Retirement lifestyle at its best

There’s one word to describe why Janice Knight loves living in her serviced apartment: kindness.

Whether it’s the wonderful staff or friendly neighbours showing kindness, or her easy-to-maintain apartment being kinder on her body, Janice is enjoying a better retirement lifestyle since moving into the Glen Woodley Estate, in Adelaide, just over a year ago.

“I’m at home here and I’m really living here, I’m not just existing,” says Janice.

“It means I can have my things around me, I can have visitors, my grandchildren can come to see me - and I can do that when I want to and how I want to.

“The atmosphere throughout the place is just lovely, the residents are kind to each other and I don’t know how they spread it but the atmosphere is so nice.”

Janice’s serviced apartment offers her independent living, but with a little bit of extra care and support to maintain the right balance in her lifestyle, stay healthy and stay safe.

There is a delicious and nutritious lunch and dinner service every day and a weekly cleaning and linen service.

Along with neighbours that look out for each other, Janice also has an emergency call pendant in case she needs the help of staff - who are available 24/7 but leave her to live independently when they are not needed.

To keep active, she catches the Estate’s volunteer-driven golf buggy to the nearby health and wellness centre run by her village provider, Southern Cross Care, for exercise classes.

◆ The steps needed to be taken, such as cleaning and gardening, to prepare your property for sale or lease

◆ Scheduling of any assistance you need in moving into your new home such as furniture delivery, installing electronic devices and maintenance or installation of any home modifications such as grab rails

◆ Many people need time to adjust during and after downsizing, so mentally prepare yourself for the change and don’t rush your settling in period.

Janice says since she began to access the health services she has already noticed an improvement in her lung capacity, strength and balance.

With all these services at her fingertips, Janice is set up for a cruisy retirement lifestyle, and a bonus is the company she has found in her apartment neighbours, who go out for regular catch ups over dinner or drinks.

Case study provided by Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc