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Why dementia is now core business for retirement village operator Keyton
One operator that has taken on the ‘dementia challenge’ is Keyton, which has 75 retirement villages across Australia and has seen all its village staff from the executive leadership team down complete training with Dementia Australia. “We obviously see in the villages that our staff…
Online information hub launched to try to help NSW seniors save money
With the rising cost of living hurting all parts of society, the NSW Government has launched a one-stop online shop to try and make it easier for people aged over 65 to manage. One in six NSW residents is aged over 65, with about two-thirds…
“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…