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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….
The things you must know if considering retirement living
The age a person is legislated to enter a retirement village is 55, yet the expected retirement age for men in Australia is 66.2 years, the highest since 1972, and 64.8 years, the highest since 1971, for women. The latest Property Council PwC Retirement Living…
Ten-pin bowling is in every GemLife land lease resort and that is far from all
The marketing gurus of retirement living know the clubhouse, or even clubhouses in some resorts, are the first thing that grabs interested people’s attention. There is also word of mouth. Tricia Ferguson, who lives at GemLife Highlands in the town in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland,…
Three minutes of exercise really will help you get a good night’s sleep
Most people find that ageing causes people to have a harder time falling asleep, and that they wake up more during the night like never before. Would you believe that simple exercises before going to bed help can be good for you? This conflicts with…
Brenda Murnane’s has had 33 years in care and is still smiling
Brenda was the first resident when TriCare opened Mt Gravatt Retirement Community in Mount Gravatt, in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. “It’s very surreal celebrating 33 years of this incredible community – a lot has changed since the day I first moved in,” said Brenda, now aged…
$134 gas price rise coming from 1 August
Major energy companies AGL and Origin have now revealed their gas rate hikes to households. Electricity and gas payments are the responsibility of residents in retirement villages, and phone and internet charges. However, the price hikes will be felt more in homes where only one…