Members Lounge
Making a decision on accommodation in your later years can be daunting with so many options on the market. You can downsize to a unit or stay where you are in the family home and perhaps get a reverse mortgage. Move into a granny flat with the kids or into a retirement village.
Member Ziva and I had coffee recently and she shared her experience …
“Many years ago older people used to live with their families where everyone had a role regardless of age. This is no longer the case for most people.
According to research statistics we are becoming socially isolated which has a major impact on our health and wellbeing.
Older single women are facing homelessness at a greater rate because they have less financial security. They usually work in lower paid jobs and being in and out of the workforce they have less superannuation.”
Click below to hear our interview with Brendon Condon, who has created a over 50's sustainable development in Victoria.
