Issue 63

Editorial: the Baby Boomers are coming (yes, really this time)

The line ‘the Baby Boomers are coming’ has long been the driver for both the retirement living and aged care sector to build more stock.

Opinion: will dementia break today’s RAC business model?

The resident mix is set to change impacting revenue per client, staff and property design – providers need to prepare now. The challenge of supporting older Australians living with dementia will require residential care operators to seriously...

The quiet Australian achiever: Is GHA the world’s best dementia solution and service? Possibly yes.

11 years ago, aged care and dementia nurse, Tamar Krebs, wanted to create something better. Today, Group Homes Australia (GHA) has 21 specialist homes across all regions of Sydney, with six more in development. The DCM Group has visited dementi...

Nick Collishaw’s third act: Lincoln Place Lifestyle Communities

“This is our third attempt at getting here (to establish a land lease business),” Nick told us. And this one is exceeding all expectations in build rates, sales and number of land lease communities that Lincoln Place is building. “I am loving...

Another retirement village operator invests in the HUR gymnasium concept to deliver ‘Wellness & Community’ value proposition

Investing in a quality gym has always been an option as a marketing tool for village operators – now it is becoming a serious business opportunity as the new home care funding model can supplement the cost and baby boomers demand services to help...

Careful whispers: VMCH sells 25% of luxury $250 million retirement village – without a single ad

From NIMBYs to prospective residents: how the Victorian Not For Profit is converting previous opponents of its St. Clare development in the exclusive Melbourne suburb of Kew into willing buyers.

The LDK Way: why culture is king for this retirement village operator

LDK Seniors’ Living is regarded as having one of the best workforce cultures in the industry – what’s their secret? Workforce turnover across the aged care and retirement living sectors is high. Operators are constantly running on a treadmill...

Attention village operators: only 38% of your Village Managers value their job

We look to explore this and other issues further next month at VILLAGE SUMMIT 2023 when we host the largest network of village professionals at our events which take place across five capital cities around the country. Find out more here

Executive spotlight

Learn about the leaders featured in this issue – and how they entered the business of ageing.

Staff Writers

12 Oct 2023