Welcome to The Village Professional Newsletter
The Village Professional is a bi-weekly newsletter for retirement village professionals by people who work in the sector.
Retirement village professionals are the grease that makes the industry tick. The tragedy is, far too often these professionals are left on their own.
Produced by the DCM Institute, our sister company, The Village Professional is designed to provide a valuable resource to help navigate one of the most difficult jobs in the industry.
It has news, opinion and key takeaways from our discussions with other village professionals around Australia.
The DCM Institute is about showing retirement professionals they’re not alone and providing a resource that can make their day-to-day life easier.
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4,335 new village homes and $1.73B a year required to maintain retirement village penetration – but marketing courage is required
This week I received an email from Alok Kumar, CEO of Omega Communities in Adelaide,…
First sod turned on RetireAustralia QLD’s The Green in Brisbane
Work has begun on RetireAustralia’s $80 million development The Green in Tarragindi, 8km south of…
Village customers stronger than ever, despite or because of COVID
A number of Village Professionals have reached out to us to ask ‘how is the…
Now more than ever it is vital to have a peer network… FREE – Join the DCMI Peer Network!
Much like border restrictions the retirement village industry is changing and evolving every day. This is…
“The borders are opening, the borders are opening”: are you prepared?
The reopening of Australia will be really great news when it actually happens, but for…
ARVAS is building – and more assessors are needed
ARVAS – the exclusive accreditation scheme for retirement village and seniors housing operators – has…
Mental health and your team – it’s a continuum, not a situation
We all have to be on our guard about mental health. This month our DCMI…
Volunteering – staying busy and finding purpose in challenging times
Mental health has been one of the big themes in our conversations with village professionals…
Death and Dying – an important topic to get right
This month at the DCM Institute, we’re focusing on the topic of Death and Dying.…
Location, location, location – why finding the right home for your village listing is so important
Filling village vacancies is one of the most important jobs for village, marketing and sales…
Property Council Award Finalists announced
The DCM Institute team would also like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution of all those…
December is 13 weeks away – the topic on everyone’s lips is sales
If there’s one thing we’ve been picking up in our weekly conversations with village professionals,…