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As we get Older many things in life change, our focus shifts, what used to be important is replaced by a different value system. The things that troubled us in the early years of life now quickly move into the realm of “Small Trivial Things”. We value relationships more, we look for quality, not quantity. Life is a lot different, yes age and experience that comes with us surely do change us.

Your home has become too large, maintenance is a problem, safety and home security has begun to worry you, loneliness or isolation is getting you down, the desire to travel knowing that your home is safe and being maintained, any of these can be indications that the time has come to look at other alternatives. A retirement community may be a solution to these worries by providing a more secure and enjoyable lifestylethus relieving those anxieties.

On our website, we have the traditional “ About us ”. It goes like this: "Designed specifically for over 65s, De Paul Manor Estate is one of the premier Retirement Village’s on the Gold Coast. It offers the intimate, ‘boutique’ retirement villages community nestled amongst landscaped grounds and natural bushland just minutes from the fabulous Gold Coast beaches in central Ashmore. Featuring just 79 spacious apartments, De Paul Manor Estate exudes a distinct sense of quality throughout and offers a maintenance-free lifestyle, complete with a host of resort-style amenities including an exclusive ‘Residents’ Retreat’, state of the art security, a community of new friends with similar values and a caring, on-site management team focused on providing the very best service for residents."

Fitness, as we get older, has been the subject of a couple our De Paul Manor EstateLifestyle Resort on the Gold Coast Blog and we have been getting a lot of questions, so in this month’s blog we will continue the Fitness subject.

Some propose that ageing ‘successfully’ involves the maintenance of physical and cognitive function, the absence of disease, and a sustained involvement in productive activities. Even in our last article we highlighted the importance of physical fitness as we grow older and the facilities we have at De Paul Manor Estateon the Gold Coast to encourage that Physical activity.

Have you heard any of these quotes from any of your loved ones or others? Yes, it seems like comments like this become a natural progression as we age, for some reason, many of those around us think that exercise and get up and go should be advised to take a rest, to lay down and rest the moment we hit retirement or close to it.

Well, here is some motivation, you can be fit, you can grow muscles at any age, and that’s a fact.

Finally, the day has arrived, you clock off for the final time and after all those years of waking up early five days a week, spending time behind a desk, a steering wheel, a machine, a PC whatever work you may have done the time has come, the 65 years have rolled by and it’s now retirement time.

"To our Friends,

The residents who have been and are still caring and kind to me especially whilst Ken has been hospitalized for the last month and a half.  Your support has been truly appreciated and I cannot thank you all enough.  I think without you kind people helping me when I truly needed it, I would have collapsed in one big heap!

Management, Sue, Jess and Trudy must be included in my grateful thanks, as always there to help when needed.  It is quite true, the Manor is one big caring family, Thank You again one and all." 

Val Connolly

 Jessica Madden, Operations Manager, De Paul Manor Estate was joint runner up in the  National  Retirement Village Manager of the Year 2018, and is seen here with her floral tribute organised by the Residents' Committee on behalf of all residents who were delighted in her achievement.  

"The LASA (Leading Age Services Australia) Retirement Village Manager of the Year Award promotes and recognises excellence across the diverse and dynamic fields of endeavour in the retirement living industry.

This award celebrates the passion and achievements of those individuals who continually maintain high standards in customer service, sales and marketing, complaints and dispute resolution and robust operational management processes across their retirement community.

The award also highlights the important role that retirement communities play in providing affordable, age appropriate housing and vibrant social and community services for senior Australians. "