Category: Retirement

Cam Holland, CEO of one of Australia’s largest retirement village operators Ryman Healthcare, is leading a push to deliver more care into retirement villages – one that could help you to age in place for longer. The Retirement Living Council (RLC) has put forward a…

A large, randomised control trial conducted by a team of researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and UNSW Sydney researchers has found at-home gamified step exercises are effective at preventing falls in people over the age of 65, reducing the number of falls by 26%…

As you get closer to retirement, it is advisable that you start planning for a successful transition. It is important to think about your money and assets and forging a new routine. At Villages, we often see that people are unprepared for life after work….

Shingles can be a painful and potentially debilitating condition – just ask newsreader Deborah Knight, who is 51. “It started as searing pain in my lower back, and then a weird sensation on my face, around my mouth, it felt as though I had a…

Like many married people, Ann Symes (pictured right) had never thought about living on her own. “We lived in Pooraka [12km north of Adelaide CBD] until my husband got very ill,” said Ann. “He was diagnosed with cancer. My daughter had a massive house with…

Life in a retirement village offers plenty of fun – just ask the residents at these South Australian villages. It was in 2022 when the village managers of what is now Keyton’s Townsend Park, Trinity Green, Elliot Gardens, and Vermont Estate communities across South Australia…

Transitioning to a smaller home will grow in popularity over the next decade, according to one researcher. Simon Kuestenmacher, Co-Founder and Director of The Demographics Group, said moving to a smaller residence will start becoming a mass phenomenon by the 2030s as the Baby Boomers…

If you thought that Australians seem to be retiring later than ever, you’d be right. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the 2021-2021 financial year, revealed the average at retirement (of all retirees) has increased to 56.3 years. 140,000 people retired…

Ethel has been a resident at Bolton Clarke’s Fairview Retirement Village at Pinjarra Hills, 167km southwest of Brisbane’s CBD, for the past 22 years. She met her late husband Lloyd when they crossed paths during World War Two and eventually both worked for Brisbane’s Cash…

Seniors Card are a valuable asset and the new discount deals are worth knowing as the cost of living keeps on rising. On 10 February this year, the South Australian Government released the 2024 Seniors Card Discounts and Deals Directory. The directory, like in other…