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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…
Retirement village resident John’s blister-pack bonanza
When John Flynn Retirement Village resident John Simpson first started collecting blister packs for his local Chemist Warehouse, he considered himself a “simple man with a simple plan”. It all started early this year as he was lining up to get his prescriptions filled. He…
Life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate this century
A new scientific paper states human life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate than it did in the 20th century after a study of 10 wealthy countries. During the 20th century, improvements in public health and medicine resulted in “radical life extension”. With each…
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…