VIC Govt set to review its Retirement Villages Act
The State Govt has committed to reviewing the Act as part of its response to the recommendations of the recent…
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SA village resident survey: 23% received no advice before signing their contract
“Very few” residents had received legal or financial advice before signing their contract while 25% of residents also felt their…
Sunshine Coast golf club given go-ahead for 270-unit retirement village
The Pelican Waters Golf Club will rearrange its 18-hole course to accommodate 200 detached homes on block sizes ranging from…
The Australian: First State Super to invest $400M in 15 new Oak Tree villages
Update on last week’s story here: super fund First State Super has told the paper they expect to invest up…
Calvary Care’s plans for 19-storey vertical village in Melbourne heads to VCAT
As we covered here, the Not For Profit had planned to build the $80M tower with 80 aged care beds…
Inquiry: RSL LifeCare directors paid themselves $2.3M for unspecified services
An independent inquiry into fundraising by the NSW branch of the RSL and its charitable trust, which owns Not For…
Attention NSW village operators: new village regulations now in force
The Retirement Villages Regulation 2017 (the Regulation) replaces the Retirement Villages Regulation 2009 from 1 September. The key changes include:…
‘Aged care failing the elderly’: Derryn Hinch pushes Senate bill to mandate staff ratio in aged care facilities
The Justice Party crossbencher put forward the private members’ bill last week to mandate the number of skilled staff to…
Life Care puts forward plans to raise Adelaide aged care facility from three storeys to seven
As we reported here, the Not For Profit is investing $250M in three vertical retirement village and aged care facilities…
Shane Moran’s latest luxury aged care development set to open its doors in Sydney
The Daily Tele is reporting that his Provectus Care Group will open its fourth Australian facility Drayton House at Bellevue…