One of our most popular articles last year was a guide to Putting your health first, by author and academic, Professor Cassandra Szoeke.
It’s well worth your time clicking on the link to reread Cassandra’s helpful insights. While the main focus of Retirement Essentials remains your financial health, we also urge you to prioritise your physical and mental wellbeing. To quote a well-worn saying – ‘There’s no point in being the richest man or woman in the cemetery’. To support you in this endeavour, we have created a handy list of health services provided by federal and state governments as well as some specific programs for older Australians.
We hope you find this reminder useful and encourage you to share it with any friends or loved ones you feel it might benefit as well. We all often neglect our health at the expense of other, seemingly, more important activities. But that’s not generally the best set of priorities. In fact, taking our health for granted is a risky plan. Putting your health first, second and third in 2025 will provide a firm foundation for all the other ‘must-dos’ in your life.
But first, a note of caution. The following summary is far from exhaustive. The Federal and state governments sponsored HealthDirect website provides much more detailed information, with a comprehensive list of checks for people aged 60, 70 and over.