Catholic Healthcare: Village brings their retirement vision to life

May 31 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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The wait is over and Jemalong Residential Village; CHAs 91 bed facility is about to take its first retirement residents. The NSW facility underwent a name change to reflect Catholic Healthcares plans in stage two of the project - to offer retirement accommodation as well as aged care.

These new retirement villages show providing care is here and now

Gone are the days when retirement living was defined by community centres, swimming pools and bowling greens. While these amenities still exist – the provision of care is now a core part of the value proposition. Hyegrove Willoughby on Sydney’s...

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Ian Horswill

07 Oct 2025

Living with Dementia

Hammond Innovations launched to fast-track dementia and palliative care solutions

HammondCare CEO Andrew Thorburn has unveiled Hammond Innovations, a new initiative designed to rapidly turn smart ideas into practical solutions for older Australians living with dementia, palliative and complex care needs, at the Ageing Australia National Conference 2025 on 1 October.

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Lauren Broomham

01 Oct 2025

Home Care

“Not a single additional Home Care Package has entered the system”: Senate Inquiry slams delays

Deep in the Report on the Senate Inquiry into Aged Care Service Delivery, released on Wednesday, is a startling revelation. “It is completely unacceptable that at the time of writing this report, and more than three weeks after the Government...

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Caroline Egan

02 Oct 2025

Retirement and Community Living

Village sector only stronger 12 months after ABC 7.30’s Retirement Rip-Off story: RLC

Retirement Living Council Executive Director Daniel Gannon, who was interrupted 78 times after agreeing to talk to ABC 7.30 reporter Adele Ferguson 12 months ago, said “Rather than retreat, the Retirement Living Council tackled fiction with facts - and trhe industry stood united.“

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Ian Horswill

30 Sep 2025

Super Bowl ads disappointing – except these two

So, on Monday we all watched and waited for the best TV ads in the world – and were disappointed. Generally, they were average and clichéd. You can see them HERE

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The Weekly Source

06 Feb 2019

The Shift

‘Reframing’ for serious marketers – experience one of the world’s best marketing educators at the LEADERS SUMMIT

You can get a flavour of Dr Peter Wilton and ‘reframing’ in this UC Berkeley video

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The Weekly Source

06 Feb 2019

The Shift

Does emotion sell the village offering, or data? Or both?

Learn from the real world and how ‘emotion’ is achieving 45 unit sales in one new development in one month, at the LEADERS SUMMIT

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The Weekly Source

06 Feb 2019

The Shift

Simple but good ‘villages’ video targeting men from Anglicare Sydney

We came across this video last week and really liked its simple message and honesty, plus great production values. The gentleman’s statement that he was not keen on the concept of a retirement village but the discovery of a great supporting...

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The Weekly Source

06 Feb 2019