30 residents were evacuated from the Farnorha retirement village in Cairns when a truck carrying chemicals caught fire. Residents were allowed to return when air samples were confirmed to be clear. Meanwhile in Melbourne a 90-year-old resident and her friend ploughed their car through the front glass doors of the Baxter village chapel, narrowly missing two chaplains.
Opinion
These new retirement villages show providing care is here and now
Gone are the days when retirement living was defined by community centres, swimming pools and bowling greens. While these amenities still exist – the provision of care is now a core part of the value proposition. Hyegrove Willoughby on Sydney’s...
