The Village Professional

The burning physical, moral and financial question for village operators: how to exit frail residents?

We have been talking about this for some time, but now others are waking up to the significant calamity emerging for village operators. CBRE has just released is 2024 Seniors Living Report which states that (over the last 3 to 4 years) “in reality...

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Chris Baynes

23 Jan 2024

Topic - Developments

4,335 new village homes and $1.73B a year required to maintain retirement village penetration – but marketing courage is required

This week I received an email from Alok Kumar, CEO of Omega Communities in Adelaide, asking if we had information on retirement village penetration in New Zealand and Australia. It is a subject worth revisiting for all RV operators. The New...

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Section Editor

12 Apr 2022

Topic - Developments

First sod turned on RetireAustralia QLD’s The Green in Brisbane

Work has begun on RetireAustralia’s $80 million development The Green in Tarragindi, 8km south of Brisbane’s CBD. We reported on the joint ventures of retirement villages and golf clubs last year and RetireAustralia, whose CEO is Dr Brett...

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The Weekly Source

31 Aug 2021

The Village Professional

Village customers stronger than ever, despite or because of COVID

It shows that last year in September just under 3,800 people searched for a retirement village each day on villages. com. au

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The Weekly Source

24 Sep 2020

The Village Professional

Now more than ever it is vital to have a peer network… FREE - Join the DCMI Peer Network!

Much like border restrictions the retirement village industry is changing and evolving every day. This is why it’s so beneficial to have buddies who are travelling the same road as you, to compare notes and talk things through. At the DCM...

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The Weekly Source

24 Sep 2020

The Village Professional

“The borders are opening, the borders are opening”: are you prepared?

The reopening of Australia will be really great news when it actually happens, but for us in Village Land there will be some unexpected challenges. The Prime Minister wants all restrictions lifted by Christmas (and Christmas Eve is just three months...

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The Weekly Source

24 Sep 2020

The Village Professional

ARVAS is building - and more assessors are needed

ARVAS - the exclusive accreditation scheme for retirement village and seniors housing operators - has a large number of villages registering to undertake accreditation. It’s a single, unified scheme for the industry, developed following extensive...

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The Weekly Source

24 Sep 2020

The Village Professional

Mental health and your team - it’s a continuum, not a situation

We all have to be on our guard about mental health. This month our DCMI webinar series finished with our speaker Samantha Young from Human Psychology, talking about supporting your team in crisis. Sam tells us a recent survey, prior to the pandemic...

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The Weekly Source

24 Sep 2020

The Village Professional

Volunteering – staying busy and finding purpose in challenging times

You can learn more about Friends for Good here

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The Weekly Source

10 Sep 2020

The Village Professional

Death and Dying - an important topic to get right

Kylie Harding from business management firm Critical Success Solutions shared some insights in the presentation ‘End of Life Innovation’ from our September webinar series

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The Weekly Source

10 Sep 2020

The Village Professional

Location, location, location – why finding the right home for your village listing is so important

villages. com. au provides listings with the chance to feature a 3D Virtual Tour, which delivers approximately 30% more leads. There’s a great example here

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