Retirement village residents raise $130,000 for Australian Charity
It started with bake sales, movie nights, raffles and a few friendly quizzes. Twelve months later, residents and staff at Ryman Healthcare’s retirement villages across Australia have raised an extraordinary $130,566.25 for Dementia Australia. The achievement was celebrated with a special cheque presentation at Ryman…
Retirement living friendships should not stop at the front gate
When choosing retirement living or a land lease community, you would be mad not to know what is possible outside the gates. Moving into seniors living can open the door to new friendships, shared activities and a more social lifestyle. But those connections should not…
1,000 sunflower seeds bring retirement village residents together
Who would have thought a packet of sunflower seeds could bring so much happiness? At 93, Doug Tucker decided to try something new. With wife Margaret by his side, he started growing sunflowers at BlueCare‘s Elanora Retirement Village in Elanora, Gold Coast, Queensland. Before long,…
It started with a game of pool. Then the whole village joined in
A few mates from a retirement village getting together for a game of billiards and a beer might not seem like anything extraordinary. But at Pinnacle Living‘s Bellarine Springs Retirement Village, in Drysdale, 20km from Geelong, Victoria, those regular gatherings have grown into something much…
How retirement village residents are helping each other
Sometimes, making a new friend or rediscovering an old hobby can make an enormous difference to how we feel. And a new program involving retirement village and aged care residents has shown just how powerful those small changes can be. BaptistCare has trialled a six-week…
10 land lease communities come together for the GemLife Games
There is nothing else like this in seniors living. Homeowners in 10 of GemLife’s Over 50s resorts came together at GemLife Gold Coast last month for two action-packed days of sport, laughter and friendly rivalry at the biggest GemLife Games yet. Teams from GemLife Gold…
New friends, front-row views and a new chapter of life
Vertical retirement villages are becoming the norm and there is a lot going for them. Laurel and Reg Scott last year booked a casino room to watch Brisbane’s Riverfire. This year, they took the lift upstairs. The couple joined neighbours for a barbecue on the…
Retirement village residents get out and have fun
Before moving into retirement living or into a land lease community, ask about the residents committee and what do they do. Teman Communities, which operates in Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, has thriving communities. A swimming pool, clubhouse and landscaped gardens can…
Muriel moved into her retirement village at 75. Eighteen years later, her garden is still growing
Muriel Harmer spent 22 years at Interflora helping Australians say what they sometimes could not put into words. “We didn’t sell flowers; we sold emotions,” she says. “One single flower can say just as much as a whole big bunch.” Her work earned her a…
Tina had one question before leaving the family home
After more than 20 years in the same Northern Beaches home, Tina and her husband were ready for less maintenance. They first needed to know they could change their minds. Tina Crickman and her husband had raised their family, entertained friends and cared for the…