5 techniques to avoid stress

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5 techniques to avoid stress 😊✔️ As we get older, many find it difficult to relax. This is a natural development of breaking away from the daily work-life routine where stress, deadlines, and reporting to management has become ingrained from spending most of our adult life working. Therefore, it’s important to make a conscious effort
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What are Manufactured Housing Estates (MHEs)?

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What are Manufactured Housing Estates (MHEs)? Over the last few decades the manufactured housing industry within Australia has progressively transformed from a primarily holiday accommodation caravan park setting to an increasingly diversified mix of affordable permanent housing. Technological advancements in manufacturing have been a catalyst behind demand growth. The distinction between a MHE home and
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The rising popularity of Manufactured Housing Estates (MHEs) for the Over 50s, 60s & Retirees

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The rising popularity of Manufactured Housing Estates (MHEs) for the Over 50s, 60s & Retirees Today, Manufactured Housing Estates (MHEs) are the largest and fastest growing target market within the seniors living spectrum. There is a shortage of supply of affordable senior’s accommodation and a growing demand for such affordable houses, as house prices continue
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Where do most of our baby boomers live in Australia?

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Where do most of our baby boomers live? The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently published population estimates by age and sex and locality, which provides an opportunity to look at what areas are most popular with Australian’s aged 65 years and over. It’s no surprise to see a more retirees moving away from city
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Baby boomers ‘booming’ our economy

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Baby boomers ‘booming’ our Australian economy 👴🏻💰 85 is the new 65 – as revealed by Census data As of August 2016, the Census revealed the population of Australia was 24.4 million people, which is quite a few more than five years ago – 1,894,175 to be precise. That’s about 1,037 extra Aussies every day
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Potential cure for osteoarthritis discovered by two Australian scientists

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Potential cure for osteoarthritis discovered by two Australian scientists Two Australian scientists have discovered a potential cure for osteoarthritis, which afflicts three million Australians and costs the health system over a billion dollars a year. Professor Peter Ghosh and Dr Jegan Krishnan have found a medication used for 70 years to treat blood clots and
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New Aged Care Information & Data Platform in Australia

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A new one-stop shop for data and information about aged care services in Australia was launched recently in Canberra. NARI Executive Director Associate Professor Briony Dow, who was part of the Aged Care Data Advisor Committee, was in Canberra for the launch by Minister Ken Wyatt. “GEN is a user-friendly website which should be useful
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Where are the most popular retirement regions in Australia?

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Where Are The Most Popular Retirement Regions in Australia? The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently published population estimates by age and sex which provides a timely opportunity to look at the housing market performance of those council areas nationally which are most popular with over 65’s. Queenscliffe in Victoria was the council region that
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Aging parents with lots of stuff, and children who don’t want it

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Aging parents with lots of stuff, and children who don’t want it Mothers and daughters talk about all kinds of things. But there is one conversation Susan Beauregard, 49, of Hampton, Conn., is reluctant to have with her 89-year-old mother, Anita Shear: What to do — eventually — with Mrs. Shear’s beloved set of Lenox
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Financial abuse of elderly parents on the rise as housing becomes more unaffordable

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Financial abuse of elderly parents on the rise as housing becomes more unaffordable ​Parents are increasingly being bullied into downsizing prematurely and even threatened with not being able to see their grandchildren if they don’t give their kids an early inheritance to allow them to enter the housing market, it’s been claimed. Following Fairfax Media’s
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15 Myths about exercise and older adults

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15 Myths about exercise and older adults 💪✅ Exercise can help make you stronger, prevent bone loss, improve balance and coordination, lift your mood, boost your memory, and ease the symptoms of many chronic conditions. “Exercise is almost always good for people of any age,” says Chhanda Dutta, PhD, chief of the Clinical Gerontology Branch
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