{"id":3440,"date":"2024-08-15T06:22:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T06:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2024-08-15T06:23:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T06:23:31","slug":"jean-glynn-and-daphne-were-residents-when-this-qld-retirement-village-opened-its-doors-in-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/jean-glynn-and-daphne-were-residents-when-this-qld-retirement-village-opened-its-doors-in-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean, Glynn and Daphne were residents when this QLD retirement village opened its doors in 1996"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3440\" class=\"elementor elementor-3440\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db12d10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db12d10\" 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-abd8698\" data-id=\"abd8698\" 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-f1124f0 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1124f0\" 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>ost people who enter retirement living now stay for an average of nine years, according to the 2023 PwC\/Property Council Retirement Census.<\/strong><\/p><p>When Carinity Wishart Gardens opened its retirement village in the southern suburb of Brisbane in 1996, it offered an affordable choice for people seeking a low maintenance home in a friendly community, a similar message to today&#8217;s marketing.<\/p><p>\u00a0Jean Miller, Daphne Roberts and Glynn Bensley were taken by the offer and have been residents ever since. The trio recently celebrated Carinity\u2019s 75th birthday over cake with Retirement Villages Manager, Maddison Morgan.<\/p><p>Jean said she has never regretted calling Carinity Wishart Gardens home.<\/p><p>\u201cThe best thing about my life here is that I have a wonderful community of neighbours and friends,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>\u201cThere are always activities happening, so I don\u2019t have any sense of isolation. I know that if I need help, there\u2019s assistance available pretty well immediately for me.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s very reassuring for my family to know that I am safe here. It\u2019s a wonderful place to be.\u201d<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9b84ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9b84ab\" 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-6517bd9\" data-id=\"6517bd9\" 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-d98725d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d98725d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.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-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3443\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture7.png 624w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture7-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture7-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd48d94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd48d94\" 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-80317de\" data-id=\"80317de\" 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-0aa70c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa70c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maddison said Jean, Daphne and Glynn were the best advertisement a retirement village could have.<\/p><p>&#8220;It is testament to the quality of what\u2019s on offer. This was supported by our recent survey of residents, which revealed 96% of residents said they feel safe and secure living in their village and 94% would recommend it to a friend.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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>Most people who enter retirement living now stay for an average of nine years, according to the 2023 PwC\/Property Council Retirement Census. 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