{"id":5242,"date":"2026-03-19T22:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=5242"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:03:02","slug":"ask-about-the-technology-available-in-a-retirement-village-or-land-lease-community-of-your-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/ask-about-the-technology-available-in-a-retirement-village-or-land-lease-community-of-your-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask about the technology available in a retirement village or land lease community of your choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5242\" class=\"elementor elementor-5242\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b13793 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b13793\" 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-291bc8b\" data-id=\"291bc8b\" 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-d271474 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d271474\" 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 looking at the wide choice of retirement villages and land lease communities on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au\/\">villages.com.au,<\/a> be sure to check those you fancy have the latest technology.<\/strong><\/p><p>Plugging into new technology like apps, automation systems, virtual reality, and wearable devices is revolutionising how retirement-living and land lease community residents live.<\/p><p>The benefits of retirement village and land lease community technology for residents include:<\/p><ul><li>Better able to live independently for longer;<\/li><li>The ability for health providers to remotely monitor health and wellbeing;<\/li><li>Remote monitoring of health to identify and improve health and wellbeing;<\/li><li>Improved decision-making by the user, health care providers and family members resulted from detailed information captured by smart home devices; and<\/li><li>Substantial cost savings by improving resident\u2019s quality of life and reducing aged care needs<\/li><\/ul><p>By embracing technology, retirement communities, and lifestyle retirement villages provide environments that promote personal growth, improved health and wellbeing and social engagement.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au\/operators\/lincoln-place-100176\">Lincoln Place<\/a>, which owns and operates Over 50s land lease communities in NSW and the ACT, has launched a new resident app that brings everything from social events to maintenance requests into one easy-to-use, intuitive platform.<\/p><p>The Lincon Lifestyle App is being rolled out in a phased approach from this month, with Lincoln Lifestyle communities at Hunter Valley (Neath), Campbell (Cessnock), Griffith, Mudgee, Northern Rivers (Gulmarrad) and Officer the first to experience the benefits.<\/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-18479d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18479d3\" 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-0729a1f\" data-id=\"0729a1f\" 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-018c205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"018c205\" 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=\"451\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/>\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-e399c2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e399c2a\" 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-5739afd\" data-id=\"5739afd\" 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-d119c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d119c4a\" 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>Lincoln Place Chief Executive Officer, Paul Yeo, said the app responds directly to feedback from Lincoln Place\u2019s inaugural resident survey, addressing key resident needs while streamlining on-site operations.<\/p><p>\u201cOur recent survey found nearly 80% of Lincoln Place residents prefer digital communication and we\u2019re constantly innovating to make their experience even better,\u201d Paul said.<\/p><p>\u201cMany of our residents are tech-savvy, and this new app puts the entire community in the palm of their hand, while better supporting our on-the-ground processes.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s intuitive and easy for residents to navigate, with regularly updated social calendars, a user-friendly facilities reservation system, live community alerts, and a digitised smart forms portal to make day-to-day life at Lincoln Place communities more seamless, sustainable, and connected.<\/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-79caeea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79caeea\" 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-ebd48be\" data-id=\"ebd48be\" 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-ca3d9bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca3d9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-600x899.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-585x876.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\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-cbce06a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbce06a\" 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-68c9ee0\" data-id=\"68c9ee0\" 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-7934772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7934772\" 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>\u201cWe\u2019ve also enabled instant Bureau of Meteorology integrations delivering location-specific weather alerts automatically via push notifications to our residents\u2019 devices.<\/p><p>\u201cIn the event our teams on the ground need to get instant messages out, they can send priority updates faster than a text, ensuring quick, reliable communications across the community.<\/p><p>\u201cIt bridges a key gap in digitised communications, giving residents seamless access to everything from social events to maintenance requests, for more connected, effortless living.\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-dcd144f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcd144f\" 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-e673d1b\" data-id=\"e673d1b\" 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-9318333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9318333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture4.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-b32bccd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b32bccd\" 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-38749f9\" data-id=\"38749f9\" 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-bc745b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc745b9\" 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>Paul said one of the app\u2019s standout features was a reservation system for each community\u2019s shared Clubhouse and Wellness Centre amenities, which varied by site but commonly featured communal kitchens and dining areas, theatrettes, sporting facilities like bowling greens or pickleball courts, and wellness spaces for fitness and relaxation, all bookable with just a few taps.<\/p><p>Following a successful pilot phase over the next six-months, the company will use the trial to refine the offering and intends to rollout the app to its other communities in the future.<\/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 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