Southern Cross Care held its first ‘Seniors Expo’ on March 7 at Success Village Community Centre.
Seniors from around Perth enjoyed a vast number of information stalls, as well as tours of the housing estate throughout the day.
The village consists of 137 two and three bedroom units, which are located on streets named after well-known Perth bishops, such as Gibney, Clune, Brady and Prendiville.
Numerous presentations were given on topics such as maintaining musculoskeletal health, benefits of the Seniors Card, and wills and deceased estate administration.
Southern Cross Care marketing and communications manager Inga Norgrove said the event was a great success.
“We were very pleased with the feedback and support the event received, especially considering this was the first seniors expo held by Southern Cross Care,” she said.
“It was a great opportunity for Perth seniors to find out about the many options and services that are available to them to help to enrich their lives.”
Resident of Success village for the past eight years, Barbara Price, said it was a great place to live.
“It’s quite nice, and there’s nice people here,” she said.
“It’ll never be 100 per cent, but it’s better than a lot of the others. The units here are quite roomy … I’ve been to some others and they’re little dog boxes, they’re very tiny.”
Southern Cross Care was established in 1966 under the name of Southern Cross Homes, and provides care, support and accommodation to more than 3,000 Western Australians.
In addition to the eight retirement villages and six care facilities it operates in metropolitan Perth, it also operates in regional areas such as Collie and Broome.