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“Retirement living is one of the best things you could possibly do”
For the past 14 years, 102-year-old Durham Smith has been a resident at Baptcare Hedley Sutton Retirement Living in the inner Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, 10km east of the CBD. The faith-based Not For Profit, which owns and operates six retirement living communities in Melbourne…
The Best 30 Years: Reliving the TV series showing what retirement living, aged care and home care really are
This month marks the two-year anniversary of our five-part TV series ‘The Best 30 Years’ so it’s time for a trip down memory lane. The first episode of The Best 30 Years was broadcast on Nine Network’s Gem platform on Saturday, 22 October 2022 and…
How the new Aged Care Act will benefit people in retirement living
The new Aged Care Act, which has still to be passed and faces a Senate inquiry later this year, will impact on the way that care services are delivered in retirement villages. The existing Home Care Package program will be replaced by Support at Home…
‘Table of Eight’ initiative fosters new friendships as all efforts made to create communities in retirement villages
It’s the residents that make a village and take this example from Southern Cross Care Queensland’s Caloundra Rise Retirement Estate in the Sunshine Coast. The Caloundra Residents Association has introduced a new initiative called ‘Table of Eight’ to try and create new friendships between residents…
The two ages that accelerate ageing rapidly revealed
New research states the human body does not age at a constant rate throughout adulthood. According to a study by researchers at Stanford University, published in the journal Nature Aging, the human body accelerates dramatically around ages 44 and 60. The work measured more than…
First retirement village built by a local government celebrates 50 years
James Milson Village (JMV), a cornerstone of North Sydney’s community, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sunday, 22 September 2024, with a commemorative ceremony and afternoon tea from 12pm to 3pm. The event will honour JMV’s rich history and its continued commitment to providing a…