SATURDAY means business: The old retirement village model is dead

Ryman Healthcare CEO Naomi James inherited one of retirement living’s biggest turnaround jobs after the New Zealand giant’s strategy left it carrying almost NZ$3 billion in debt.

Now, after stabilising the balance sheet and delivering its first positive free cash flow in more than a decade, she believes the future of retirement living looks very different.

Why does Naomi think care – not development – will drive the sector’s next phase of growth? And what does it mean when more than half of your serviced apartment residents are already receiving Government-funded care?

Find out in this week’s SATURDAY, our premium digital magazine, out Friday (26 June). Subscribe here.