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Retirement communities offer a unique housing option
Retirement Living Council Executive Director Daniel Gannon and Nathan Cockerill, Chief Executive of Keyton, one of the leading retirement living operators, have extolled the benefits of moving into retirement living in a paid advertisement in the Australian Financial Review. Nathan said people living in retirement…
What are the real costs of retirement living?
Retirement living is attractive, with many villages at full or near-full occupancy. However, the one question we often receive about entering a retirement village is for help to understand the financial details. There are a number of fees and costs to consider and it is…
What is a Transition to Retirement plan – and when should it be used?
Every worker with a superannuation account has access to three “transition to retirement” (TTR) payments that allows you access to some of your super while you keep working. But setting up a TTR can be complicated. If you are interested, it’s best to contact your…
The Lifestyle Years: what are they?
In a new report, demographer Bernard Salt said there has been a shift in the nation’s workforce, with more people aged over 55 opting to work “longer but lighter”. More Australian pre-retirees are choosing to stay in the workplace for longer to stay active and…
What are the laws on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in each state?
Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) has now been legalised in all States across Australia, with legislation in New South Wales coming into effect from the end of November this year. It is not yet legal in the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory, although legislation…
Retirement living can provide intergenerational fun as this village shows
When you buy into a retirement village, you will quickly learn that the village manager is happy to help arrange an activity that you’ll enjoy. Case in point: Margie Hyde, a resident of Carinity’s Wishart Gardens retirement village in Brisbane, recently paid a visit to…