Several years ago, Ruth Trappel had a fall at home and suffered from a resulting injury. She ended up in an aged care facility in the Hunter area for three-and-a-half years, with a majority of that time being over the COVID lockdown period. When Ruth was eventually able to travel, she decided to holiday with her daughter in Dubbo. “Each Friday I extended that week's holiday to another week, for four Fridays. Then I decided this would be my new home.” Ruth packed her belongings, and her elderly dog Tilly, and found her new home at Horizons Village in Dubbo.

Ruth has lived a fulfilling life with her husband B