{"id":3315,"date":"2024-07-04T08:58:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3315"},"modified":"2024-07-04T09:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:56:20","slug":"the-security-and-benefits-of-living-in-a-retirement-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/the-security-and-benefits-of-living-in-a-retirement-village\/","title":{"rendered":"The security and benefits of living in a retirement village"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3315\" class=\"elementor elementor-3315\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7106154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7106154\" 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-75e7815\" data-id=\"75e7815\" 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-4cd171b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cd171b\" 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>A <strong>retirement village is a complex of apartments or villas that provides housing to people aged over 55. A few operators state they are for 75 plus residents and the average age of residents entering villages is 75.<\/strong><\/p><p>The traditional appeal of retirement villages is generally that they allow residents to lead independent lives in their own homes, while being able to enjoy a variety of shared facilities and a sense of community through village life.<\/p><p>There are around 170,000 independent living units in retirement villages, according to News Corp&#8217;s REA Group Retirement Living Report 2021. The majority of these are located in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.<\/p><p>It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a vacancy in a retirement village. The 2022 PwC \/ Property Council Retirement Village Census said the village occupancy rate across a sample of 531 locations was 89% between 2021 and 2022. Villages in Tasmania, Canberra and South Australia were full, with the rest having around 5%+ vacancies.<\/p><p>The Retirement Living Council&#8217;s report Better Health for Better Health stated residents in retirement communities are:<\/p><ul><li>15% more physically active;<\/li><li>41% happier, and both physically and mentally healthier;<\/li><li>Five times more socially active;<\/li><li>Twice as likely to catch up with family or friends; and<\/li><li>Have reduced levels of depression and loneliness, saving governments almost $5 million in additional healthcare costs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Retirement villages are allowed to let Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care-funded Home Care into a resident&#8217;s apartment if needed.\u00a0 Increasingly, they are providing the service themselves.<\/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>A retirement village is a complex of apartments or villas that provides housing to people aged over 55. 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