Tasmanian Planning Commission knocks back Tempus retirement village
In a stunning setback for developers, the proposed Tempus village at Swansea, on Tasmania’s east coast, has been rejected by…
Browsing: Out of the Ordinary
Attention village and LLC operators: ACCC urges older Australians to check their caravan or RV water heaters
Australian caravan and RV owners – including many seniors – are being urged to check their vehicles for dangerous recalled…
Village operators: imagine TripAdvisor for villages – ResiRatings is better
The next round of ResiRating field surveys commence in February – so now is the time to reserve your village/s.…
The reason Stockland CEO Tarun Gupta chose Australia over offers from US and UK
Tarun Gupta, who became CEO of Australia’s largest residential developer in December last year, had offers to study his MBA…
New tools promote “person-centred” aged care
A Flinders University team has developed two new tools to measure quality of life and quality of care in aged…
Acknowledging 2020/1 & Achievements in Village Management
Why we are delivering the VILLAGE SUMMIT across Australia Nov/Dec It’s August in Sydney and five million people are in…
Director of aged care and disability charity banned from sector for life
A director of the aged and disability carer charity Integrity Care SA has been banned for life from working in…
Australia’s oldest man Dexter Kruger dies in his aged care home in Roma, Queensland
Australia’s oldest man Dexter Kruger has died “peacefully” at the age of 111 and 188 days old in Pinaroo Roma…
Elderly couple save neighbour in fire at Anglicare’s Hopetoun Village in Castle Hill, Sydney
An elderly couple at Anglicare’s Hopetoun Retirement Village (pictured) at Castle Hill, 31km north-west of Sydney CBD, have been hailed…
Let’s end this nonsense: the mandatory vaccination in aged care is long overdue – as explained here
More than 75% of all 910 deaths from COVID-19 in Australia have been at aged care facilities. The abject horror…