Retirement Villages
Poms
“The entry form says there’s an 18 and over category, and we’re over 18!” Poms (Zara Hayes, 2019) starts with Martha (Diane Keaton) moving from her home of 46 years into a retirement village, fending off insensitive garage sale shoppers and her own anxieties about the transition. Cynical, urbane Martha, in her jeans and khaki,… …
Posted in: Reviews, Movie Reviews, Older Women
Maryanne’s Deferred Management Fee Nightmare
Maryanne (not her real name) lived happily in a retirement village for over ten years. She was in her mid 80s when construction work in a common area above her unit disrupted a drain above her library, causing serious flooding during heavy rain. Over the months this problem persisted, Maryanne’s physical and mental health both… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Retirement Housing, Retirement Housing Advice Service
Quick guide to the Retirement Villages Act Review
The Victorian Government is currently reviewing the Retirement Villages Act and has published a 60-page Issues Paper about the review. If you live in a retirement village, this is a great time to let the government know what needs to change in your industry. …
Posted in: News Updates, Retirement Housing, Campaigns, Take Action
Essential Services Commission seeks feedback on Embedded Electricity Networks
The Essential Services Commission has released an Electricity Distribution Code Review issues paper requesting feedback on the questions put forward about the rights, responsibilities, services and protections offered to people by their electricity providers and distributors. Many people who get in touch with HAAG’s Retirement Housing Advice Service are residents of retirement housing options such… …
Posted in: News Updates, Caravan Parks, Independent Living Units, Residential Parks, Retirement Housing, Retirement Housing Advice Service
Good News for Caravan and Residential Village Residents with Embedded Networks
Residents in registered Caravan and Residential Parks will now have access to the Energy and Water Ombudsman (EWOV) complaint and dispute resolution scheme from the 1st of July 2018. This is particularly good news, as prior to this residents had very little information or support in how to resolve or even approach embedded network disputes… …
Posted in: News Updates, Caravan Parks, Residential Parks, Retirement Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
Contract terminated carelessly
Diane* had been her father Joe’s live-in carer at the retirement village for two years before he passed away. She was the main beneficiary of his estate and the executor of his will. Since she’d inherited the unit, which was his main asset, and was herself in her 60’s, she expected to be able to… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Retirement Housing, Retirement Housing Advice Service
Retirement housing, a right not a privilege
Aoife and Shane talk about HAAG’s expanded Retirement Housing Project and the issues that come up in these supposedly older-person-friendly kinds of housing – plus how the residents are fighting back. If you want to get in touch you can call HAAG on (03) 9654 7389. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Campaigns, Retirement Housing Advice Service, Victoria