Ryman interim reported net profit up 32%
12,750 residents have licenses to occupy, company plans a further 6506 new units, beds.
12,750 residents have licenses to occupy, company plans a further 6506 new units, beds.
It comes as mandates kick in this week for health and education workers.
Years after Leah Corken's death, one detail after another haunted her daughter.
The care home resident was admitted to hospital last night and died this morning.
Fifteen residents and four staff at the facility have tested positive for the virus.
Alert levels 4 and 3 during August, September and October didn't make it any easier.
"Our approach is an extension of the picnic concept" - Arvida Group CEO.
Retirement village boss says some residents feeling isolated after nine weeks in lockdown.
All staff at the retirement village are now being tested for Covid.
Managing director of Bupa Villages & Aged Care NZ Carolyn Cooper says her healthcare frontline work as an emergency department nurse still comes in handy today leading the business with $1.6 billion of assets. Video / NZ Herald
Site on the town's northern limits is now open pastureland
One caregiver says she feels pressured into getting the vaccine.
"There's no guarantee you'll get a bed if you need it" - Jon Duffy, Consumer NZ.
Umbers is now based in Melbourne but starts later next month
"We have moved quickly to keep our residents and staff safe" - Scoullar
"A lot more risk of the pandemic this time": Metlifecare chief executive Earl Gasparich.
Total assets of $4b are up from $3.5b, company developing four new sites
The villages are responding strongly to the threat.
Consumer rights are weaker than they could be says Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson.
The HDC is reminding retirement villages of its responsibilities to all it residents.
'The arbiter of all this will not be you, me or the Government. It will be the residents.'
Inherant power imbalance between wealthy owner/operators and residents,
"I've been in and around the sector for over 10 years," says Oceania Healthcare boss.
"Ryman has downplayed the impacts of the effects on this bayside estate" - tribunal
Anne Gibson looks at some of the key issues to investigate before making your move.
By 2033, JLL estimates around 81,000 people will live in these villages.
Poto Williams agrees with calls for an 'urgent' review of the law.
"I play for Takapuna - the Takapuna Turtles" says Jeremy Nicoll, new Arvida CEO.
Editorial: The problem is, the concerns have around for some time and well known about.
Retirement Commissioner urges sweeping review of the sector.