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At People Purpose Place, we're solving the housing crisis one intentional household at a time. Discover some of our plans and examples in our PLACE discussion here.

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Community Elder

Everyone is talking about our ageing population. How about retaining our elderly and their vast wisdom in the community?

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Elders in Community

We know that 70% of people want to live in communities as they get older. But currently, there isn’t the opportunity to allow our elderly community to enrich the places where they already live. Their life experience is invaluable, and often, they have the skills, desire, and time to share their knowledge. When they cannot remain in the community, it is not only devastating for our elderly but also catastrophic for our communities. We are losing that wisdom from our local areas.

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This issue is not just about cities; it affects our regional areas even more. What if there was a way for our elders to stay in our community at a lower cost and enrich our society?

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With some experience and wisdom, we understand what might be a great home, and surprisingly, it isn’t that complicated.

Community, food, shelter, and the ability to continue to grow are the basics.

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People Purpose Place Pty Ltd
ACN: 659 425 242
ABN: 90 659 425 242
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 hello@peoplepurposeplace.com.au
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