Aged Care The West

Why consider aged care in The West

Western Sydney’ usually refers to suburbs west of Sydney Olympic Park – Auburn, Lidcombe, Granville – through to the Nepean River – Emu Plains, Glenmore Park. Reaching as far north as Kellyville and Marsden Park, and south to Cabramatta and Kemps Creek, the area’s major commercial centres are Parramatta, Blacktown and Penrith. Parramatta is a CBD in its own right, served by frequent public transport and less than half an hour by motorway to central Sydney. Western Sydney houses a rapidly-growing population, with house and land packages popular at the fringe and apartments developing along major transport lines. Aged care and nursing home facilities are expanding to keep pace, with major hospitals at Westmead and Penrith (Nepean Hospital).

  • Population (as at 2022): 1172000
  • 77% Australian citizens and 13% aged 65 or older
  • Summer average temps 16°C min to 29°C max
  • Winter average temps 6°C min to 17°C max
  • Nearest large hospitals – Westmead Hospital: 900+ beds and 24 hour emergency; Nepean Hospital (Penrith): 520 beds and 24 hour emergency
  • Wide range of therapies as well as specialists and support services . Public health via Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health Districts.
144 results
St Vincent's Care Service Auburn
Ashwood Residential Care Service
Ashwood Residential Care Service

Pendle Hill, NSW Ref:PL3704

  • Pay TV
  • Pay TV
St Vincent’s Care Services Yennora

90

Beds

St Vincent’s Care Services Yennora

Yennora, NSW Ref:PL21414

90

Beds

Ashburn House Aged Care
Ashburn House Aged Care

Gladesville, NSW Ref:PL2972

  • Hairdresser
  • Pay TV
  • Cafe on-site
  • Village bus
  • Hairdresser
  • Pay TV
  • Cafe on-site
  • Village bus
BaptistCare Cooinda Court Aged Care Home

68

Beds

BaptistCare Cooinda Court Aged Care Home

Macquarie Park, NSW Ref:PL7435

  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Transitional Care
  • On-site manager

68

Beds

  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Transitional Care
  • On-site manager
BaptistCare Shalom Centre Aged Care Home

10

Beds

BaptistCare Shalom Centre Aged Care Home

Macquarie Park, NSW Ref:PL7439

  • Transitional Care
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Physiotherapy
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager

10

Beds

  • Transitional Care
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Physiotherapy
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager
BaptistCare Dorothy Henderson Lodge Aged Care Home

66

Beds

BaptistCare Dorothy Henderson Lodge Aged Care Home

Macquarie Park, NSW Ref:PL7437

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Transitional Care
  • On-site manager

66

Beds

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Transitional Care
  • On-site manager
BaptistCare Aminya Aged Care Home
BaptistCare Aminya Aged Care Home

Baulkham Hills, NSW Ref:PL7323

  • Over 55s Development
  • Retirement Village
  • Level access
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Secure Estate
  • Home care services
  • Transitional Care
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Over 55s Development
  • Retirement Village
  • Level access
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Secure Estate
  • Home care services
  • Transitional Care
  • Personal Care Internal
Northcourt Aged Care

1

Vacancies

39

Beds

Northcourt Aged Care

North Parramatta, NSW Ref:PL3755

1

Vacancies

39

Beds

Blacktown Terrace Care Community

5

Beds

Blacktown Terrace Care Community

Blacktown, NSW Ref:PL13224

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Pay TV
  • Community TV
  • Vegetable gardens
  • High-speed broadband
  • Library

5

Beds

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Pay TV
  • Community TV
  • Vegetable gardens
  • High-speed broadband
  • Library
Courtlands Aged Care
Courtlands Aged Care

North Parramatta, NSW Ref:PL25628

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Hairdresser
  • Village bus
  • Computer room
  • Meeting Room
  • Chapel
  • Library
  • BBQ area/s
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Hairdresser
  • Village bus
  • Computer room
  • Meeting Room
  • Chapel
  • Library
  • BBQ area/s
BaptistCare Blue Hills Manor
BaptistCare Blue Hills Manor

Prestons , NSW Ref:PL27981

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Physiotherapy
  • Medical alert to external call centre
  • On-site manager
  • BBQ area/s
  • Library
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Physiotherapy
  • Medical alert to external call centre
  • On-site manager
  • BBQ area/s
  • Library
BaptistCare The Gracewood Aged Care Centre

10

Beds

BaptistCare The Gracewood Aged Care Centre

Kellyville , NSW Ref:PL27983

  • Level access
  • Physiotherapy
  • Transitional Care
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager

10

Beds

  • Level access
  • Physiotherapy
  • Transitional Care
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager
Bankstown Terrace Care Community

8

Beds

Bankstown Terrace Care Community

Bankstown, NSW Ref:PL13223

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • On-site manager
  • CCTV security
  • Beauty Salon
  • Cafe on-site
  • Walk to shops
  • Hairdresser

8

Beds

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • On-site manager
  • CCTV security
  • Beauty Salon
  • Cafe on-site
  • Walk to shops
  • Hairdresser

100

Beds

Uniting Edinglassie Emu Plains

Emu Plains, NSW Ref:PL20547

  • Secure Estate
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Onsite Staff

100

Beds

  • Secure Estate
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Onsite Staff

40

Beds

Uniting Bernard Austin Lodge Liverpool

Liverpool, NSW Ref:PL20532

  • Secure Estate
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy

40

Beds

  • Secure Estate
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy

104

Beds

Anglicare - Dudley Foord House RC

The Ponds, NSW Ref:PL2438

  • Ergonomic interior
  • Secure Estate
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services

104

Beds

  • Ergonomic interior
  • Secure Estate
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services

104

Beds

Anglicare - Newmarch House RC

Kingswood, NSW Ref:PL2436

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • On-site manager
  • Village bus
  • Cafe on-site

104

Beds

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • On-site manager
  • Village bus
  • Cafe on-site

4

Beds

Quakers Hillside Care Community

Quakers Hill, NSW Ref:PL4104

  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing

4

Beds

  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing

180

Beds

Constitution Hill Aged Care

Northmead, NSW Ref:PL2525

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry

180

Beds

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry

47

Beds

Uniting Thomas Bowden Ryde

Ryde, NSW Ref:PL4895

  • Secure Estate
  • Podiatry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff

47

Beds

  • Secure Estate
  • Podiatry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff

6

Beds

Bossley Parkside Care Community

Bossley Park, NSW Ref:PL4058

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Pay TV
  • Community TV
  • Vegetable gardens
  • Residents lounge
  • Library
  • Meeting Room

6

Beds

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Pay TV
  • Community TV
  • Vegetable gardens
  • Residents lounge
  • Library
  • Meeting Room

8

Beds

Meadowbank Grove Care Community

West Ryde, NSW Ref:PL4081

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager

8

Beds

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager

213

Beds

IRT Berala on the Park Aged Care Centre

Auburn, NSW Ref:PL3589

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • CCTV security
  • On-site manager
  • Hairdresser
  • High-speed broadband
  • Community TV

213

Beds

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • CCTV security
  • On-site manager
  • Hairdresser
  • High-speed broadband
  • Community TV

3

Vacancies

163

Beds

Bella Vista Gardens

Norwest, NSW Ref:PL8021

  • Pay TV
  • Hairdresser
  • Cafe on-site
  • Beauty Salon
  • Village bus

3

Vacancies

163

Beds

  • Pay TV
  • Hairdresser
  • Cafe on-site
  • Beauty Salon
  • Village bus

5

Beds

Auburn Glen Care Community

Auburn, NSW Ref:PL4084

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Secure Estate
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Personal Care Internal

5

Beds

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Secure Estate
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Personal Care Internal

97

Beds

RSL Aged Care Austral Liverpool John Edmondson VC Gardens

Austral, NSW Ref:PL24771

  • Level access
  • Ergonomic interior
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Onsite Nursing

97

Beds

  • Level access
  • Ergonomic interior
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Onsite Nursing
RSL Aged Care North Richmond Ron Middleton VC Gardens

North Richmond, NSW Ref:PL24784

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • On-site manager
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • On-site manager

104

Beds

Weeroona Aged Care Centre

Bass Hill , NSW Ref:PL5247

  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager

104

Beds

  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager

3

Beds

Winston Hillside Care Community

Winston Hills, NSW Ref:PL13230

  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry

3

Beds

  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry

1

Vacancies

90

Beds

Anglicare - Melva McDonald Lodge RC

Rooty Hill, NSW Ref:PL13317

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager
  • Community TV
  • Cafe on-site

1

Vacancies

90

Beds

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Podiatry
  • Physiotherapy
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • On-site manager
  • Community TV
  • Cafe on-site

116

Beds

Anglicare - Woodberry Village RC

Winston Hills, NSW Ref:PL25360

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • On-site manager
  • Village bus
  • Hairdresser

116

Beds

  • Built-in emergency aid
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • On-site manager
  • Village bus
  • Hairdresser

128

Beds

The Royce

Penrith, NSW Ref:PL13791

  • Retirement Village
  • Over 55s Development
  • 1 Car Garage
  • 2 Car Garage
  • Level access
  • Direct Garage Access
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Secure Estate

128

Beds

  • Retirement Village
  • Over 55s Development
  • 1 Car Garage
  • 2 Car Garage
  • Level access
  • Direct Garage Access
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Secure Estate

9

Beds

Toongabbie Terrace Care Community

Toongabbie, NSW Ref:PL25631

  • Secure Estate
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External

9

Beds

  • Secure Estate
  • Built-in emergency aid
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Level access
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External

13

Beds

Glenmore Park Care Community

Glenmore Park, NSW Ref:PL25743

  • Level access
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Secure Estate
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Onsite Nursing

13

Beds

  • Level access
  • Adaptable Bathroom
  • Secure Estate
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry
  • Personal Care Internal
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Onsite Nursing
Calvary Ryde Aged Care

Ryde, NSW Ref:PL27955

Henley Manor

Doonside, NSW Ref:PL28085

Marsden Park Care Community

Marsden Park, NSW Ref:PL28167

  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Physiotherapy
  • Medical alert to external call centre
  • Resident front gate / lobby monitor
  • 24hr Onsite Staff
  • Gym, Rehab or Wellness Centre
  • Visiting Medical Services
  • Onsite Nursing
  • 24hr Medical Alert External
  • Physiotherapy
  • Medical alert to external call centre
  • Resident front gate / lobby monitor
HammondGrove Hammondville

Hammondville, NSW Ref:PL3468

Adventist Aged Care - Kings Langley

Kings Langley, NSW Ref:PL20037

Scalabrini Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton, NSW Ref:PL20409

Scalabrini Austral

Austral, NSW Ref:PL20411

Uniting Lilian Wells North Parramatta

North Parramatta, NSW Ref:PL4713

Abel Tasman Village

Chester Hill, NSW Ref:PL20788

Courtlands Retirement Village

North Parramatta, NSW Ref:PL20898

ACDMA Aged Hostel

Canley Vale, NSW Ref:PL2514

Gillawarna Village

Georges Hall, NSW Ref:PL2561

Hardi Aged Care Blacktown

Blacktown, NSW Ref:PL2789

Bossley Park Nursing Home

Bossley Park, NSW Ref:PL21096

Cardinal Stepinac Village

St Johns Park, NSW Ref:PL2885

Chester Hill Village

Chester Hill, NSW Ref:PL2559

Ern Vine Village

Bankstown, NSW Ref:PL2560

Fairlea Aged Care @ Harris Park

Harris Park, NSW Ref:PL3312

Garden View Nursing Home

Merrylands, NSW Ref:PL3342

Guildford Nursing Home

Guildford, NSW Ref:PL3475

Glades Bay Gardens

Gladesville, NSW Ref:PL4847

Lansdowne Nursing Home

Cabramatta, NSW Ref:PL2492

Leigh Place

Roselands, NSW Ref:PL3687

Holy Spirit (Casula)

