{"id":3675,"date":"2024-10-24T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2024-10-25T03:41:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T03:41:59","slug":"zoe-fields-knew-retirement-living-was-for-her-when-her-husband-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/zoe-fields-knew-retirement-living-was-for-her-when-her-husband-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoe Fields knew retirement living was for her when her husband passed"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3675\" class=\"elementor elementor-3675\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-265a741 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"265a741\" 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-54b167b\" data-id=\"54b167b\" 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-0d5b582 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5b582\" 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>fter her partner John lost his battle to cancer, Zoe knew she wanted a place to call her own where she was surrounded by a supportive community.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cI was in a three-bedroom home on Magnetic Island, but we began the downsizing process when we moved to Far North Queensland and then back to Townsville to have more services available to us when my partner needed more care,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>She became aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au\/qld\/townsville\/bolton-clarke-rowes-bay-townsville-retirement-living-555\">Bolton Clarke Rowes Bay<\/a> retirement village and aged care service in Townsville, which overlooks Magnetic Island. \u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cRowes Bay seemed like a perfect location for me because the island is straight across from me here and it\u2019s on the beach,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>\u201cBecause of a back condition I was able to do less and less. I couldn\u2019t cope with a bigger home, so it\u2019s been a really good transition into a smaller space.\u201d<\/p><p>Moving house is a stressful event in anyone\u2019s life, and when a person moves into\u00a0 retirement living it is not normally straightforward.<\/p><p>Zoe admitted the transition took some adjustment but with additional community spaces around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boltonclarke.com.au\/living-options\/retirement-living\/0rowes-bay\/\">Bolton Clarke Rowes Bay<\/a>, there is nothing she feels she is missing.<\/p><p>\u201cYou do have to think about what you\u2019re bringing and storage, but I\u2019ve got space under my bed and cubed shelving which is great \u2013 I don\u2019t need anything bigger,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>\u201cOur studio apartments here are next to what we call The Glasshouse which you can come in and do crafts or sit in the lounge chairs and read, it\u2019s like your own loungeroom.&#8221;<\/p><p><strong>Wise words<\/strong><\/p><p>Zoe urged anyone considering moving into retirement living to come and visit before committing. Talk to residents, listen to their likes and dislikes, check out what is available and decide if it is right for you.<\/p><p>\u201cFor me, I can go visit my kids and do more things and I don\u2019t have to worry about maintaining gardens or lawns, so it works really well,\u201d said Zoe.<\/p><p><strong>250,000 older Australians call retirement living home. 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