Is moving to a retirement village a good idea?

Find out if the retirement village lifestyle suits you

Retirement villages have great appeal. For many retirees, it’s the closest thing to living at a resort! And when you look further into retirement communities, you’ll discover there are even greater benefits. It’s no wonder so many retirees are choosing to spend their golden years enjoying the retirement village lifestyle.

Take a look at some of the reasons people make the move. It might help you decide if it’s the right choice for you.

1) A wide range of facilities on your doorstep

If you’ve ever visited a retirement village, flipped through the glossy brochures, or scrolled through images online, you’ll know what to expect of resort-style retirement. Modern villages are well equipped with bowling greens, swimming pools, tennis courts, gyms, snooker tables, a theatre, library, recreation areas and stunning clubhouses.

As well as the facilities on offer, there is an endless stream of well organised activities. Fitness classes might include aqua aerobics, yoga, tai chi, or more sporting pursuits may be on offer like bowling or tennis. You can usually find social groups such as walking or cycling, craft circles, cooking, book clubs or men’s groups. You will also find plenty of green space where you can spend time just enjoying some peace and quiet.

2) The social aspect of building new friendships

Perhaps your current neighbourhood has changed. Friends may have moved away, and you might not have people close by you can relate to. In a retirement village, you’ll find plenty of people to connect with who share similar interests.

Retirement villages are real communities – places for people of a similar age and stage in life to relax and enjoy retirement together. It’s easy to form wonderful friendships, and it’s a comfort to know you have someone next door or just around the corner to have a chat to or to share activities with.

3) A retirement lifestyle that can improve your health

Most villages have regular visits from health care providers or are located a short distance from medical centres. It’s a comfort knowing you don’t have to travel far to seek professional health advice.

It’s also easy to keep yourself physically active in a retirement community when there is so much to do and so many people to do it with! Not far from your front door you’ll find beautiful walking paths, a pool to do laps in, or a bowls team looking for a new player.

Meeting up socially with your neighbours for fun activities will contribute to your mental and emotional health. Some villages will let you bring your family pet to live with you which is a comfort. If you can stay fit, healthy, and happy, it will add to your longevity and you’ll gain more pleasure from your retirement years.

4) There’s less maintenance to worry about

If you want something done today in or around your own home, you need to do it yourself, ask a friend, neighbour, or family member, or pay someone to come and do it. All of that takes time to organise and can disrupt your life.

Retirement villages have a management team who look after many of those jobs for you. You will never have to clean the pool or trim the hedge again! It’s an attractive, low-maintenance lifestyle that means you can get on with the more important job of enjoying yourself.

5) A high level of safety and security

When you're living in your own home, as you get older it’s easy to lose your freedom. Once the sun goes down, you find yourself locked away, feeling safer staying inside. Not so in a retirement community!

Safety features often include well-lit streets, security cameras, private access to shared facilities and well designed, safe outdoor areas. Even the roads and footpaths are designed for safe access. The houses too will include many safety features, designed with the safety and security of older residents in mind.

Visit Renaissance for yourself

If you feel a resort-style retirement village community is what you’ve been looking for, come and have a chat with us at Renaissance Retirement Living at beautiful Victoria Point. Join one of our monthly small group information sessions where we will answer all your questions about retirement living over a relaxing morning tea.

We’ll take you on a tour of our wonderful community and walk you through all your retirement accommodation choices. You can even chat with our residents and find out why they love retirement living at Renaissance.

Call Renaissance today on (07) 3820 7700 or contact us to book a spot at our next information session. We’d love to meet you!