The Good Years Journal
Retirement Living & New Builds
Nuns open retirement village
A British order of Augustinian nuns faced a stark choice when their aged care home no longer met health standards: close or improvise.
By Anonymous
Published on December 18, 2012
Maranoa Council gifts aged care beds
Queensland’s Maranoa Council has gifted 20 aged care beds from the Manaroa Retirement Village in Mitchell to Pinaroo in Roma. It’s "a big win for regional aged care" said the MRC.
By Anonymous
Published on December 17, 2012
Retirement Living Council appoints Derek McMillan as chairperson
Derek McMillan was elected unanimously as new Chairperson of the Retirement Living Council which now replaces the Retirement Village Association.
By Anonymous
Published on December 17, 2012
Aerobic exercise boosts mental abilities in aged care
A new study suggests that aerobic exercise not only improves physical health for the elderly, but mental ability as well.
By Anonymous
Published on December 17, 2012
Significant retirement village transaction - Lend Lease to the rescue
The industry has been saved from a potentially very damaging retirement village failure with Lend Lease signing the documents to purchase Brentwood Village at Kincumber [NSW].
By Anonymous
Published on December 14, 2012
Kiwi retirement village developers join NZX 50
In a positive regional sign for the industry, two retirement village operators and developers will be joining the NZ stock exchange’s benchmark NZX 50 Index.
By Anonymous
Published on December 14, 2012
New aged care facility for Ballina
Many elderly people in Ballina were happy to see the newest aged care facility in Ballina open its doors.
By Anonymous
Published on December 13, 2012
AMA president calls for aged care forum
The president of the Australian Medical Association Dr Steve Hambleton has said a forum was necessary to discuss the future of providing medical care to the country’s elderly.
By Anonymous
Published on December 13, 2012
Still no aged care for Harrington
Two decades have passed and the Harrington community near Taree are no closer to obtaining an aged care facility.
By Anonymous
Published on December 12, 2012
Mobile dental care for aged care
A doctor’s house call may be a thing of the past, but for Mid North Coast, a visiting dentist is the new reality.
By Anonymous
Published on December 12, 2012
Funding boost for aged care in Western Australia
Because of limited aged care facilities in the state, home and community care is getting a major funding boost in WA.
By Anonymous
Published on December 11, 2012
Survey results paint optimistic future for retirement villages
Australian and New Zealand property investors were surveyed by Colliers International who found that 66 percent of respondents say now is a good time to invest.
By Anonymous
Published on December 11, 2012
Over $70,000 raised at Drayton Villas Retirement Village
Mrs Doran and residents of Drayton Villas Retirement Village have raised over $70,000 for local charities in Toowoomba.
By Anonymous
Published on December 10, 2012
Shell Cove's mult-million dollar retirement village gets go ahead
Warrigal Care's plans for a $70m retirement living and aged care village facility have been approved for the NSW locality of Shell Cove.
By Anonymous
Published on December 10, 2012
Luxury retirement village in Fullerton underway
Luxury retirement village in Fullerton underway after "torturous" and "flawed" approval process
By Anonymous
Published on December 07, 2012
Fire at Woonona retirement village
More than 100 people were evacuated from a Woonona retirement village when fire broke out.
By Anonymous
Published on December 06, 2012
Villa Maria residential aged care reopens
The $30m residential aged care facility built by development company Grocon has reopened its doors in Melbourne’s Wantirna.
By Anonymous
Published on December 06, 2012
Keating’s aged-care tax unlikely to happen
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating wants to see an extra 3% levy be taken from wages and pooled for aged care, a suggestion that’s unlikely to be taken up.
By Anonymous
Published on December 05, 2012
By Anonymous
Published on December 05, 2012
The Orchards Retirement Village gets fruity names
A strong relationship has grown between The Orchards retirement village and Lisarow Public School on NSW’s Central Coast.
By Anonymous
Published on December 04, 2012
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