retvilldotnet: Retirement Village Royal Commission Called For

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Retirement Village Royal Commission Called For

A Melbourne Age newspaper editorial called for retirement villages to be included in the royal commission into aged care.

Aged care royal commission needs to include retirement villages

"As The Age has said for years and demonstrated with many shocking stories, the aged care sector requires radical reform. Numerous inquiries have reached similar conclusions.

The brief needs to extend beyond what was announced by Mr Morrison. He neglected to mention retirement villages – a glaring and unacceptable omission. Such villages form a multibillion-dollar sector also plagued by many instances of poor treatment of the elderly and financial scandal. Evidence should not be shackled by federal/state sensitivities."

The full story can be read here - https://www.theage.com.au/national/aged-care-royal-commission-needs-to-include-retirement-villages-20180917-p504cj.html

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Function of Government

The role of government is to create an environment for commerce to function whilst at the same time protecting retirees and particularly vulnerable retirees from both financial and emotional harm emanating from that function.

The Victorian Retirement Villages Act 1986 provides the environment for commerce to function but fails to fully protect retirees from financial and emotional harm as a result of it.

The Victorian legislative definition of a retirement village in demanding the payment of an 'in-going' amount without the transfer of property ownership is a major contributor to that financial and emotional harm suffered by retirees.