A group of five nursing home residents have celebrated their 100th birthday together with family and friends in Adelaide’s north-east. One centenarian said it was important to be ‘as happy as you can’ and laugh rather than hold a grudge. Bolton Clarke Nursing home’s operations director, Richard Wirth, said the individuals has given so much to the community, and the home was ‘lucky’ to have them.
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00:00Many aspire to reach the golden age of 100 years.
00:05Hundreds, they're amazing.
00:08But at a rare event in Adelaide, five people have jointly celebrated reaching the century milestone,
00:13with families and friends coming together for the momentous occasion.
00:17I can't get over it being so wonderful.
00:20The food's beautiful.
00:23I'm very honoured to be here.
00:27Half a millennium of combined life experience taking centre stage
00:31at the Bolton Clark Aged Care Centre in Walkerville.
00:34It's just an extraordinary event and I think the staff,
00:37they really bond with the residents and the families over a longer period of time
00:41and it really shows the warmth and care and the togetherness of it.
00:45It's very special.
00:47The joint birthday celebrations here at Walkerville today are raging on
00:50with cake, music and even champagne in hands.
00:53More and more Australians are eclipsing the century milestone,
00:56but to have five in the same room is a remarkable achievement.
00:59And their secrets for reaching triple figures?
01:02I think it's possibly the way that I've lived.
01:05I haven't been an out garbler and gone mad here, gone mad there.
01:10Be as happy as you can.
01:13I would rather laugh at something than hold a grudge.
01:19Just do each day as it comes.
01:25You don't do anything special.
01:27A hearty roar for a remarkable achievement.