For decades, villages promised independence. Within five years, they’ll be selling certainty – because residents aren’t leaving, and operators can’t ignore it.

For years, retirement villages sold lifestyle: a pool, a clubhouse, maybe a bus. That is not what customers want anymore.

The next five years will redefine the sector. Villages won’t just be lifestyle communities – they’ll be private aged care hubs. That was the blunt consensus from the DCM Group’s ‘Ask the Visionaries’ breakfasts across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne which wrapped up this week, featuring:

• Aaron Lavell, CEO of Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities