by Administrator | Sep 5, 2022 | General News
Stuff article 21 August 2022: “We’re not scared of a review”, says retirement village owner Graham Wilkinson, as the sector faces a Government probe into whether two-decade-old consumer protections for village residents need beefing up. They may not be scared,...
by Administrator | Sep 5, 2022 | General News
Stuff Article 3 Sept 2022: Retirement village owners have come up with a package of “voluntary reforms” they hope will stave off the threat of government regulation. It includes a crack-down on unfair terms in retirement village contracts, and on village operators who...
by Administrator | Nov 25, 2021 | General News
A big week for village residents… A great deal has happened in the past week regarding progressing discussions for a ‘fulsome review’ of the legislative framework that governs retirement villages. The busy week started on Tuesday with our President...
by Administrator | Nov 5, 2021 | General News
It is with great pleasure that I share with you the RVRANZ’s Best Practice Guidelines for Retirement Villages, for you to download; https://www.rvranz.org.nz/framework.pdf This booklet sets out the RVRANZ’s recommended guidelines for achieving fairness and best...
by Administrator | Jun 9, 2021 | General News
On 1 July 2020, some key annual changes to the Residential Care Subsidy came into effect. If you need long-term residential care in a rest home, you may now qualify for the Residential Care Subsidy. The asset thresholds have increased to: $236,336 for a single person...