The sense of community is essential for well-being: it’s of paramount importance in retirement living and land lease communities
Moving into retirement living, be it a village or lifestyle community, invites a sense of community. Not everyone wants to be part of a community, but creating a sense of community for yourself as you age has many benefits: It meets social needs, It meets…
The six foods that dieticians say everyone should eat for a healthy brain
Here are six foods that everyone should eat daily if possible, according to dietitians, who explain why. Walnuts The brain’s ability to process glucose changes before symptoms like memory loss show up, said Maggie Moon, MS, RD, author of The MIND Diet: 2nd Edition. “When…
WA Seniors Card holders latest to get United’s four cents a litre fuel discount
Under a major discount partnership with United Petroleum, WA Seniors Card holders can register online for the United app or plastic United fuel discount card to save four cents a litre off the price of fuel at United service stations across Australia. It is estimated…
“Retirement living is one of the best things you could possibly do”
For the past 14 years, 102-year-old Durham Smith has been a resident at Baptcare Hedley Sutton Retirement Living in the inner Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, 10km east of the CBD. The faith-based Not For Profit, which owns and operates six retirement living communities in Melbourne…
The Best 30 Years: Reliving the TV series showing what retirement living, aged care and home care really are
This month marks the two-year anniversary of our five-part TV series ‘The Best 30 Years’ so it’s time for a trip down memory lane. The first episode of The Best 30 Years was broadcast on Nine Network’s Gem platform on Saturday, 22 October 2022 and…
How the new Aged Care Act will benefit people in retirement living
The new Aged Care Act, which has still to be passed and faces a Senate inquiry later this year, will impact on the way that care services are delivered in retirement villages. The existing Home Care Package program will be replaced by Support at Home…