Retirement village management now a recognised profession supporting residents
People considering a retirement village are not likely to be thinking about the qualifications of…More
Author: Christopher Baynes
Christopher Baynes
Chris Baynes is a columnist and publisher of Frank & Earnest. He is also the publisher of Villages.com.au, the leading national directory of retirement villages and aged care services in Australia.
Retirement villages now introducing temperature cameras to keep residents safe
The media has been understandably focusing on aged care homes being safe from COVID-19, and…More
Is this a retirement village – yes, all of it!
Across Australia there are 2,200 retirement villages, and most of them are hidden behind big…More
Government calls for volunteers: COVID-19 reveal the vulnerability of many older people. Are villages an answer?
The NSW, VIC and WA Governments are calling out for volunteers to support lonely and…More
Simple is good – making your mobile phone your personal alarm, connected to nurses 24/7
If we are over 70, we are being told that self-isolation is the new reality,…More
Will retirement villages be a good option looking ahead when government funded home care is hard to get?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the waiting time to get a new or upgraded home care package from the Government…More
Renting in a village is good news for many
A new trend that is gathering speed is homes in retirement villages coming available as…More
Managing a retirement village – what does it require?
Have you ever thought about what the job specifications are for a retirement village manager?…More
Consider ‘joy’ as a ‘job’ if you are a retiree
Last week we reviewed the fact that loneliness and isolation is debilitating – the impact…More
Retirement villages coming out ‘trumps’ with the Aged Care Royal Commission
Following on from the aged care story above, the Commissioner, Lynelle Briggs, also said they…More