Change is hard. Most people are fairly set in their ways and naturally reluctant to alter their behaviours and ingrained habits.

When it comes to organisational change within the seniors living industry, these challenges are amplified 100 fold, as you try to coordinate long term staff spread across multiple geographic locations, as well as elderly residents who can be challenged by sudden disruptions to their day to day lives.

Luckily, there are Change Managers like Sarah Wright who have spent a career in helping organisations navigate these major transformations of their businesses.

Sarah has recently been guiding one of Australia’s largest seniors living organisations through a fundamental digital transformation of their operations, and in the process armed its leaders with the tools they need to drive successful change.

In this episode of The Business of Ageing, I sit down with Sarah to understand what makes a successful change manager and learn what practical steps every company can take to ensure that long term change will be embraced by the entire organisation and its residents.

The Business of Ageing podcast has been produced by Shaun Alexander at Pluss Communities.

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How much is your lifestyle worth as you age and what is the financial opportunity cost of these decisions?

Nick Donnelly from Plenary Wealth is a financial advisor who specialises in retirement living, aged care and granny flat agreements and believes that the lifestyle benefits of seniors living communities can often trump the financial cost, but alignment between family members is critical when planning for this stage.

In this episode of The Business of Ageing, we will be discussing the best ways for people to educate themselves on the options available to them and why getting organised early can save a lot of heartbreak down the track.

Nick will be diving into the detail of retirement village and residential aged care contracts and what people need to be aware of as they transition from one to another.

We will be learning about the concept of “granny flat agreements” and how these can be a win-win option for multigenerational families looking to delay aged care as long as possible.

The Business of Ageing podcast has been produced by Shaun Alexander at Pluss Communities.

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One of the hardest parts about ageing is knowing when it’s time to leave the family home. Do you move into a retirement village and embrace community life, or stay at home as long as possible before facing the inevitable need for care and the scramble for suitable options that follows?

If that decision making process isn’t hard enough, the financial minefield of contracts and payment options can end up trapping even the most savvy consumers.

Luckily Rachel Lane from Aged Care Gurus simplifies this process by breaking down these complex concepts into easy to understand, practical information, whilst also keeping the providers and policy makers honest by calling it exactly as she sees it.

In this episode of The Business of Ageing, Rachel shares some of the trends she is seeing from consumers when it comes to retirement living and aged care, and how there can often be a disconnect between these expectations with the reality of what providers can deliver.

The Business of Ageing podcast has been produced by Shaun Alexander at Pluss Communities.

To learn about Pluss Communities click here

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