Can I afford to retire and enjoy the lifestyle?
Is your partner starting to talk about retirement, or are you beginning to feel it is time to step back from work? Whatever the reason, you may be asking: can I afford to retire? It is a personal decision that requires a lot of thought…
The five types of tenancy in a retirement village
When looking into buying an independent living unit in a retirement village, there are lots of things to consider – cost, choosing the contract that most suits the buyer’s situation and the tenancy. Here are the following types of tenancy, which the buyer will be…
85-year-old Rudi is the best advertisement for the retirement living sector
Retirement villages are often confused with aged care homes, and at time disparaged for being segregated from the wider community. The sector can learn from this story in News Corp’s QWeekend magazine about Rudi Bianchi, who is a resident at Blue Care’s Azure Blue Carina retirement village…
How this financial adviser saved a client $20,000 a year in move from retirement living to aged care
Making the move from retirement living into residential aged care can be hard for you and your family. Shaun Ganguly, a financial planner from Aged Care Financial Planning and Retirement Village Financial Advice, said it is critically important to seek professional advice. You need to…
People may wake up earlier as they get older
As people age, their bodies alter both internally and externally as their brain and nervous system go through natural changes. This is a major factor behind the sleep changes that come later in life, and yes, many people reaching retirement tend to wake up earlier….
Retirement living is the new option for care and support as you age
The average age of new retirement village residents has remained steady at 75 for many years. However, as the latest 2022 PwC Property Council Retirement Census shows, much is changing. The average stay in a retirement community is now nine years and 26% of existing…
Retirement living or the kids’ inheritance? The questions you must ask yourself
Talk to any retirement village operator and they will share stories of people who have put their name on a waiting list, only for them to renege when the time comes for them to move in. The reason is always the same. The children deserve…
73% of seniors still hoping to find true love: survey
As people reach their retirement, many of us start to reflect on their lives – now new US research is shedding light on what some older people have learnt from their experiences. A survey of 2,000 Americans aged 65 and older, found: 25% believe their…
What does snoring really mean?
Snoring can badly affect a relationship but is it actually a sign that it is affecting your health? A lot of people wave it off as an issue their partner has to deal with, or move into the spare bedroom. But is snoring signifying a…
If you own a home in Australia, how much do you need to retire?
As people approach retirement, thoughts and conversations can centre around how much is needed to have a comfortable lifestyle throughout their later years. Self-funded and pension-funded retirees have the same thoughts and wonder if it is better to be self-funded, or to rely on the…