Check out the Autumn 2019 issue of the Seachange Magazine below. All the latest news from Seachange Riverside Coomera!
Archives for 2019
Retirement Village Or Lifestyle Resort?
If you’re looking to live or retire on the Gold Coast, there are a few options for over 50s. Your options are dependent on the stage of your retirement and how active and social you are.
Both alternatives offer your own private home, shared facilities, social engagement and low maintenance—however there are also some key differences to be aware of.
Associated Costs & Fees To Consider
A lifestyle community offers a few key differences to a retirement village, particularly in the financial structure. These key differences will have a big effect on your financial position in the future.
Gold Coast retirement villages offer a variety of different purchase structures and are all different—some villages are leasehold, some free hold or some are strata title. When entering a retirement village you usually pay a one off entry contribution fee, or purchase price for your home or unit and then you pay a monthly service or body corporate fee. In a retirement village, you may only be able to sell through the village management and you may be required to pay refurbishment fees, share your capital gains with the village owner and/or pay an exit or deferred management fee. This ultimately can leave you with a lot less money and fewer options to move forward.
In an over 50s lifestyle community, like Seachange Lifestyle Resorts at Riverside Coomera, you purchase your own home within the resort and pay a fee to lease the land upon which it resides. This ongoing costs is referred to as a site fee and covers not only the lease of the land on which your home resides, but also the maintenance of the garden and lawn to the front of your home, all common areas and the beautiful recreational facilities at the resort. Because you are paying a lease or rental fee for the land where your home resides, you may be eligible for rent assistance on these site fees making the ongoing costs even more affordable.
One of the biggest differences between retirement villages and an over 50s resort is if you ever want to leave Seachange Riverside Coomera, you can sell your home at any time. You have the option of appointing the resort’s sales team to sell the home for you, or an external real estate agent, or you can always sell it yourself. In doing so, you will not have to pay any exit fees and you receive 100% capital gain achieved on the sale of your home.
Varying Levels of Care
A retirement home, village or private aged care facility on the Gold Coast may provide a higher level of on-site medical care. This is ideal for individuals and couples who require this.
An over 50’s lifestyle community like Seachange puts more of a focus on providing facilities and activities for residents who enjoy an active lifestyle. While not having on-site medical support, Seachange Riverside Coomera is just minutes from all the medical amenities that you would ever need.
The Upper Coomera Medical Centre is a few minutes away with the Gold Coast University Hospital and Pindara Private Hospital less than 15 minutes from the resort. These are all great facilities and a huge asset to the residents at Seachange Riverside Coomera.
The people you want to socialise with, level of care you require and your investment strategy will greatly influence your decision on which retirement property and community model that you choose.
At Seachange, the residents generally live healthy, active lifestyles and enjoy socialising and making the most of the 5-star facilities. If you are currently researching your retirement options, why not arrange a free tour of the Seachange Riverside Coomera property, to see the facilities and home layouts for yourself?
Swimming for Health
In November 2018 both of our new resorts at Toowoomba and Coomera opened their new swimming pools and our residents have found doings laps is an ideal way to beat the heat and stick to their new year’s fitness resolution.
Swimming offers a whole host of benefits including…
Low Impact on Joints
Swimming may be the perfect exercise for those who have joint problems and don’t want to hurt them further. There is no traumatic stress on the hips, knees, ankles or back when swimming because they aren’t bearing weight or slamming into the pavement like what happens in jogging or running.
Increases Flexibility
While most people think you have to do stretching to increase your flexibility, swimming also increases it because you are stretching without even knowing it. Increasing flexibility can increase coordination and give you better posture, less soreness, less back pain and fewer injuries.
Tones Muscles
Water provides twelve times as much resistance as air does. In addition, swimming forces you to use almost every muscle in your body. Even if you are just walking on the bottom of the pool, you are getting great exercise due to the resistance of the water. This builds your strength, muscle tone and self-confidence.
