% according to the 10,600 residents who completed the McCrindle Baynes Village Census. At the same time 97% said the purchasing model and financial arrangement were reasonable to very suitable to them when they joined the village. 89% said the contract was fairly well to very well explained to them when they joined. The DMF becomes a psychological problem as they come under financial stress over time in the village. For more information on the census email info@villages.com.au


The three aged care bombshells from Senate Estimates
Last week’s Senate Estimates hearing – held just three weeks before sweeping reforms roll out – gave politicians the chance to ask Government heavyweights the questions they’re getting from constituents and to interrogate the once-in-a-generation changes.
