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Call that a wellness program? This is a wellness program

In New Zealand, operator Arvida doesn’t just talk wellness – it bankrolls it, budgets for it and lets residents take the lead. At its Waimea Plains village in Richmond, Nelson, the company drops $2,000 every month into a residents’ account and lets the community decide what happens next. Former Retirement Villages Association CEO John Collyns (pictured top), now a resident, calls it the mo...

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