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April 22, 2022
As competition in the retirement village industry increases, activities are becoming one of the keys ways villages can make themselves stand out from the pack. There’s only one problem: managing activities is really difficult.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2020
Spritely was recently awarded a grant by Callaghan Innovation and MBIE to further develop our age-friendly system for the purpose of COVID screening in retirement villages.
Read MoreMay 12, 2020
At Alpine View, the average number of video calls between residents each week has increased by 400% since people were asked to self-isolate. Social isolation hasn’t stopped people socialising, it’s just changed the way they do it.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2020
The rapidly evolving situation around Covid-19 has prompted retirement village operators to make sure their infectious disease protocols are up to date and regularly assessed as being fit for purpose.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
One year ago, the body of an elderly man was found in his Napier home weeks after he died. At the time, it was the fourth such case in Hawkes Bay in 6 months prompting the NZ Herald to highlight what they described as a “worrying trend” of elderly people lying undiscovered at home alone.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2022
Without a strong focus on community management and engagement, village growth can undermine the sense of community that attracted people in the first place.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2025