Our Forever Home: A Qualitative Study of Retirement Living Residents and Their Changing Needs, Desires, and Expectations Towards Ageing in Place

Andy Ward, Christopher D. Askew, Hannah Banks, Alison Craswell, Sarah Casey, Gordana Dermody, Lachlan Goold, Briony Luttrell, Mia A. Schaumberg, Nicolas Stevens, Daniel P. Wadsworth, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Health Ageing Research Cluster, University of the Sunshine, Sippy Downs, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Manna Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on August 11, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundWith the median entry age of Retirement Living Communities (RLC) in Australia rising from 65 to 75 years, traditional models that excluded care services must pivot toward comprehensive service delivery spanning health and domestic support to ...