NSW Retirement Village inquiry attracting serious attendance
We attended the Wollongong ‘town hall meeting’ staged by Kathryn Greiner as she leads the NSW Fair Trading enquiry into…
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New independent research points to value of retirement village living
Retirement villages are more affordable than general residential homes when you factor in the total living costs for older Australians,…
Aveo’s Brisbane retirement village redevelopment attracts 500 objections
The operator wants to demolish 74 units at their existing retirement village at Newmarket, 5km from the CBD, and build…
Attention village operators and developers – have your say on planning laws
The Retirement Living Council and Property Council has commissioned Urbis to provide a national planning report card on retirement living.…
Property industry wages rise up to 12% in past year: new report
That’s compared to a national rise of just 1.9% in the year to the June quarter, according to the latest…
Residential aged care a Fairfax Media target again – but mixed messages
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age ran big double page articles on Sunday centring on “nursing home neglect” by…
Tokyo-listed company buys out Programmed in $791M acquisition
Persol Group, one of Japan’s largest staffing companies, has acquired all of Programmed’s shares for $3.02 per share, making it…
25% jump in aged care residents being transported to hospital: Fairfax Media
Journalist Michael Bachelard has continued his investigation of the aged care sector, highlighting the jump in residents being transferred to…
Not For Profit hands over WA aged care facilities and village to private operator
The Roshana Group has taken over ownership and management of four Baptistcare WA facilities – Gwen Hardie Lodge and Annie…
Hall & Prior teams up with local super fund for $13M Perth hospital purchase
The aged care provider and local superannuation fund Fresh Fields Projects have paid $13M for the heritage-listed former Woodside Maternity…