The village operator is actively encouraging residents at its Glengara Care Apartments to ‘budget’ for their increasing care needs with around $30,000 held in a trust account.

With residents staying longer in the village – and looking to avoid entry into residential care – village operators are facing an increasing duty of care and demand for care services in the future. Is this a practical solution to help support residents and fund the cost of care?

Village operator RetireAustralia has introduced a ‘care services account’ f