World Osteoporosis Day: how to keep your bones healthy
It was World Osteoporosis Day on Sunday, 20 October and the need to keep your bones healthy is a daily habit. Healthy Bones Australia, formerly Osteoporosis Australia, state osteoporosis is a serious health threat impacting over 1.4 million Australians and resulting in over 193,000 unwanted…
How to boost your memory and thinking
Word games, puzzles, or card games can help create more brain neurons and even exercise has brain benefits too. Many studies have suggested that the parts of the brain that control thinking and memory are larger in volume in people who exercise than in people…
Ryman Healthcare Australia resident Bill Hearn shows life does not stop in retirement living
Throughout his life, Bill has had a passion for connecting with others. For the last two decades, he has volunteered at Very Special Kids, who provide holistic palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. “When you’ve got a child with a life-threatening…
Zoe Fields knew retirement living was for her when her husband passed
After her partner John lost his battle to cancer, Zoe knew she wanted a place to call her own where she was surrounded by a supportive community. “I was in a three-bedroom home on Magnetic Island, but we began the downsizing process when we moved…
Magnificent Nine celebrate 25 years at Bolton Clarke retirement village
Val Pugh, Pip Christie, Betty Cantrill, Ted and Jan Stevenson, Pat Cannard, Bud and Elaine Pirie and Evelyn O’Mara have been part of the same community for a quarter of a century and are friends and neighbours. Planning for the Inverpine retirement village in Moreton…
They met at a retirement village and fell in love and married
When 90-year-old Carolyn Mason saw a man sitting alone at a table in her independent senior living community, she thought she would introduce herself. Harry Mason, 83, was still grieving his late wife of 57 years, whom he dearly loved. It wasn’t love at first…
Celebrate the unsung heroes: National Carers Week
About three million Australians provide care to a family member or friend and there are events to recognise, celebrate and raise awareness of carers throughout Australia from 13 to 19 October. Like most carers, Aruna Perera, 68, doesn’t have the time or inclination to put…
ABC’s 7.30 retirement rip-offs broadcasts miss the point of retirement living
The decision to move into a retirement village is not like a traditional property investment, a point missed in the 7.30’s program’s recent coverage of the sector. The program’s attack on the retirement village model has focused on the sector’s Deferred Management Fee (DMF), where…
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…