After several years of a weekly commute from home in Melbourne to Sydney to run the Chesalon care operation for Anglicare NSW, Rob Evers is taking up the position of CEO of Wesley Mission Victoria. At Chesalon he led its first retirement village project from conception at Oran Park. It sold out its first stage on day One, with sales of 11 ILUs.
Think big. Think care campuses.
The gnarly problem: the lack of new ageing accommodation infrastructure over 20 years has hit the Baby Boomer demand bubble. Bad outcomes for old people are accelerating. Planning approval hurdles are cited as the root cause. Delay and bureaucratic...