{"id":1732,"date":"2023-02-06T23:51:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2023-02-06T23:54:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:54:29","slug":"does-your-retirement-village-have-a-continuum-of-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/does-your-retirement-village-have-a-continuum-of-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Does your retirement village have a \u201ccontinuum of care\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1732\" class=\"elementor elementor-1732\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a49988 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a49988\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d199e27\" data-id=\"d199e27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cccf77 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cccf77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>L<strong>ong popular in New Zealand, the idea of a \u201ccontinuum of care\u201d is becoming more popular among Australia\u2019s new and existing retirement villages \u2013 but what does it mean?<\/strong><\/p><p>Championed by operators such as Ryman Healthcare, as well as Not For Profits like Ozcare, Uniting and BaptistCare, continuum-of-care villages involve pairing a regular retirement village with aged care facilities.<\/p><p>This could, for example, mean a village with dedicated aged care home nearby or on-site, or in the case of some developments, modular rooms that can be changed and refitted easily as a resident\u2019s care needs change.<\/p><p><strong>Why should you consider a continuum-of-care village when you\u2019re looking to downsize? There are a number of advantages:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>You\u2019ll only need to move once \u2013 when you go to live in the village, you can stay there for the rest of your life if you need to.<\/li><li>Even as your care needs change, your way of life won\u2019t have to \u2013 you\u2019ll be in the same community, around the same people, and potentially even in the same unit.<\/li><li>If you have a partner, and one of you needs care before the other, you won\u2019t have to go far to see them, as they can receive care close to you.<\/li><li>Help will be readily available in the case of a surprise health event.<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>\u201cPeople downsizing into a retirement community to live independently know that if their or their partner\u2019s health needs change in the future, they can access aged care right where they are,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> says Cameron Holland, CEO of Ryman Healthcare Australia.<\/p><blockquote><p>This approach minimises disruption and change in the most challenging of life stages for both residents and their families.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long popular in New Zealand, the idea of a \u201ccontinuum of care\u201d is becoming more popular among Australia\u2019s new and existing retirement villages \u2013 but what does it mean? 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