Sales down but nobody talking
Many people at the conference were asked but few were acknowledging that sales continue to be hit by the ongoing…
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Wisdom from John Collyns, NZ’s RVA
In New Zealand, the four listed retirement village operators (Ryman, Arvida, Summerset and Metlifecare) are amongst the best performing companies…
The 8 Point Plan reviewed
Four members of the committee leading the development of the 8 Point Plan gave a rundown on where each point…
8 Point plan to be the village sector disruption ‘road map’ – ‘trust’ is broken
The Retirement Living Council President, Alison Quinn, opened their annual conference with the summary that the sector had experienced the…
“Retirement villages run the risk of becoming irrelevant within five years”.
This was my opening statement on the podium at this year’s LEADERS SUMMIT. (Strangely nobody challenged me). Last Sunday however, I…
Crisis village to close next week
Berkeley Living Serviced Apartments was a major focus of the intense spotlight placed on the retirement village sector in September,…
Aveo’s response to mid-year media attack on the retirement village sector
From June to September the Fairfax Media, backed up by the ABC, focused negative attention on the retirement village sector…
Interesting Aveo financial facts
Analysis of the FY17 key financials presented by Aveo at their Annual General Meeting is interesting in light of the…
Village customers proving resilient to negative media
The concerted media focus by Fairfax/Four Corners was many months in the planning and launched in late June, with devastating…
A Current Affair wades into retirement villages again
Last Friday night Channel Nine’s A Current Affair returned to retirement villages with the mixed message that there have been…