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“I just never wanted my children to get a phone call saying ‘your mum’s had a fall, you’ve got to find a bed for her.”
Virginia Thiessen worked in aged care all her life and knows what happens to people when they suffer a traumatic accident when living at home alone. “I just never wanted my children to get a phone call saying, ‘your mum’s had a fall, you’ve got…
The residents of Goodwin Village Crace, Canberra, walk 136kms in 12 hours for Dementia Australia
Goodwin CEO Stephen Holmes with walkers Michael Adler (98) and event organsier Sue Brudenall. 98-year-old resident Michael Adler was the first to sign up. He was one of the 170 residents, aged 62 to 98-year-old Michael, at the retirement village who, walking solo and in…
A sign of a happy retirement: village operator Keyton’s Annesley Bowral named its Village of the Year
If living in the NSW Southern Highlands appeals to you, you may want to check out Keyton’s 73-unit Annesley retirement village in Bowral. Keyton owns and operates 76 retirement villages across Australia and chose Annesley Bowral as its Village of the Year. “Bowral put an…
Entering a retirement village is better than living alone
Retirement villages contain a strong community of like-minded individuals who want to live safely and comfortably surrounded by people in similar stages of life. Barbara Armstrong is a resident at Links Seaside by Warrigal, which is on the border of Wollongong Golf Club, who has…
The three types of retirement for the Baby Boomers
This is the first generation of retirees to have witnessed their parents grow old. This generation of retirees also has more money than ever before. Mid-50’s Boomers have seen a 14% wealth increase ($153,335) with their wealth rising since 2012 from $1.086 million to $1.24…
Volunteer: Do you or do you know anyone who wants to make a person in residential aged care smile?
Volunteers have been the backbone of the residential aged care sector but since the arrival of COVID-19, they have dropped away significantly. Peak body Volunteering Australia said in its Aged Care Census 2020, there were 11,980 volunteers in residential aged care (a decline of 49%…