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Call for support to build more community-style villages for older people in need

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Call for support to build more community-style villages for older people in need

An evaluation of a not-for-profit retirement living and aged care provider’s housing and care services for older people in need has found that every dollar invested creates more than seven times that in value for residents, the community and governments. The Living Communities Age Well study undertaken by Think Impact uses the Social Return on Investment framework to measure the economic and social impacts of services provided by the Old Colonists’ Association of Victoria across its four villages.

June 17, 2018

An evaluation of a not-for-profit retirement living and aged care provider’s housing and care services for older people in need has found that every dollar invested creates more than seven times that in value for residents, the community and governments.

The Living Communities Age Well study undertaken by Think Impact uses the Social Return on Investment framework to measure the economic and social impacts of services provided by the Old Colonists’ Association of Victoria across its four villages. Read the full story in Australian Ageing Agenda.