Originally Posted by
justakiwi
Nobody is saying OCA residents are happier than SUM others. I have no idea if they are or not. What do know, as I’ve said before, is that the future of elderly care in NZ will need to be focussed on exactly that - care. If companies forget that, and become focussed on independent living, they will be ill prepared for what the future brings. I can’t put a time frame on it, but at some point down the track, the number one need will be rest home, hospital and dementia level care. Independent living options will not be the primary need. I get that businesses need to make money. But one would seriously hope that any retirement village/care business, would not have started up only for the money. I would hope their motivation was much more than that, and I would like to think that people who invest in these businesses are also not motivated by money alone. Sadly, I am starting to believe this is not the case.