ABOUT
Over the past twelve years SAGE Tours has built an enviable reputation as a world leader in its class.
There is nothing else like it available to Aged Care and Retirement living providers. From small stand alone to large corporate SAGE Tours offers innovative study tours to the seniors living industries. SAGE delegates have the opportunity to evaluate the advancement of Eldercare from a global perspective and receive insights from some of the world’s most highly respected industry professionals. Successful study tours have been run since 2006 across five continents for hundreds of delegates.
SAGE Tours continues to grow and support its mission and its name: Studying and Advancing Global Eldercare. The SAGE Study Tour programs offer delegates an educative, professional and culturally appropriate study experience in another country looking at Seniors Living Models and delivery of care and services.

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Judy Martin is the International Program Manager for SAGE Tours
She's the individual responsible for ensuring that industry tour participants get to see the best of the best, or as with the tour of South Africa, the best intertwined with some less and poorly resourced yet still wonderful aged care organisations. Judy is well networked and connected internationally particularly through her positions as Director of Commonwealth Association of Ageing and recently elected board position on the Global Ageing Network. Judy says SAGE Tours is unique. She has been managing and hosting the tours since their inception 12 years ago, has participated in over 25 trips to 15 countries and says SAGE Tours has a wonderful reputation overseas among many international associations and aged care and retirement living providers. SAGE Tours is a recognised brand in the in the global Seniors living, and seniors care arena. It is recognised for its high level programs, commitment to betterment of industry, and educational value for Executives in this industry says Judy. This is confirmed by feedback from delegates who have participated in SAGE Tours and International associations and providers who have hosted SAGE Tours.
PAST TOURS
Since 2006, SAGE Study Tours have been run in countries as diverse as China, the Netherlands, Malta, USA, Canada, the U.K. and throughout Europe. Choose a tour below to find out more about the learning experiences shared by delegates while on a SAGE study tour
Thomson Adsett is a leading international architecture and design firm with studios throughout Australia and Asia. Our flexible design thinking is reflected across a range of sectors including seniors living, education & communities, commercial, health, leisure & resorts and retail. ThomsonAdsett are the world’s second largest firm specialising in seniors living, and bring 30 years of local and global experience. Their designer’s travel the world to bring the latest information on trends, facilities and products to clients.
Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) is the leading national peak body for aged and community care providers. It represents approximately 700 church, charitable and community-based organizations providing housing, residential care, community care and home support services to older people, younger people with a disability and their carers. ACSA members provide care and support in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote regions across Australia.
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) is the national peak body representing all age service providers. We are the only industry peak body acting on behalf of private sector and not-for-profit providers delivering retirement living, home care and residential aged care services. On behalf of our members, we work with governments, health and community services and other stakeholders to improve standards, equality and efficiency within age services.