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…
“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…
‘Table of Eight’ initiative fosters new friendships as all efforts made to create communities in retirement villages
It’s the residents that make a village and take this example from Southern Cross Care Queensland’s Caloundra Rise Retirement Estate in the Sunshine Coast. The Caloundra Residents Association has introduced a new initiative called ‘Table of Eight’ to try and create new friendships between residents…
The two ages that accelerate ageing rapidly revealed
New research states the human body does not age at a constant rate throughout adulthood. According to a study by researchers at Stanford University, published in the journal Nature Aging, the human body accelerates dramatically around ages 44 and 60. The work measured more than…