Planning for the future is a responsibility that our Committee have in ensuring that the needs of our present residents and perhaps your future needs or those of your parents are anticipated. Therefore, our planning takes into account many factors including maintaining buildings to a standard set by government regulations, accreditation requirements for a homelike environment, new and different ways of providing services, anticipating the changing needs of the Brotherhood and importantly planning for an increasing aging population with a work force population that will not increase to support the added cost burden. It is predicted that in the next 20 years the proportion of Australians aged over 65 years will nearly double and it is certain that government funding assistance will not meet all of these needs. All of these issues are important to us in planning the future, and whilst we realise that all things are subject to the will of God, the Committee of Management have placed a great deal of emphasis in future and strategic planning with some of the other drivers being:

Ecclesial need – For us to adequately plan for the future, we need to have your input so wherever you live be it in the city or the country, we need to know what you personally want from Olivet. Some questions we ask from you are, “Do our current care and services meet your expectations and needs?” and “Are there any new methods or types of services that we can provide for you or the Brotherhood in general?”

The second driver is economic necessity. As ¾ of our funding is derived from and regulated by government sources, it is an advantage to attract additional funding so that we can afford to maintain and improve our current standards and services.
The majority of Olivet’s wealth (an asset value of approximately $15 million) is tied up in our buildings and presently we have an aging hostel wing that will need replacement in the not too distant future and a 22-year-old Nursing Home, which also requires refurbishment.

In short whatever new venture Olivet undertakes it must be affordable and financially self-supporting.