The Good Years Journal
Retirement Living & New Builds
‘Mean and tricky’ government plans to close more aged care homes
The Queensland government has announced the planned closure of two public residential units at the Eventide Aged Care Campus at Brighton in Brisbane’s north.
By Anonymous
Published on October 22, 2012
Retirement Village Association and Property Council of Australia to merge
The Retirement Village Association (RVA) and Property Council of Australia announced their intention to merge and form a new powerful voice for retirement communities in Australia.
By Christopher Baynes
Published on October 22, 2012
A new trend in aged care emerges from Queensland.
Is aged care turning a corner? A new way of doing business in Queensland suggests it is, one that shows enormous potential across the country.
By Anonymous
Published on October 18, 2012
Federal government to spend less on health and aged care
Even though the population is ageing and using more aged care services than ever, the federal government has confirmed it will spend $165 million less on health care this financial year.
By Anonymous
Published on October 17, 2012
Lend Lease grows the sales value of its retirement village ILUs
Obtaining a true indication of what sales and values mean in the retirement village market is not always easy.
By Anonymous
Published on October 16, 2012
Luxury retirement village creates a stir
A NZ$16 million retirement complex has raised eyebrows in the regional centre of Masterton, New Zealand.
By Anonymous
Published on October 16, 2012
A long retirement is getting longer
Buying a home in a retirement village is one solution to a long, comfortable old age. But will it be enough?
By Anonymous
Published on October 15, 2012
How far would you move for a retirement village?
It’s often assumed that when people move into a retirement village, they stay close to the old family home. Many in the industry will tell you that a move of less than 10kms is the norm.
By Anonymous
Published on October 12, 2012
Helping Hand challenges the meaning of aged care
According to Helping Hand, South Australia’s not-for-profit aged care provider, ‘new aged care’ is not an oxymoron.
By Anonymous
Published on October 11, 2012
How do aged care services affect you?
As more Australians rely on aged care services, new research asks what keeps older people healthy?
By Anonymous
Published on October 11, 2012
Happiness is a retirement village
Happiness can be elusive, but for residents of retirement villages, it’s an everyday reality.
By Anonymous
Published on October 10, 2012
Tall Trees Care Communities offered Madge and Bernard their own homes to live out their days plus full care services
Bernard moved from Perth to Brisbane's Tall Trees Care Communities where he discovered Madge and whole new life
By Anonymous
Published on October 10, 2012
By Christopher Baynes
Published on October 09, 2012
By Christopher Baynes
Published on October 09, 2012
Retiree debt worries government
Did you take on new debt shortly before moving into a retirement village? It’s a growing trend that has the government worried..
By Anonymous
Published on October 08, 2012
Aged Care strains hospital system
As developer focus shifts from aged care to residential villages, the impact is being felt in the ACT and around the country.
By Anonymous
Published on October 08, 2012
Make retirement village contracts easier to understand say seniors
If you’re tired of confusing, sometimes bewildering village contracts that people ask you to sign, you’re not alone.
By Anonymous
Published on October 04, 2012
How will we pay for aged care?
Have you ever thought who is going to pay for aged care when the mining boom is over?
By Anonymous
Published on October 03, 2012
AGEING STRATEGY NEEDED
In the coming decade it is expected that the elderly population will swell by 200 million to take the figure beyond one billion people globally, placing an even greater strain on welfare and medical systems
By Colin Fraser
Published on October 02, 2012
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