Casula, NSW Ref:PL21312

Estia Health Merrylands

Greystanes, NSW Ref:PL8646

Our Lady of Consolation Home

Rooty Hill, NSW Ref:PL7332

Residential Gardens

Rooty Hill, NSW Ref:PL4260

Hawkesbury Living

Richmond, NSW Ref:PL3478

Ron Lockwood Village

Greenacre, NSW Ref:PL21423

Estia Health Ryde

Ryde, NSW Ref:PL3281

Seven Hills Nursing Home

Seven Hills, NSW Ref:PL4412

St Joseph Aged Care

Hunters Hill, NSW Ref:PL21487

St Sergius Hostel Dementia Unit

Cabramatta, NSW Ref:PL21453

St Sergius Nursing Home

Cabramatta, NSW Ref:PL21499

St Simeon Village

Rooty Hill, NSW Ref:PL4410

Yallambee Village

Revesby, NSW Ref:PL2562

Bupa North Rocks

North Rocks, NSW Ref:PL2840

Canberra Nursing Home

Rookwood, NSW Ref:PL3035

Bupa Greenacre

Greenacre, NSW Ref:PL2827

Uniting Arrunga Ermington

Ermington, NSW Ref:PL4877

Heiden Park Lodge

Carramar, NSW Ref:PL4861

Melrose Retirement Village

Pendle Hill, NSW Ref:PL23635

Pendle Hill Aged Care

Pendle Hill, NSW Ref:PL2378

Beechwood Aged Care

Revesby, NSW Ref:PL2358

Brentwood Aged Care

Parramatta, NSW Ref:PL2359

Estia Health Bankstown

Greenacre, NSW Ref:PL8637

SummitCare Canley Vale

Canley Vale, NSW Ref:PL4565

SummitCare Liverpool

Liverpool, NSW Ref:PL4979

SummitCare Penrith

Penrith, NSW Ref:PL4545

SummitCare Smithfield

Smithfield, NSW Ref:PL4566

SummitCare St Marys

St Marys, NSW Ref:PL4546

UPA Sydney Home Care

Pendle Hill, NSW Ref:PL24140

Anglicare - Caddens Village

Caddens, NSW Ref:PL5286

Cranbrook Residences

Norwest, NSW Ref:PL24400

Anglicare - The Ponds Village

The Ponds, NSW Ref:PL5285

Pemulway Aged Care

Pemulwuy, NSW Ref:PL24573

Hunters Hill Village

Hunters Hill, NSW Ref:PL24630

Estia Health Epping

Epping, NSW Ref:PL24680

SummitCare Baulkham Hills

Baulkham Hills, NSW Ref:PL9156

Bupa Bankstown

Yagoona, NSW Ref:PL2802

Bupa Baulkham Hills

Baulkham Hills, NSW Ref:PL2806

Arcare Oatlands

Oatlands, NSW Ref:PL9024

Advantaged Care at Georges Manor

Georges Hall, NSW Ref:PL2310

Montefiore Hunters Hill

Hunters Hill, NSW Ref:PL4429

Ruby Manor

Carramar, NSW Ref:PL4128

St Anne's Aged Care (Hunters Hill)

Hunters Hill, NSW Ref:PL25034

Anglicare Rooty Hill Village

Rooty Hill, NSW Ref:PL25225

Mackillop House (Norwest)

Norwest, NSW Ref:PL25644

Austral Apartments

Austral, NSW Ref:PL27871

Uniting Hawkesbury Richmond

Richmond, NSW Ref:PL27892

Uniting Westmead

Westmead, NSW Ref:PL27893

Uniting Mullauna Blacktown

Blacktown, NSW Ref:PL27894

Uniting Bankstown

Bankstown, NSW Ref:PL27897

Aeralife Kingswood

Kingswood, NSW Ref:PL28008

Aeralife The Manor

Fairfield East, NSW Ref:PL28010

Levande The Cambridge

Epping, NSW Ref:PL28037

Our Lady Mercy Place Harris Park

Harris Park, NSW Ref:PL28062

Hixson Gardens

Bankstown, NSW Ref:PL28078

Melrose Village

Pendle HIll, NSW Ref:PL28211

St Nicholas Seniors Care Centre

Punchbowl, NSW Ref:PL28327

Fairlea Aged Care @ Rosehill

Granville, NSW Ref:PL3314

Minchinbury Manor

Rooty Hill, NSW Ref:PL2254

Mountainview Nursing Home

Penrith, NSW Ref:PL3903

Popular Articles

View All Articles
Article Img
What makes a great retirement village manager?

As anyone who lives in a retirement village will tell you, the village manager is a central figure who is critical to the success of the village and the happiness and wellbeing of village residents. But there’s no doubt the village manager plays an essential role. So, what is the role of a retirement village manager?

