Is the departure of Sakkara the end of a painful era for the residents and the retirement village sector?
It’s a conundrum. The Landings is a fabulous retirement village. (In fact, I supported my mother-in-law becoming a resident). However,…
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We are investing $1M+ in educating retirement living and aged care customers – 12-month national talkback radio and digital ad campaign
Research tells us that trust has gone missing in both the retirement living and the aged care sector. Negative media…
Government issues Royal Commission appointment into Aged Care and Safety – to run for 18 months
After a week’s delay, Governor-General Peter Cosgrove has signed off on the terms of reference and Commissioners for the Government’s…
Aged care only inquiry, with teeth
The terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Aged Care have been announced and its exclusive focus is aged…
The Royal Commission is an opportunity for system change
By Derek McMillan, Managing Director, Seniors Living Strategies (Note: the highlighted text has been selected by The Weekly SOURCE) The…
Halting the ‘creep’: NSW Govt amends seniors housing polices to stop ‘intrusive’ village and aged care developments in rural and semi-rural areas
As reported here, the semi-rural Hills district of Sydney has been a focal point of retirement village development, led historically…
Southern Cross Care (WA) teams up with WA Govt and Pindan to build $48M affordable over-55s housing development – no strata or exit fees
Under the partnership, the Department of Communities contributed 6.8ha of land – valued at $7.68 million – for the age-targeted…
Living Choice lodges plans for first stage of $40M village at Adelaide Golf Club
The private operator has applied to build 42 two- and three-bedroom villas – 14 single-storey and 24 double-storey – on…
Big mixed-used development including retirement village get go-ahead in Brisbane
High-end private property developer Traders in Purple has been given the green light for its Wilshire Village project, first flagged…
Why we need this Royal Commission into the aged care sector
By Derek McMillan, Managing Director, Seniors Living Strategies “We need a Royal Commission into aged care as the industry has…