Community Living

SATURDAY is business: Warrigal sees retirement villages as the future of ageing

Oct 13 2025 Updated 2 hours ago

Ian Horswill

1 min read

With aged care no longer delivering sustainable returns, Not For Profit Warrigal is doubling down on retirement villages – embedding care and clinical capability so residents can age and die in place.

CEO Jenni Hutchins stresses: “We’re not stepping away from care. We’re adapting the model so that people can receive the same quality of care in the places they already call home.”

The latest SATURDAY digital magazine also features interviews with Respect Managing Director and CEO Jason Binder, John Frame, Chairperson of Grandton Limited; Rosh Jalagge, CEO ofRoshana Care Group; Aaron Lavell, CEO of Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities; Caroline Lee, CEO of Leecare, and David Waldie, MD of eevi. If you want to subscribe, click here.

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