A gate-free retirement village? It’s happening – in New Zealand
Village operator Metlifecare has announced it will start construction on its Gulf Rise village near…More
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Did you know that 25 per cent of Australian retirees are living in relative poverty?
We have the third-highest rate of relative income poverty for people aged over 65 in…More
Need help with Google Home? This retirement village has its own ‘tech angel’
Technical advisor Darren Larson oversees the service, which is being offered at Aveo’s newly opened…More
Melbourne aged care home celebrates successful end to refugee housing program
The two-year program saw 61 Syrian and Iraqi refugees take up temporary residence in 35…More
Do we need a ‘name and shame’ register for retirement villages?
That was the view raised last week by Kathryn Greiner AO, who headed up the…More
Celebrating a milestone: retirement village residents make 400 wraps for international charity Wrap With Love
Members of the ‘Chat and Craft’ group at The Laurels retirement village in Mt Barker…More
Downsizers lead the property market – into retirement villages
Baby boomers are driving the housing market as they sell the family home – and…More
Deadline for national retirement villages Code of Conduct extended – make sure you have your say
As we covered here, the Property Council’s Retirement Living Council (RLC) has developed the voluntary…More
We need more powers for aged care and retirement village workers to report elder abuse
Last week we joined Age Discrimination Commissioner Dr Kay Patterson AO on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula…More
Warning for retirement village residents: scammers posing as NBN staff
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) says scammers are “increasingly taking the opportunity” to…More