Category: Retirement

The retirement village on the banks of the Murray River has marked a major milestone, celebrating 25 years since the first homes and community clubhouse were completed.  What began as a stage of just 45 lots has grown into a thriving village of 243 homes,…

Fantastic community connections are being built by ingenious land lease community and retirement living operators. Vantage Bloomdale, AVID Property Group’s first Victorian land lease neighbourhood, has announced a partnership with Club Sunbury, a lawn bowls club. “Our facility is unique in Victoria. We’re always looking…

Australians over the age of 45 and at risk of osteoporotic fracture are needed to be part of a study to test the implementation of a revolutionary exercise program to strengthen and improve bone health. Brisbane-based Griffith University‘s STOP FRACTURE! study is testing the implementation…

Before she passed away in 1985, Isobel ‘Molly’ Browne was constantly approached to sell farmland in Highfields, a town in Toowoomba, Queensland, on which she lived. However, the former schoolteacher and devoted local Baptist church member was steadfast that her family property be used for…

A developed digital application powered by artificial intelligence (AI) takes less than five minutes to identify seniors with early memory problems or pre-dementia, with an accuracy rate of up to 93 per cent. Patients can use Pensieve-AI, developed by Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the…

When Libby Eke’s husband passed away, she suddenly found herself living an isolated existence. While she had a lovely family home in England’s picturesque Cornwall, her daughter was halfway around the world on the NSW Central Coast. At 70, Libby decided it was time to…

There was plenty to toast as Rendu Towers – Ozcare’s flagship vertical retirement community in Brisbane’s inner north – marked its second birthday with a celebration as impressive as the towers themselves. Located in Newstead, one of Brisbane’s most sought-after riverside suburbs, Rendu Towers has…

A new ‘ageing clock’ powered by MRI scans can now reveal your biological ageing rate – and what it could mean for your future health. A team of international researchers has developed a cutting-edge tool that can estimate how fast your body is ageing –…

New research shows the simple lifestyle changes that may protect your gut – and even override your genes. If you want to live well into your later years, science says there are five simple habits that can make all the difference. Researchers at Massachusetts General…

Retirees are living better, spending more – and redefining what it means to grow older. It only takes a glance at your TV, your Facebook feed or your favourite news site to see how much society has changed. Retirement, once a quiet stage of life,…