{"id":2691,"date":"2024-02-01T04:58:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T04:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2024-02-01T04:59:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T04:59:28","slug":"what-could-the-future-of-retirement-living-look-like-new-changes-could-make-it-easier-for-residents-to-age-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/what-could-the-future-of-retirement-living-look-like-new-changes-could-make-it-easier-for-residents-to-age-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"What could the future of retirement living look like? New changes could make it easier for residents to age in place"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2691\" class=\"elementor elementor-2691\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13f5650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13f5650\" 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-c3f9d39\" data-id=\"c3f9d39\" 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-d84ec8b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84ec8b\" 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>M<strong>oving into a retirement village is a big step for many people, particularly if they have lived in the family home for many years.<\/strong><\/p><p>The fear that you may later need to leave your village home to move into residential aged care can deter many people from making the move.<\/p><p>While many villages are now co-located with aged care on site, this is not always an option.<\/p><p>However, there are now changes on the way that could make it simpler for older Australians to age in place in their retirement village \u2013 and hopefully never leave.<\/p><p>The Federal Department of Health and Aged Care is currently consulting on a new Aged Care Act, the piece of legislation that governs the aged care sector.<\/p><p>One of the options currently being considered by the Department is enabling retirement village residents to be able to pool their Government-funded home care funding to pay for services in the village such as a 24\/7 nurse.<\/p><p>While village residents can already receive home care in their village, this new approach would help residents to save considerably on their home care costs \u2013 and have more funding for other services, for example, transport or meals.<\/p><p>If this concept is given the green light, it would enable village operators to widen the range of services they offer to residents \u2013 and help to keep residents living in their homes for longer, potentially until the end of life.<\/p><p>Simon Miller, CEO of Anglicare Sydney, recently told our sister publication SATURDAY that he anticipates the Federal Government will support the delivery of care services into retirement villages.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>We all want to stay in our own homes as we age \u2013 could this be the gamechanger?<\/strong><\/p>\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>Moving into a retirement village is a big step for many people, particularly if they have lived in the family home for many years. 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