Retirement and Community Living

SATURDAY means business: why retirement living operators need to choose their lane now

Mar 24 2025 Updated March 24, 2025

Lauren Broomham

1 min read

At the 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT, Cam Ansell, the Managing Director of aged care and retirement living advisory firm Ansell Strategic, forecast that village operators offering only accommodation – with no care services – will see a dip in popularity in the future.

So, how can operators re-think their strategies now?

Read the full story in this week’s special LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 issue of SATURDAY, out Friday – subscribe here.

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