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James
Wiltshire

The retirement village identity crisis

It is with great interest we are following the developments in South Australia regarding the planning classification of retirement villages as ‘essential infrastructure’. The catalyst? Senior Australians locked in hospital beds with no place to...

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James Wiltshire

15 hours ago

Opinion

It’s time for retirement village operators to provide guidance on Voluntary Assisted Dying

Over the past fortnight, the DCM Institute has been holding Professional Development Days across the country. One of the topics we have been discussing, at the request of a handful of retirement village operators, has been VAD

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The retirement village sector – looking back to look forward

Retirement villages are emerging as the new black for big capital funders. Old hands are comparing the atmosphere to the 2000 – 2007 ‘buy whatever you can’ stampede by FKP, Macquarie, Stockland, Aevum, AMP Capital and Prime Trust. The...

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Assisted living: A love/hate relationship for operators

What’s old is new again as assisted living rises to the forefront in supporting older Australians as they age. Yet, with a checkered history surrounding the model, why should operators embrace it now? For more than a decade the retirement living...

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VILLAGE SUMMIT 2024: 650 Village Professionals can’t be wrong

Each year, more operators lead with a mantra of ‘putting residents first’. Rightly so. The people tasked with delivering on this are the staff on the front line. Village Managers. Sales Managers. Regional support staff. These are also the people...

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Opinion: the case for professional development in retirement living

The ABC’s recent 7.30 exposé identified that the retirement village sector has become complacent. Less than 35% of village operators have committed to the Code of Conduct and mandatory training for village staff, required to head off further...

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Recruitment: more than simply placing an ad

In the retirement village sector, recruitment has traditionally been a reactionary function: filling roles as they become available. “Businesses find themselves operating in a very tight job market. It is very competitive,” noted James Teodoro...

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“Village Managers Need to Manage”: insights from DCM Institute’s Professional Development series

This comment from Craig Bennett (above, right), President of the NSW Retirement Village Residents’ Association (RVRA) caught the attention of many at our event in Sydney last month. Craig was part of a panel conversation at our Professional...

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James Wiltshire

14 Mar 2024