It’s not easy selling your family home at the best of times. Add to that a move from the Gold Coast to Melbourne to start a new life where you only know a handful of people, AFL is a foreign sport, there are four seasons in a day and it’s difficult to adjust to daylight saving.
But 85-year-old Ann Bresnandid all this nine months ago to be nearer to her daughter Amanda, and is thriving
She attributes it to moving into Uniting AgeWell’s Amarco Retirement Living Apartments in Kingsville. Since then, she’s made a group of good friends, has joined the art and craft classes, plays bingo and loves happy hour and pizza night. Most afternoons Ann goes to the club room where she can catch up with other residents. It’s a perfect setting for friendship with like-minded people in similar stages of their lives.
Ann, who is widowed, also joined the Social Connections Program through Uniting AgeWell and is enjoying going on bus excursions to explore the region.
Slowly Melbourne is weaving its magic on her and she loves the leafy view from her light and airy two-bedroomed apartment with its enclosed balcony. Even her cat, Juno, feels right at home!
Best of all Ann parks her car in the basement and is a ten-minute drive from Amanda and her husband, Simon who live in Newport.
“I’ve seen more of my daughter in the last nine months than I have for years,” Ann says. “It’s wonderful.”
One of the reasons Ann loves Amarco is the feeling of security and support with a concierge on duty and its connection to Uniting AgeWell Kingsville Community next door.
“I may need to move into the aged care facility there one day – who knows? But it’s comforting to know there’s 24-hour care so close by.”
Find out more about Amarco and arrange to go on a tour of the thoughtfully designed apartments which include a private basement car space and start from just $365,000. Phone 1300 783 435 or visit www.unitingagewell.org/our-services/independent-retirement-living/amarco-apartments
