Retirement and Community Living

Ex-Eureka CEO Cameron Taylor appointed as Sundale Chief Executive Officer

The Sunshine Coast, Queensland community based, Not For Profit organisation that owns and operates retirement communities, care centres and in-home care support services has been without a CEO since February after the resignation of Helen Sharpley...

Ian Horswill

18 hours ago

Community Living

Keyton survey: retirement village residents spared cost of living pressures

You can read the report here

Caroline Egan

09 May 2024

Sector Moves & People

Ryman Healthcare CEO Richard Umbers quits

In February, the company cut its full year profit forecast to between NZ$265 million and NZ$285m on disappointing sales and margins

Ian Horswill

08 May 2024

Funding

Mirvac and Serenitas: the demand for land lease communities is insatiable

Mirvac, which owns 47.5% of the Serenitas brand, talks up its $1 billion acquisition (Pacific Equity Partners Secure Assets also own 47.5%) of the land lease operator, with 100% occupancy and big development funnel. “Our acquisition of Serenitas is...

Ian Horswill

06 May 2024

Opinion

Don’t understand housing supply? Read these two excellent reports

Last week our Content Editor, Ian Horswill, walked up to me and said “you must read this report”. He was right, and it was very sobering. Titled ‘Rental Affordability Snapshot 2024’, published by Anglicare Australia, it broke down how many...

Chris Baynes

07 May 2024

Government Policy

Please Jim, make history: Mention retirement living in the Federal Budget

Villages Acts are the domain of the States and Territories yet Retirement Living Council (RLC) Executive Director Daniel Gannon, President Tony Randello, CEO of Aveo, and Vice-Presidents Kim Teudt, Executive General Manager Retirement Living for...

Ian Horswill

07 May 2024

Community Living

Acquired “by accident”, are Jason Binder’s retirement villages going to be Respect’s new business focus?

The CEO of the Davenport-based Not For Profit (pictured left) has made it his goal to save failing residential aged care homes, in Tasmania and on the mainland. Retirement villages have materialised as a bonus. The business now owns and operates 25...

Ian Horswill

07 May 2024

Mergers & Acquisitions

Aspen’s bid to buy the 52 rental retirement village operator Eureka is dead... for now

David Dixon and John Carter (pictured below) look to be stymied in their current bid to buy the country’s only pure play owner/operator of over-55s rental communities and create a $500 million affordable housing company. Aspen Group’s CEOs have...

Ian Horswill

07 May 2024

Development

“We’ve got a really big waiting list. The demand is massive. Extraordinary”

The Melbourne-based business which owns and operates Anchor Point retirement village in Warrnambool, the town on the Great Ocean Road, is spending $8 million to add another 27 units due to the demand. Anchor Point is positioned as an ‘Over 55...

Ian Horswill

07 May 2024

Government Policy

Only in SATURDAY: why a dedicated Aged Care Minister should be top of Budget wish list

After two years in power, Anthony Albanese’s Labor Government has made headway on its aged care election promises – but the ‘aged care crisis’ is still far from over. “Labor will deliver new funding, more staff and better support to the...

Lauren Broomham

07 May 2024

Awards

Ryman Healthcare win international award for White Paper published first in SATURDAY

The investment by Ryman Healthcare to create a White Paper on the power of retirement villages to deliver a continuum of care has achieved multiple wins, from the attention of the Minister through to an international advocacy award. The White Paper...

Ian Horswill

07 May 2024

Development

Retirement living for the “well-heeled”: Residents begin to move into Retirement by Moran’s second venture: Sage in Cronulla

Shane Moran, the Founder and Chief Executive of Retirement by Moran, concedes admission to his residences is “not inexpensive”. Sage is an eight-storey development of 37 two- and three-bedroom apartments. The art-deco- meets-coastal-chic...

Ian Horswill

06 May 2024

Development

Tweed Shire Council issues warning to manufactured home providers – the 65% rule

“If you are wanting to build or install a structure in a Tweed manufactured home estate, it’s important to be aware of any approvals or certifications you may need,” the shire council states

Ian Horswill

06 May 2024