The Property Council of Australia and Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) have announced their partnership, to deliver a renewed accreditation scheme for the retirement living industry.
Both organisations have officially entered as joint Heads-of-Agreement for co-management of a renewed scheme, working over the coming months to merge the existing Lifemark and IRCAS schemes into a single entity.
Ben Myers, Executive Director of Retirement Living at the Property Council, says that ensuring retirement living accreditation delivers real outcomes for residents is a key priority in 2018 and sets the standard for years to come.
"A robust accreditation scheme for Australian retirement villages will deliver peace of mind to incoming and current residents about the quality of their community and the capability of their village's staff and procedures,” Mr Myers says.
Sean Rooney, Chief Executive Officer at LASA, says one national accreditation scheme will help to strengthen the system, assisting both consumers and providers of retirement living.
“A clear, strong, single accreditation scheme will set new benchmarks for community expectations and deliver greater consumer-confidence for the industry,” said Mr Rooney.
The Property Council and LASA expressed their mutual delight in working together to create solutions for the important initiative.
Members from the Property Council and LASA will form a joint steering committee to advise on and oversee the changes to retirement living accreditation, with a view to finalising the new scheme over coming months.
