Out of the Ordinary

Council deny this 18ft high tree at Perth retirement village is a danger

Retention of the tuart tree, Eucalyptus gomphocephala, was a condition in the 2016 development approval for the retirement village despite it being known as one of the six forest giants of southwest Australia. Today, the tuart more than 40 years old...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Out of the Ordinary

Levande launches ‘Everyday Exceptional’ campaign to redefine retirement living

The leading retirement village operator’s first marketing campaign – set to run on TV, print, radio, and online – aims to challenge outdated perceptions of life in a retirement village. “There is a disconnect between how people perceive...

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Ian Horswill

09 Jun 2025

Health

SATURDAY 100th issue reimagines care: Can your home be the new hospital?

With aged care under strain and hospitals stretched thin, Amplar Health is leading a quiet but powerful revolution: delivering hospital-level care at home.

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Lauren Broomham

05 Jun 2025

Government Policy

UK aged care faces crisis as immigration rules tighten

If you thought Australia’s aged care sector was doing it tough, spare a thought for our UK counterparts.

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Lauren Broomham

22 May 2025

Opinion

Fix it or fail: Australia’s health system can’t last another five years

Last week, I was fascinated by the Fin Review’s latest ‘Lunch with the AFR’ interview with Chris Blake, CEO of St Vincent’s Health Australia. His prediction? Australian hospitals, in their current form, have only about five years left to survive – and the aged care sector may face collapse even sooner.

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Lauren Broomham

22 May 2025

Out of the Ordinary

Will this catch on? Residential homes only for over-45s

In a first, 24 homes are being built for people aged 45 and over. “It’s a new concept. People haven’t really done a downsizer community development like this before. People put age restrictions on properties, but not for the reasons we have...

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Ian Horswill

19 May 2025

Opinion

Is Trump the golden ticket for aged care?

Hear me out – here’s the thinking. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the headlines: US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imports have rattled global financial markets – Australia included.

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Lauren Broomham

10 Apr 2025

Out of the Ordinary

Mark Bindon told LEADERS SUMMIT 2024 he’d be back. Now, he returns with Kado Residences — high-end, wellness-infused retirement living with three premier coastal locations revealed

The visionary Founders of Oak Tree Group, Mark Bindon and Franco DePasquale, have launched Kado Group, their latest venture alongside General Manager Melissa Luck, also formerly of Oak Tree. Bringing together a trusted team from their former brand...

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Ian Horswill

31 Mar 2025

Out of the Ordinary

“I can still recall the curious smirks and audible laughter”: LDK Seniors’ Living takes $200M plus for new village Amberfield without advertising

Bryon Cannon, CEO of what he told the LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 is a home care operator within a retirement village setting, urged the retirement living executives to consider breaking from the DMF model. LDK Seniors’ Living Village Membership, which is...

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Ian Horswill

31 Mar 2025

Legal Issues

Former police officer avoids jail for Taser death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland

Four months after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Clare Nowland, Yallambee Lodge aged care resident in Cooma, former NSW Senior Constable Kristian White has walked free from court following his sentencing hearing.

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Lauren Broomham

28 Mar 2025

Out of the Ordinary

Breaking news: RLC not happy – and secures emergency meeting with federal aged care regulator tomorrow to discuss proposed retirement village liquidity requirements

In a first for the retirement village sector, Retirement Living Council (RLC) representatives will meet with the Federal Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) tomorrow (Thursday 6 March) to urgently counsel them on the impact of proposed federal liquidity requirements on village operators that will potentially stunt the village business model.

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Lauren Broomham

05 Mar 2025

Out of the Ordinary

$1.7M for a manufactured home with the suburb’s median price $868k - is the $10.5M clubhouse a winning factor?

Operators are continually improving its high-end amenities, NSW Land Lease Living Industry Association CEO, Lyndel Gray says. “Developers are raising the bar with resort-style facilities to meet the desires of discerning home buyers who want...

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Ian Horswill

27 Jan 2025

Out of the Ordinary

RFBI planning two new retirement villages as it reinvests $6.9M surplus

The Not For Profit is a success story increasing its workforce by 5% in the past year, with 75 workers brought in from overseas, and its annual report revealing it has turned a deficit into a profit. RFBI has a turnover of $226 million, with revenue...

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Ian Horswill

27 Jan 2025