Article Img
Retirement villages without exit fees? They’re happening!

Retirement villages without exit fees? They’re happening! Now, some of Australia’s largest retirement village operators are looking at new ways to pay for retirement villages that don’t include exit fees – indeed, there are calls for some exit fees to be banned.

Article Img
What sort of profits do retirement village owners make?

The number of Australians over the age of 75 is expected to increase by 70% over the next six years. The number of Australians over the age of 80 is expected to triple to more than 3.5 million over the next 40 years. As the number of older people in Australia surges, so too does demand for age-appropriate housing – such as retirement villages, which offer an affordable lifestyle, community, and ongoing health and wellness support.

Article Img
73% of Australians willing to sacrifice inheritance for aged care

Nearly three-quarters of all Australians are willing to sacrifice their own inheritance so their parents and grandparents can enjoy the retirement they deserve, according to a new report by B2B aged care service CompliSpace.

Article Img
Volunteers are the backbone of the aged care sector, and more are needed

Tens of thousands of people, of all ages, such as 90-year-old Lily Burns and 20-year-old Charlise Hannagan, volunteer in aged care homes. The Change Makers is the theme for this year’s National Volunteer Week, 15 to 21st May, which celebrates the vital work of volunteers.

Article Img
What is the Future of Rental Retirement Villages?

Across Australia there are approximately 300 rental retirement villages – but few more are likely to be built, which is an unfortunate situation for older Australians. Rental retirement villages operate much like normal rentals, but they offer older Australian with limited financial means the opportunity of housing security, health and lifestyle support, and a welcoming and safe community.

Article Img
This is the food that you can get in residential aged care

Uniting NSW.ACT is aware of the criticism that is often levelled at the food served in residential aged care homes. The Not For Profit is passionate about the food served to residents and determined that as well meeting residents’ nutrition needs, their food looks and tastes delicious and as well as catering to their individual desires as much as possible.

Article Img
Unique test can predict if you have dementia up to nine years earlier

An international research team led by Queen Mary University of London, UK, has developed a new method for predicting dementia with an over 80 per cent accuracy and up to nine years before diagnosis. The new method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia than memory tests or measurements of brain shrinkage, two commonly used methods for diagnosing dementia.

A special thanks to our contributors

Icons
Caroline Egan

DCM Media, agedcare101

Caroline has a wealth of experience writing within the retirement and aged care sector and is a contributing journalist for the Villages.com.au and agedcare101 blog and accompanying newsletters.

Icons
Ian Horswill

Journalist

Ian is a journalist, writer and sub-editor for the aged care sector, working at The DCM Group. He writes for The Weekly Source, agedcare101, villages.com.au and the DCM Institute fortnightly newsletter Friday. Ian is in daily contact with CEOs of retirement living, land lease and the aged care operations and makes a new contact every week. He investigates media releases, LinkedIn and Facebook for a good source for ideas for stories.

Icons
Lauren Broomham

Retirement and Aged Care Journalist

Lauren is a journalist for villages.com.au, agedcare101 and The Donaldson Sisters. Growing up in a big family in small town communities, she has always had a love for the written word, joining her local library at the age of six months. With over eight years' experience in writing and editing, she is a keen follower of news and current affairs with a nose for a good story.

Icons
Jill Donaldson

Physiotherapist

Jill has been practicing as a clinical physiotherapist for 30 years. For the last 13 years she has worked solely in the Aged Care sector in more than 50 metropolitan and regional facilities. Jill has also toured care facilities in the US and Africa and is a passionate advocate for both the residents in aged care and the staff who care for them. She researches and writes for DCM Media.

Icons
Chris Baynes

DCM Media, agedcare101

Chris has been a journalist and publisher in the retirement village and aged care sectors for 11 years. He has visited over 250 retirement villages and 50 aged care facilities both within Australia and internationally. Chris is a regular speaker at industry conferences plus is a frequent radio commentator.

Icons
Annie Donaldson

Nurse and Carer

Annie has a long career in both nursing and the media. She has planned and co-ordinated the medical support from both international TV productions and major stadium events. In recent years she has been a primary family carer plus involved in structured carer support.