Workers at the For Profit business, which has 10 retirement villages in WA, won the Village Manager of the Year and Salesperson of the Year awards at a Property Council WA event in Perth.
Property Council of WA Executive Director Sandra Brewer congratulated Karri Ashford, Village Manager at Woodstock West in Bunbury, and Glenys Watters, Parkland Villas Mandurah in Halls Creek and Woodstock West, Bunbury, for their ongoing commitment and dedication to providing excellent service to the retirement living community and industry.
“Retirement villages provide safe, affordable, and comfortable housing for seniors and those that work in the sector have an important role to play in managing all aspects of village life with compassion and professionalism,” Sandra said.
“These awards also recognise the hard work that goes into promoting the many benefits that come from being a part of this community and the support provided to residents as they make the move into retirement communities.”
Daniel Gannon, Retirement Living Council’s Executive Director, told the event Australia was a global leader in the design of age-friendly communities and it was extraordinary people who could build strong and productive relationships with residents that made retirement living even more enjoyable.
A 10-year longitudinal study of retirement village residents by DCM Group, owner of the DCM Institute, found 83 per cent of residents felt safer in the age-friendly community than in their previous home, with 94 per cent of residents confirming they were “glad to be living in a retirement community during these uncertain COVID-19 times”.
Karri joins NSW/ACT winner Jo-Anne Quinn, QLD winner Justine Regan, SA/NT winner Lee Ann Alejo and VIC/TAS winner Sherman Brown in the final, with the Village Manager of the Year national winner declared at the Retirement Living Council summit on 22 June.