SATURDAY Issue 80

Opinion: Retirement Villages - Buyers and Sellers Beware

False expectations and false hope: the core of the new retirement village value proposition for residents and families, and media nightmare. After weeks of discussion with residents, operators and key care providers, we have concluded that the...

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Let’s talk about care in the village

Setting the expectations of care that can be delivered in a retirement village today. The decision to move to a retirement village is needs based. An event has occurred, usually physical, emotional or financial, and the customer and their family are...

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Village expectations checklist: new residents and families

How to set care expectations upfront to avoid conflict and potential heartbreak at the other end. The retirement living sector is forecast to enjoy strong sales for the next 10 years, as the baby boomer population bump seeks to downsize to...

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Is Amana Living’s Client Services Coordinator the future?

Sandra Khan assists residents in retirement villages receive care When residents move into one of Amana Living’s sixteen lifestyle and retirement villages in Western Australia they are advised it is independent living. Home care is available but it...

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“Hospitals are not ideal for anyone with dementia”

Aged care and retirement living operators, plus families, are filling hospitals with people living with dementia. Where to next? When an ambulance drops a person at a hospital, the responsibility for the care of that person then lies with hospital...

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Palliative care at home the $5,000-$10,000 future?

Villages and aged care homes have relied on hospitals to absorb the challenge of dying residents. Can this continue? What constitutes a good death? What does it look like in a retirement village? Jo Boylan Is it a sustainable strategy to simply call...

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How a Hungry Jack’s Whopper burger brought a man out of his room

Staff go the extra mile in this heart warming dementia story The challenge: a 67-year-old resident at HammondCare Horsley’s special dementia care unit, known as Hart cottage, in the Wollongong suburb, would not leave his room and would only eat...

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Executive Spotlight

Over 2,000 operators provide retirement living, support and care to 1.3 million Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for our older citizens. At SATURDAY...

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Ian Horswill

18 Jul 2024