Programmed Property Services

Programmed Property Services provide a broad range of property maintenance services through a directly employed workforce model based at over 60 branches throughout Australia, New Zealand & the United Kingdom. We create value for our customers through innovative long term relationships that help drive our customers’ success. Programmed Property Services offers a range of distinct services designed to add value individually or integrated into a packages approach for your property maintenance needs. These services include painting & maintenance programmes, grounds & horticultural management, and corporate imaging & signage. We are proud long term supporters of the RVA and look forward to once again sponsoring the RVA national conference.

To find out more, please contact us on:
T: 1800 620 911
E: marketing@programmed.com.au
W: www.programmed.com.au

VillageWISE - Over a decade of supporting and protecting members

VillageWISE is the name given to a range of products specifically designed to meet the insurance and risk protection needs of retirement village operators and residents.

• Over 300 retirement villages and 6,000 residents have been protected by VillageWISE nationally since the program’s inception in 1997.
• Over $4,000,000,000 worth of assets and revenue protected by VillageWISE.
• Over 5,000 claims paid and property losses in excess of $7,000,000 incurred since the inception of VillageWISE.
  

VillageWISE is offered by JLT Health and Aged Care (a division of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Limited ‘JLT’)
Contact:

Noel Forster – VillageWISE
GPO Box E201, Perth WA 6841
T: 1800 999 835
E: forsn@jlta.com.au
W: www.jlta.com.au/villagewise

The Senior Newspaper

The Senior newspaper has been publishing for 33 years.
There are six state based editions of The Senior published monthly.
Our audited circulation nationwide is 400,495 – with a national readership of 1.48 million readers aged over fifty each month. 80% of these readers own their own home.

In our 2007 readership survey we asked our readers;Would they see themselves moving into a retirement village in the future. 40% of our readers responded in the positive - the responses were broadly consistent across all states.

Our papers are gaining circulation when a lot of other newspapers are struggling to maintain circulation. We could put it down to the fact that we are an ageing population but our success is more to do with the papers content.We print stories that support positive images of ageing and talk about positive things that come with ageing.We produce advertising and special promotions that provide critical information for seniors as consumers.More importantly we, our papers give our readers a voice and a platform on which to air issues that are important to them.

Minter Ellison – ticking all the boxes for retirement villages and aged care

Minter Ellison is one of only a few law firms in Australia and New Zealand with a specialist retirement village and aged care team.  We have acted for the industry for more than twenty-five years and currently act for over 150 villages across every state of Australia and New Zealand. Our lawyers are long standing members of the Retirement Village Association and regularly assist with submissions to government on new legislation and industry issues.
We provide a comprehensive range of legal services to the industry including:

• acquisition and disposal of sites and facilities
• retirement villages scheme set-ups
• joint ventures
• village documentation
• development and construction
• planning and environment
• taxation and GST
• financing
• legislation compliance
• unit conveyancing
• resident dispute resolution and litigation.

In 2009, Minter Ellison compiled the first ever Australian and New Zealand Retirement Villages Legislation Compendium, endorsed by the Retirement Village Association, which provides a comprehensive reference guide to key aspects of the legislation regulating retirement villages in Australia and New Zealand.

Grant Thornton Australia

Grant Thornton Australia is the leading provider of accounting and business advisory services to the aged care industry in Australia with an extensive roster of aged care clients. We have many years experience working with aged care providers, both at organisation-wide and facility-specific levels. Our aged care team has been responsible for more financial assessments of aged care facilities than any other organisation in Australia and our experience includes the management of aged care facilities. We understand the issues at the heart of aged care business and operations - the delicate balance between service standards and financial return. The advice and solutions we offer are tried and tested.

Retirement Living and Aged Care
Sustaining Communities, Improving Lifestyles
Through its Retirement Living and Aged Care Team, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank provides funding for the acquisition, planning, development, up-grade and construction of Retirement Villages and Aged Care communities throughout Australia.  We have a longstanding commitment to funding these sectors.

Our team of experienced and knowledgeable Business Development Managers and support staff are long term industry partners who consistently deliver real financial solutions to these communities.  We understand the Retirement Living and Aged Care industries, their risks, compliance standards, demographics that underpin development opportunities and their unique cash flows.

We listen to your plans to ensure we understand your requirements and then tailor solutions to your needs.

The Retirement Living and Aged Care sectors will show enormous growth in the years ahead and the Bank is now well placed to provide specialised lending solutions that add value to these essential communities and to your plans.

Contact Us
For more information on how Bendigo and Adelaide Bank can add value to your business, contact a local Retirement Village and Aged Care industry specialist now:

Bankwest
Bankwest is one of the leading banks in Australia able to offer a dedicated industry specialist approach to the Retirement Village sector.

Madgwicks Lawyers
Madgwicks has an excellent reputation for assisting clients in the acquisition, sale, development and management of retirement villages and aged care facilities.

Our team consists of passionate, expert and reliable lawyers possessing specialist knowledge of the industry and the complex legislation associated with operating in the retirement village and aged care area. 

Madgwicks will partner with you to provide commercial, proactive advice in a timely manner.

To discuss how Madgwicks can assist please contact:

Lorna Gelbert - Partner - 03 9242 4763 - lorna.gelbert@madgwicks.com.au

Sue Harris - Senior Associate - 03 9242 4758 - sue.harris@madgwicks.com.au

www.madgwicks.com.au

Cavalier Bremworth
Leave a gentler footprint with every step
If you’re looking for a quality carpet in keeping with the quality of your village, choose only 100% New Zealand wool carpet from Cavalier Bremworth. We’re the preferred supplier for many Australian villages and a long time sponsor of the Retirement Villages Association. We understand your need for good looks, durability, comfort and warmth. We have the biggest range of broadloom carpet with Good Environmental Choice Australia accreditation, browse our catalogue at www.cavbrem.com.au or for more information call 1800 251 172.

Russel Kennedy
Russell Kennedy is a market leader in the provision of legal services to the retirement village industry.  We have acted for numerous retirement village operators throughout Australia for more than 25 years.  Russell Kennedy understand the retirement village sector and how the growth in Australia’s ageing population and the changing demographics are impacting on the industry. 

Our specialist lawyers can assist with: acquisitions, sales and developments; resident documentation; business structuring issues; duties and imposts; planning approvals, licensing and administrative procedures; village management, including compliance and risk management advice, workplace issues and skilled immigration solutions.

Fisher&Paykel
From enlarged, easy-to-read fonts & symbols on our ovens, to ergonomically efficient DishDrawers that eliminate the need to bend over, Fisher & Paykel offers design solutions specific to the needs of the retirement industry. Energy and water efficiency are also at the forefront in the design of all the appliances we provide into developments. Our unique 24 hours a day 7 days a week Customer Care Centre is a world-class facility, responsible for pre- and post-sales support with a dedicated commercial support line and staff for retirement and managed developments.

Understanding Today. Anticipating Tomorrow.

MacroPlan Australia is a national property consultancy with skills in economics and planning. MacroPlan’s cutting edge research & understanding of national property markets has given it unique insights into the retirement and aged care sectors. In working for private, public and not-for-profit clients MacroPlan provides innovative research that drives commercial success and assists in positioning entities to meet future challenges.

Retirement and Aged Care Services

1. Site Identification & Concept Development
2.  Market Analysis – Demand & Supply
3.  Economic  & Social Impact Assessment
4.  Feasibility Assessment
5.  Planning Applications & specialist reports
6.  Primary Market Research & Focus Groups
7.  Property Portfolio Reviews