Less Chance of Osteoporosis
Swimming makes your bones bear weight, making you less likely to suffer from osteoporosis. After the age of 50, approximately 33% of women and 20% of men experience at least one fracture of a bone due to osteoporosis. Swimming makes it less likely.
Healthy Heart
Swimming is an aerobic exercise. In other words, when you swim, you help your heart become larger, stronger and pump blood more efficiently. This reduces inflammation in your arteries and reduces your chances of coronary heart disease.
Better Mental Health
Swimming can actually improve your mental health because it can improve mood levels and reduce stress. Swimming is also a great way to be around people and avoid isolation.
If you would like to find out more about the facilities on offer at our Seachange Resorts call 1800 54 66 55 to be put in touch with a sales consultant.
The Benefits of Pet Ownership
At Seachange, it is our mission to provide the very best in active adult lifestyle resorts. One of the cornerstones of this is to allow our homeowners the same rights they would have in their former homes. We feel that one of the best rights is pet ownership. For the safety of our residents and for the harmony of the community we do have a few breed restrictions. However, that doesn’t stop residents from having their favourite pet to keep them company. Over the years, there has been plenty of research done on the benefits of pet ownership, especially later in life. We understand how lovely it is to come home to a dog or a cat that is ready to shower you with affection at the end of a busy day.
Benefits of Pet Ownership
The research on pet ownership is extensive and well-documented: here are some of the highlights.
- Pet owners are more likely to be happy than those who don’t own pets. Interacting with a dog or cat has been found to increase the “happy” neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine. These make you happy and help you relax.
- Pet owners have been found to have lower triglyceride levels, cholesterol levels and blood pressure than those who don’t own pets. In addition, heart patients with pets survive on an average of more than twice as long as those without pets.
More Benefits for Dog Owners
Especially in an active adult community, walking your dog helps you meet and interact with more people on a daily basis. We provide plenty of social opportunities at our resorts, but dog owners seem to feel a special kinship. Walking a dog every day provides exercise. It is a great start to the day for those who are active and is a great way to guarantee twenty life-extending minutes of walking every day.
To learn more about why Seachange offers the best active adult lifestyle resorts in Australia, call 1800 54 66 55 today.
A community on the move
The community at Seachange Riverside Coomera keeps growing and so are the list of benefits that residents get to enjoy every day. With the opening of the resorts River House late last year, residents have been able to engage in a variety of activities whilst enjoying panoramic river views.
The completion of this facility has paved the way for the start of the Resort’s activities and events program, which will continue to build the sense of community and allow this Resort to flourish. From veggie growing and cooking to fishing and swimming, residents are discovering all the fun activities they can engage with friends and family.
Besides the broad range of activities home owners have access to within the Resort, they will also soon be able to enjoy regular outings and travel in style with the introduction of a brand new community bus. The addition of the spacious 12 seater offers a great opportunity for residents to get out and about together.
If you would like to find out more about this growing community, contact us now on 1800 006 603 for an opportunity to visit the resort or attend a complimentary morning tea event.
New Toowoomba Display Homes Now Open
With two new display homes now open and ready to view, there has never been a better time to visit Toowoomba’s newest over 50s resort.
The recently completed Davis design home is a classic example of how clever design can enable home owners to downsize without compromise. This home has been designed with a large North facing alfresco area that floods light into the open plan living and dining room.
Like many of the homes at Seachange, this floor plan offers an oversized master bedroom complete with ensuite and his and hers walk in robes. There is a large second bedroom and bathroom ideal for hosting visiting friends and family in comfort. The light and airy study, or multipurpose area, enables homes owner plenty of space to explore hobbies and passions.
The kitchen acts as the heart of the home, with stylish island bench completed with feature pendant lighting overhead. The spacious walk-in pantry and appliance cupboard, ample bench space and premium appliances make this home a chef’s dream.
To book an inspection of this home call 1800 046 500 or visit our sales office that is open from Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm at 99 Hampton Street, Harristown.
You can check out the full feature article in the Toowoomba Chronicle.
