Living with Dementia in Retirement Villages
Living with Dementia in Retirement Villages.
Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Discussion Paper 13, August 2015. – Miskovski, K., Chenoweth, L. & Moore, B. (2015)
“The retirement living sector is a successful model industry, providing a range of care options to facilitate ageing in place.”
How well do retirement villages facilitate ageing in place for residents living with dementia?
This discussion paper reports the findings of exploratory research which aimed to investigate the extent to which people with dementia are supported in retirement villages and identify improvements to ensure that retirement village residents with dementia are able to age in place.
To access this document please click Alzheimer’s Australia (NSW)
Subsequent to consideration of the discussion paper. Alzheimer’s Australia (NSW) then produced the Dementia Guide for the Australian Retirement Village Industry which residents and their their extended family may also find interesting.
Lamb v RSL Life Care – 22 June 2016
30 June 2016
RSL Lifecare capitulate in Supreme Court of NSW over fees for Loan Agreements
Retirement village residents Robert and Sharon Lamb have come out on top in their attempt to hold RSL Lifecare accountable to comply with the Retirement Villages Act, specifically on the question of legal fees charged on entering the village, with RSL abandoning its appeal to the Supreme Court.
For further details visit the Emil Ford Lawyers website.