Building company finds success with ‘Adopt a Grandparent’ scheme in aged care homes
What a fantastic idea! Development and construction company Planix Projects has been experiencing great success…More
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World-first Aussie study reveals the benefits for social wellbeing interventions for those with cognitive decline
Researchers from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) have just released a remarkable…More
Retirement villages a refuge in a safe harbour
COVID-19 has been a reality check for many older Australians, especially those that are ‘isolated’…More
Retirement villages – providing ‘community’ during coronavirus
Retirement villages and land lease communities have always offered Australians the chance to maintain connections with their…More
Just a thought on retirement villages in fire zones – they deliver ‘community’ plus so much more
Here is something to think about. We at The Donaldson Sisters are biased towards retirement…More
The world’s best building is … a retirement village?
It’s true. Singaporean retirement village Kampung Admiralty has been named the Building of the Year…More
Retirement villages and aged care: “inappropriate development” or fulfilling a community need?
Another week, another retirement village proposal rejected as an ‘overdevelopment’, this time at Mona Vale…More
A gate-free retirement village? It’s happening – in New Zealand
Village operator Metlifecare has announced it will start construction on its Gulf Rise village near…More
Life in the slow lane: UK grocery chain trials “relaxed” checkout for people with dementia and disability
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has launched a new aisle designed specifically for the elderly and disabled.…More
Apartments, schools, childcare … retirement villages? New developments keeping retirees connected to communities
The latest to be announced is Southern Cross Care WA’s partnership with boutique developer Yolk…More