65 is no longer the age to be labelled old, says this aged care and retirement living CEO
Catherine Stoddart, who became the CEO of West Australian Not For Profit provider Brightwater Care in April 2022, wants to start a “brave conversation” about changing the definition of elderly to 70. People are living longer. In the last 100 years, the life expectancy of…
The biggest challenge in retirement is solved in a village or lifestyle resort
In 1938, researchers from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, embarked on a study that continues to this day to find out: what makes people happy in life? The researchers gathered health records from 724 people from all over the world, asking detailed questions about their…
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….
Great things happen in a retirement village: The Grange by name, a grange by nature
Village residents have had different life experiences and for many, the mind remains sharp and willing to take on a new challenge.
You may have noticed: the fastest growing age cohort is those between 75 and 79
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ report on the national, state and territory population, released on 13 June, showed the age group, 75 to 79, is the fastest growing of all age groups. It is increasing at a rate of 6.73%, whereas the national population grew…
Soprano Emily Burke entertains residents at Aveo’s Redmond Park retirement village
It pays to ask what really happens in a retirement village as not all have one of Australia’s best-known sopranos to entertain them. It pays even more to seek out the residents who organise such events at the village. Music lover Judy Frazer-Jans, a resident…
Who is playing who in the film of the book The Thursday Murder Club?
Richard Osman’s books about the exploits of a quartet at a retirement village, have sold 10 million copies across the world, and the company of Richard Spielberg, the four-times Oscar-winning filmmaker, is making a film of the first book for Netflix. Richard Osman said on…
GemLife’s residents to be mentors in schools in LifeChanger Foundation partnership
The Weekly SOURCE in February reported that the over 50s land lease provider had signed a three-year deal with the charity that runs a program that empowers and challenges young people to think differently and pursue their limitless potential. Residents from GemLife’s Tweed Waters and…
Initiatives like Ryman HealthCare’s new podcast speaks volumes of sector seeking to inform
The continuum of care pioneer is launching a podcast on Tuesday, exploring some of the burning issues ageing people face. Ryman HealthCare’s Pod of the 3rd Age (P3A), hosted by radio and TV personality Jo Stanley, delves into the opportunities, challenges and complexities of life…
The retirement plans of Australians are changing
710,000 people intend to retire in the next five years, with 226,000 in the next two years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ latest release Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia. 130,000 people retired in 2022, at an average age of 64.8 years. On average,…