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Is this Seniors Card the best in Australia?
Australians are supported to live their best, happiest, and healthiest lives as they age. Each state and territory government offers a Seniors Cards. To be eligible for a Seniors Card people need to be aged 60, a permanent resident and not be in more than…
Kidnapped gorilla reunited with residents at village in Melbourne’s northeast
The 1.5 metre garden ornament disappeared from Abound Communities’ Leith Park retirement village at St Helena, 21km northeast of Melbourne’s CBD, a month ago. The theft of the gorilla, affectionately known as Garry, upset the residents in the 140 self-contained independent living homes and the…
The security and benefits of living in a retirement village
A retirement village is a complex of apartments or villas that provides housing to people aged over 55. A few operators state they are for 75 plus residents and the average age of residents entering villages is 75. The traditional appeal of retirement villages is…
PwC/Property Council Retirement Census shows affordability of retirement living
Finance must be a consideration before deciding to move into a retirement living lifestyle. The annual village PwC/Property Council Retirement Census, released on Tuesday, stated that the price of the average two-bedroom Independent Living Unit (ILU) increased by 8.3% from $516,000 to $559,000 over the…
Great things happen in a retirement village: The Grange by name, a grange by nature
Village residents have had different life experiences and for many, the mind remains sharp and willing to take on a new challenge.
Resident abuse awareness in retirement living not enough: Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM
The Retirement Living Council has been put on notice it must introduce new nationwide strategies to better identify and respond to resident abuse. The Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, who spoke at the National Retirement Living Summit, said elder abuse affects one in six…