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The biggest challenge in retirement is solved in a village or lifestyle resort
In 1938, researchers from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, embarked on a study that continues to this day to find out: what makes people happy in life? The researchers gathered health records from 724 people from all over the world, asking detailed questions about their…
To help employee wellness, RetireAustralia’s workforce stepped through all 29 of RetireAustralia’s villages and back, over three times
The secret to a great retirement community is its workforce and one of the country’s leading operators RetireAustralia takes the health of its own employees seriously. As part of its employee wellness program, RetireAustralia partnered with Healthy Workplaces to launch ‘The Amazing RAce’, a virtual…
New Shingles vaccine does even better at delaying onset of dementia
A UK study, published in Nature Medicine, suggests Shingrix, a relatively new vaccine given to protect older adults against shingles, is a better protection at delaying the onset of dementia, than the previous shingles vaccine, Zostavax, which also helped prevent the illness. The study…
Personalised exercise classes and one-on-one sessions in retirement living
IRT CEO Patrick Reid said it explored many ways to help enhance the well-being of residents and customers. “We understand how important it is for older Australians to maintain their independence so they can keep doing the things they want, when and how they want…
WA Seniors Card launches its 2024-25 Discount Directory
WA Seniors card members just received annual cost-of-living rebate, launched in 2009, of $160. The Western Australian Minister for Seniors, Don Punch, has announced the release of the 2024-25 WA Seniors Card Discount Directory. This year, a focus on increasing regional business partnerships is reflected…
An active lifestyle is most important to more than 50% of over 65s
If thinking it is time to sell the family home and considering retirement living, make sure it has what you desire. Bolton Clarke, which operates 38 retirement communities from North Queensland down to Victoria and across to Western Australia, operates the Bolton Clarke Research Institute….