WA’s Marie-Louise ‘ML’ MacDonald elected Retirement Living Council President
The CEO of Masonic Care WA was elected after Alison Quinn’s tenure expired following two years and a one-year extension.…
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NSW Gov. decides 42 days is the max. for retirement village general service fees after resident departure plus 6/12 month compulsory buyback
In the second rollout of new regulations following the Greiner Inquiry, the NSW Minister for Better Regulation, Matt Kean, has…
New retirement village regulations coming your way
Operators in other states have been asking us about the new regulations in NSW – what are they, and will…
The Daily Telegraph puts Bupa Aged Care on the front page – lining them up for the Royal Commission?
The newspaper took aim at Bupa as follows: “Bupa, the country’s largest aged care operator raked in $464.7 million in…
Whistleblower concept could be used by retirement village operators
Emerging regulations in NSW, plus the new retirement village accreditation program, place an emphasis on resident consultation early in the…
Royal Commission into age care: funding and ‘bureaucratic spaghetti’ identified
12 witnesses appeared at the Royal Commission in Adelaide across Monday to Wednesday. You will have received our new newsletter,…
Wallington residents “disgusted” with TLC expansion plans threatening local wildlife
The TLC Homestead aged care facility wants to transform two lakes on its site into 22 extra carpark spaces –…
Brightwater’s Inglewood (WA) facility to undergo “world class” expansion
The provider’s development application for The Village Inglewood described a “community orientated, intergenerational care facility” comprising of a 120-bed residential…
Future of older residents uncertain as Glen Eira Council (VIC) sells off three aged care centres
The municipality, which runs Rosstown in Carnegie (pictured), Spurway in Murrumbeena, and Warrawee in Bentleigh East, voted to sell the…
Anglicare begins work on $60m expansion of The Shire’s village
The expansion of Woolooware Shores will include five 185-unit apartment buildings and a 48-bed residential aged and dementia care facility.…