Global retirement communities market to almost double from 2015-2030
The global retirement communities market is expected to hit US$374.7 billion in 2030, up from US$188.2 billion in 2015 and…
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Blue Care to settle all staff pay this month after software outage just before Christmas
Blue Care, which employs more than 5,500 workers through in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and retirement living in…
What the 2022 Federal Budget contains for aged care
The 2022–23 Budget includes an additional $522 million in aged care spending this year to extend its five-year reform in…
Will the Federal Budget address aged care worker wages? Ian Yates outlines his Budget expectations
COTA Chief Executive Ian Yates has forecast that there will be no major initiatives for the aged care sector in…
UnitingCare says Fed Govt must kick in extra $4B per year on aged care wages
UnitingCare has called for a $4 billion annual uplift in aged care sector award wages from the Federal Government, saying…
Dedicated Over-55s home loan lender launches in Perth
A new fintech startup aimed at the Over-55s market is set to launch next month, and has already raised more…
The long march ‘conversation’: aged care sector needs to engage with community and Government on user pays
The sector will need to engage with the community, Government, Treasury, bureaucrats and the banks and take them on a…
In five years, village home prices increased by 22% vs 22% in one year for residential prices. Is this a ‘shame’ on village marketers?
‘Miserable’ can be the only way to explain the growth in retirement village home values over the past five years.…
Are villages close to full? Average occupancy at 90%
Across the country, retirement villages are reporting 87-92% occupancy (except Brisbane Metro). When taking into account an eight- to 10-year…
EQT’s acquisition of Stockland Retirement Living takes its retirement village and aged care investments to AUD$6.6B
The recent sale of Stockland’s 58 retirement villages to the global investment firm for $987 million cements EQT’s position as…