Issue 1 of any Newsletter is expected to declare the scope
of the proposed content, the objectives of the authors and
contributors, and most importantly, the benefits to
subscribers.
Content
"A
Seniors Moment" intends to cover
"anything and everything" that will assist Australian
Seniors to stay put in the conventional housing of their
choice - hopefully forever. The ultimate decision........more
here
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Health, Fitness, Flexibility, Strength and Balance
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Within the big picture of Housing Australia's Seniors, and
specifically what we can do to maximise the likelihood of
staying put in our own homes forever, the topics of Health
and Housing are intertwined in a circular relationship -
each connected to and dependent on the other.
The health of the Senior homeowner - their level of fitness,
their flexibility, strength and balance - directly impacts
on their capacity to continue to enjoy living in
conventional housing with a minimum of modifications and
in-home care. Conversely as these faculties begin to fail
(and by the rule of "use it or lose it" they most definitely
will fail unless regularly practised) issues of downsizing,
mobility and other aids, ramps and railings all become an
inevitable reality.
Therefore we will be concentrating equally on the condition
and functionality of the housing stock occupied by
Australia's Seniors, and on the condition and functionality
of the Seniors themselves. Each Issue of this Newsletter
will feature some aspect of Health, Fitness, Flexibility,
Strength and Balance.
As with any exercise program we need to start slowly and our
first topic is the most natural, least expensive, most
accommodating exercise of all - walking.
So Take a Walk!..........and click
here
to read more about the benefits of walking. You can also
read about walking "warm-ups" and "cool downs"
here.
Please tell us your thoughts via the "Contribute Your
Comments" section at the bottom of each article.
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Senior-friendly Housing |
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 A
Building Contractor's viewpoint
We sought the views of the holder of a Building Contractor's
Licence, aged 65+, on what he would do to "stay put". Thank
you to Bob Mullins.
Read Bob's article
here and
please contribute any comments at the end of the article. |
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Reverse Mortgages |
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 Think
twice
To diversify the opinions being expressed on the options
available for Seniors to access their home equity, we
approached a Finance Broker, still practising in his late
60's.
Read his thoughts
here and
tell us about your experiences with Reverse Mortgages via
the "Contribute Your Comments" section at the end of the
article. |
