The results of a probe into retirement village residents' complaints and disputes with their owners and managers will be revealed next month and could lead to a shake-up.

Retirement village residents have created their own body, seeking a law review to give them more power.

Nearly 33,000 New Zealanders live in retirement villages, up from just over 24,000 people three years ago.

A rest home worker who was dismissed after being caught with a gardener in a dead resident's room has been awarded more than $28,000 in compensation.

Two near-misses in which elderly dementia sufferers narrowly avoided harm after wandering away from caregivers have been slammed as "appalling".

An Auckland hospital for the elderly failed to make a written plan on how staff would prevent a high-risk resident from developing pressure sores.

Watercare is pumping water from tankers into water pipes for almost 600 elderly people in two retirement villages and a hospital affected by a general water outage in the Albany area.

A dramatic rise in the number of rest-home caregivers working on temporary visas is raising concerns about disruption to the lives of vulnerable rest-home residents.

A neighbour is opposing a new Auckland Ryman Healthcare village, saying views will be blocked and roads jammed with traffic when hundreds of elderly people move in.

Ryman Healthcare's application to build a retirement village in Greenlane has drawn strong community reaction both for and against the $100 million-plus project.

Retirement village roll-up Arvida Group has raised the full $75 million sought through an initial public offering following strong demand for shares.

Arvida Group could soon begin acquiring additional retirement villages following it listing on the NZX next month, its chairman says.

It's good news if you're in your 30s but not so good if you're over 50 according to earnings data from Statistics New Zealand.

A woman believed to be New Zealand's oldest resident has died at the age of 110 at a rest home north of Wellington.

All Blacks including Dan Carter and Richie McCaw could receive a windfall from a proposed mega-merger of 19 privately-owned retirement villages.

Listed retirement giant Metlifecare is tipped to be trading cheaply, well below its peers even after a good financial result out yesterday.

Listed retirement giant Metlifecare pushed up annual net profit after tax 18 per cent to $68.8 million after removing non-recurring items.

New Zealand's third-largest retirement village operator, increased first-half profit at a slower pace as it focuses on developing villages for future growth.

Ryman Healthcare, the country's biggest listed retirement village operator and developer, has bought land in Wellington which it plans to turn into a boutique village.

As caring for a rising population of elderly people — some with dementia — becomes an increasing problem, novel options are being tested