This Beautiful Retirement Village In UK Increases The Life Expectancy Of Women Who Move There!
Little did we know that moving to a new place could increase our life expectancy. A beautiful retirement village called the Whiteley Village near Surrey in the UK has been improving women's longevity, as suggested by a new research.?
The village is already home to 11 centenarians, all of whom are women and all of whom shifted 12 months ago. Currently, the oldest women residing here is 106 years old.
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The factors cited behind this amazing transformation in a woman's age have subsequently been attributed to good medical care and improved social relationships.?
According to the research conducted by Cass Business School (University of London), community villages such as these can help reduce the negative effects on one's well-being, thereby helping them live longer and happier. The survey indeed showed that every economically-deprived woman who moved to this village?happened to live as long as wealthier women who chose to remain aloof.
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The report concluded that retirement villages can literally boost a government's initiative to reverse the mortality rates between different sections of the society.?
And the Whiteley Village has all the necessary ingredients to make life easier and breezier. Currently home to 500 residents, the community boasts of 'self-contained flats' and a nursing facility. The people pay a monthly 'amenity charge' instead of rent which ranges from ?893 (Rs. 74,000 approx) for a one-bedroom house to a ?1,025 (Rs. 85,000 approx) for a two-bedroom cottage, reports Daily Mail.
The Whiteley Homes Trust
The Whiteley village also has a post office, a salon, a shop, a licensed bar, and 20 clubs dedicated to golf, photography, bowls, etc.
Compared to women, men don't live as long since they tend to move to the village at a later stage of their life and by the time they do, they are already experiencing ill-effects on their health due to smoking and other bad habits.?
