Sydney, NSW, Australia: retirement life is full of expectations of those who want to retire and are planning for that. There are a lot of retirement villages that are being developed to cater to growing demand for retirement homes that have all the luxuries that a good life has to offer. Retirement lifestyle should not mean looking at world just passing by. Retirement lifestyle is changing according to times.
There are a lot of retired people who want some sort of productive activity to keep them engaged. Some of retired people take of community work to keep themselves in productive activities and that helps to keep them healthy by body and mind. Retired people also want to contribute to lives of people positively. There are some retirees who take to teaching to pass on the knowledge to the generation next.
Some universities and colleges thus have positions of professor emeritus that invite retired people into the fold of education. Education not only helps students it also enriches the lives of professors who take to teaching to satisfy the needs of students. Some professors never retire like Professor John B Good enough who won the Nobel Prize at age ninety seven for making lithium ion batteries that have made the age of smart handheld devices possible.
Some of retired people want to settle in luxury retirement villages that perfectly suit their needs. These luxury retirement villages have residences that are fully and reverse air conditioned. These retirement residences are fully furnished with instances of them being taken care of completely by the staff at retirement villages.
There are twenty four hour concierge desk that assists the retirees with anything that they may need. Those retirees are well cared for by the nurses who stay in the premises for twenty four hours as well. Nurse is the one who does regular health check-ups of retirees living there. There are community cafeterias that serve hot meals and snacks to those who want. Meals can be taken in cafeterias or rooms wherever retirees want.
Another alternative retirement life is one living in with married children of retirees who are willing to take care of their ageing parents. Retired parents living with their children make for joint families: a concept not popular in western countries. Retirement lifestyle need not be laid back rather full of activities.