{"id":2869,"date":"2024-03-27T04:03:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2024-03-27T06:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T06:16:24","slug":"entering-a-retirement-village-is-better-than-living-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/entering-a-retirement-village-is-better-than-living-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Entering a retirement village is better than living alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2869\" class=\"elementor elementor-2869\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dbd5dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dbd5dd\" 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-b41e3d5\" data-id=\"b41e3d5\" 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-75b72cf elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b72cf\" 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>R<strong>etirement villages contain a strong community of like-minded individuals who want to live safely and comfortably surrounded by people in similar stages of life.<\/strong><\/p><p>Barbara Armstrong is a resident at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au\/nsw\/wollongong\/warrigal-links-seaside-21886\">Links Seaside by Warrigal<\/a>, which is on the border of Wollongong Golf Club, who has just returned from a trip with 33 of the residents to Tasmania.<\/p><p>24 of them played the course at Royal Hobart &amp; Tasmania Golf Club. Barbara said it followed a trip to Launceston 12 months earlier. This trip was organised by Travel on Crown.<\/p><p>&#8220;There was a competition, with a prize at the end of every day, it was great fun, everyone really enjoyed it,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>Barbara said she only started playing once she moved to the Links and loves the opportunity to play as the course adjoining the village.<\/p><p>&#8220;Once a month there is a \u2018Warrigal Links Seaside\u2019 golf competition, mixed with both men and women. About 20 people participate.<\/p><p>Barbara was at pains to state that if a resident is not a golfer, they are not excluded.<\/p><p>&#8220;The villagers organise activities amongst themselves, with regular outings to Sydney to see shows, and local bus trips,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>&#8220;There are fantastic amenities on-site to keep active and social: gym, pool, sauna, tennis court, cinema, library, restaurant. The Links Seaside has it all!<\/p><p><strong>&#8220;It\u2019s a completely unique retirement village and really does offer a resort lifestyle for over 55s.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/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>Retirement villages contain a strong community of like-minded individuals who want to live safely and comfortably surrounded by people in similar stages of life. 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