Scientists believe being physically inactive and eating an unhealthy diet can contribute to sarcopenia, age-related progressive loss of muscle mass and strength.  The main symptom of the condition is muscle weakness. To combat physical and mental declines, regular exercise – like a daily bike ride…

The Retirement Village Residents Association of NSW (RVRA), a volunteer organisation that represents and supports residents of NSW retirement villages, is publishing a series of informative videos thanks to funding from NSW Fair Trading. RVRA Secretary Fran Varga explores the ongoing costs associated with living…

Festive activities have begun in earnest at retirement villages and land lease communities across Australia. Christmas has officially begun at Aveo’s Fountain Court Retirement Living in Burwood,  Melbourne’s east, where four generations of the Lusk family gathered to celebrate the Victorian-era tradition of Stir-Up Sunday….

Retired Barellan farmers Keith and Margaret Bryce were the first residents to move into Gannon’s Griffith Retirement Estate (formerly Trowella), 21 years before the facility celebrated its completion last month. Both aged 88, the couple have been married 65 years and have two children, six…

Bringing younger people into a retirement village, where the average age remains 75, is not only a fantastic social event, but it can activate the mind. An intergenerational program is teaching teenagers that genuine connections don’t require Wi-Fi – just a pair of knitting needles,…

Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & Vic) Pooraka Retirement Living resident Brian Clements has always enjoyed being in the air. He started flying from an early age while living in England, joining the Air Training Corp at age 14 and as part of the program…