When her husband passed away in 2023, Linda Cox was overcome with a sense of loneliness. “I lived in a street where all my neighbours worked, so I felt quite alone,” Cox says, and she’s not the only one to feel that way.

According to a 2023 HILDA survey, 18 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women over 55 report feelings of loneliness, with one in five older Australians also experiencing social isolation.

Between the loss of a loved one and relationship breakdowns, many people find themselves living solo later in life, but that’s where land lease communities like GemLife can help.

Designed to keep over-50s engaged and connected, GemLife’s luxury lifestyle resorts foster not just social connection, but personal fulfilment.

“I wanted to live among like-minded people, so I began researchi

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