{"id":5492,"date":"2026-07-09T03:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:32:50","slug":"read-what-residents-say-about-life-in-a-retirement-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/read-what-residents-say-about-life-in-a-retirement-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Read what residents say about life in a retirement village"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5492\" class=\"elementor elementor-5492\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a17a47f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a17a47f\" 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-fdc4e28\" data-id=\"fdc4e28\" 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-c3a6799 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3a6799\" 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>T<strong>o judge what life is like in a retirement village, why not read what the residents think?<\/strong><\/p><p>A national survey of retirement village residents has been conducted by the NSW Retirement Village Residents Association (RVRA) in consultation with residents&#8217; associations across Australia.<\/p><p>It received responses from 2,451 retirement village residents and included more than 8,800 written comments.<\/p><p>The survey, which was primarily on concerns with the Support at Home reform, also highlights the role retirement villages play in helping older people remain independent.<\/p><p>Ninety-one per cent of respondents said living in a retirement village helps them remain independent for longer.<\/p><p>Residents pointed to exactly what we would want: a connected community, supportive neighbours, safer and more manageable homes, emergency reassurance and fewer day-to-day maintenance responsibilities.<\/p><p>For more information, the report can be accessed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rvra.org.au\/news\/news-articles\/home-survey-prelim\">RVRA website<\/a>.<\/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-610f042 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"610f042\" 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-e4eebe6\" data-id=\"e4eebe6\" 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-63649a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63649a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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