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Risky business: the challenge of dementia in the retirement village

With an increasing number of retirement village residents living with some form of cognitive impairment – and few avenues for operators to move them to higher-level care – how can village operators protect themselves and their communities? With...

Does this look like an aged care facility to you? Why this provider wants more people living with dementia to stay at home

With people living with dementia for an average of 10 to 12 years, more Australians than ever are living with dementia at home – is it time for a rethink of the ageing journey? People living with dementia can live well at home, but it requires...

From the top down: why dementia is now core business for village operator Keyton

The math doesn’t lie. Retirement villages are seeing an increase in the number of residents living with dementia – so how can operators get on the front foot? With the average age of retirement village residents now 81, and one in three...

Hospitals are out, home is in: designing aged care when dementia is the norm, not the exception

80% of aged care residents are now living with some form of dementia or cognitive impairment – the pressure is on providers to deliver both a ‘home’ and a safe environment for residents and staff. Today’s aged care homes are seeing an...

Myth busters: dementia is not inevitable

Despite a growing older population, the incidence of dementia is declining around the world – and this offers opportunities for providers to develop new services. The number of new cases of dementia is falling in Australia and overseas – and...

Streamline Your Aged Care Operations with SoftLabs Advanced Data Management Solution

In the ever-evolving digital landscape of Australia’s Aged Care sector, understanding cyber risk, data privacy concerns, and potential breaches has become an ongoing challenge. As the volume of data repositories continues to grow, they often become...

Retirement Villages: Save time and money with Lumin

Lumin will be organising a number of site tours for small groups in October and November. Register your interest via this link

Group Editor

01 May 2023

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The other aged care workforce crisis – attracting management and senior staff

Attracting and retaining staff is one of the most significant challenges facing the aged care sector at the moment. With the requirement for 24/7 Registered Nurses coming in on 1 July 2023 and a mandated 200 minutes of care per day from October this...

Section Editor

08 Mar 2023

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Interoperability - the home & residential care technology curse word

Are you one of the 78% of aged care operators that have seven or more software applications operating across your organisation? Does it feel like you have one hand tied behind your back when attempting to implement compliance and efficiency wins? Is...

Does your residential home offer a person-centred food model that meets, and excels beyond compliance?

Investment in a best practice food model is a sound business decision as it delivers tangible returns in improved resident satisfaction, compliance, health outcomes, and value proposition, thus increasing occupancy and financial returns. Food is...

Barriers for growth in the land lease sector

Published 4 April 2023. Customer demand for prestige retirement living Watch the video as four executives at the forefront of the retirement living sector answer three questions about the future of retirement villages in the face of competition from...

Project Wellness

CHAPTER ONE: Fitness & Mobility HUR: Why You Need to Get Residents into Your Gymnasium The resistance training performed in gyms is a “preventative against ageing” – so why do so many retirement villages and aged care gyms lie empty?...

Is wellness and a quality gym your most powerful sales tool?

Wellness is good business. The epicentre of seniors wellness in Australia is Adelaide. Retirement village and aged care operators have been developing gymnasium-based village and community outreach programs for some years. Southern Cross Care (S...

Group Editor

01 May 2023