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New era of retirement living dawns at Sunrise Beach

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With construction progressing smoothly and an on-site display suite opening earlier this month, Keyton’s Sunrise Beach Village will offer an elevated lifestyle and premium Sunshine Coast retirement living experience when stage one is completed next year.   Local architectural firm Blackburne Jackson’s design response focuses on blending the village with its surrounding environment, taking advantage of the unique retirement … Continued

Transforming a Redfern car park into affordable aged care

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The City of Sydney is calling for expressions of interest to redevelop a Redfern council car park into a not-for profit aged care facility for at least 50 older people. Proposals are invited from registered not-for-profit residential aged care providers to design, build and operate the facility at 49 Cope Street. The project will be delivered … Continued

Safer smoke alarms for seniors, NDIS and every home.

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64% of people have experienced false alarms.  41% of people don’t know how to silence them or are physically incapable of doing so.   GT High Performance Smoke Alarms have released technologically advanced smoke alarms ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable and families across the country. GT smoke alarms incorporate Split Spectrum Technology that … Continued

Ageism Awareness Day is tomorrow (9 Oct)

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Ageism Awareness Day, initiated by EveryAGE Counts and now marked in many countries around the world, is on tomorrow 9 October.  EveryAGE Counts is Australia’s national coalition of organisations and individuals committed to end ageism in Australia. Ageism is stereotyping, discrimination and mistreatment of older people based solely on their age and will impact on … Continued

Former GG Sir Peter Cosgrove leads APT cruises

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Former Australian Governor-general and 2001 Australian of the Year, Sir Peter Cosgrove will be a special guest and host on select APT Luxury Travel Kimberley and Northern Europe & Arctic expedition cruises next year.  While onboard, Sir Peter will conduct a series of hosted dinners as well as present several lectures. Drawing on his extensive … Continued

The impact of mild cognitive impairment and dementia on social skills

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Research using participants from one of Australia’s largest and longest running studies of ageing has looked at the impact of mild cognitive impairment and dementia on a person’s ability to interact in social contexts. Social cognition refers to the set of social skills and abilities that people use to understand and interpret other people’s thoughts … Continued

Experts provide keys to ageing well – Sydney free event

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In 1970, there were 1 million older Australians over the age of 65, comprising just over 8% of the population. That has now jumped to more than 4.2 million people, making up 16% of the total Australian population. As our population continues to age, it becomes increasingly relevant to talk about how to age well … Continued

Onsite GP service transforms senior health and wellbeing

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A pioneer in the aged care industry is collaborating with a local General Practitioner (GP) service and Pharmacist, providing a game-changing solution for residents who struggle with travel or no longer drive.  On-Site Health Service has designated a dedicated space within Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities to ensure residents receive exceptional medical care without the need … Continued

Keyton’s The Grove Ngunnawal village expansion offers a greener retirement lifestyle for the ACT

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With the appointment of award-winning local ACT builder, Monarch Building Solutions, the extension of Keyton’s The Grove Ngunnawal community enters an exciting new stage as work begins on expanding the village from 161 villas to a 206-villa precinct.   According to Keyton’s Head of Development Jason Fitzgerald, the company are proud to have a local builder appointed … Continued