New book shares lessons from ‘David vs Goliath’ dispute
Almost five years down the track, the spokesperson for a retirement village resident group involved…More
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A death in the village
When a quiet, private man, living in a retirement village has a fatal heart attack,…More
The perfect home to grow old in? Something’s gotta give!
Attention Australian politicians, policy makers, planners and bureaucrats. Oh, and property developers and retirement village…More
Free copies – new book demystifying retirement living!
PLEASE NOTE: The free book give-away has now closed. If you are considering downsizing, a…More
Average age is 80 – the new world of retirement villages (and manufactured parks)
Why do I call retirement villages and manufactured home parks ‘supportive communities’? Because this is exactly what they are.
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The case for retirement villages – despite negative people
A few negative people can destroy a good thing for everyone else; retirement villages are no different.
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Wake up call for RVs to better support people with dementia
New research released by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW says greater clarity is needed, in particular for…More
My extraordinary life
This week we catch up with Wendy Travers who’s had an amazing life where she’s climbed the highest mountain in America, counselled prisoners in a Seattle goal and driven across the Nullabor on a 50cc motor scooter.
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Does ‘big corporate’ mean small care?
The bigger threat to the ‘big corporate’ model, I think, will be if it can’t respond quickly enough to changes in consumer demand.
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The case for retirement villages with serviced apartments
If you moved into an aged care facility five years ago you could expect to stay there, live there, for three years. That was the average length of time.
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