Development

ONLY in SATURDAY: why retirement living will be the real winner post-Aged Care Taskforce

Nov 21 2023 Updated November 22, 2023

Lauren Broomham

1 min read

With Australia’s ageing sector entering a new ‘Age of Choice’ where the greatest transformation will take place not in aged care, but in retirement living, according to Ansell Strategic Managing Director Cam Ansell.

Retirement villages have traditionally been a property solution, not a service-based one – but that is set to change, Cam told SATURDAY.

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