What are your rights when your village is being redeveloped?
If you’re living in a retirement village, you might find yourself confronting the unwelcome situation of a redevelopment. While this is good in the long run – nicer units and better facilities! – in the short term, it can be a real pain to live…
Does your retirement village have a “continuum of care”?
Long popular in New Zealand, the idea of a “continuum of care” is becoming more popular among Australia’s new and existing retirement villages – but what does it mean? Championed by operators such as Ryman Healthcare, as well as Not For Profits like Ozcare, Uniting…
Ageing in place: how to safely stay in your home as you get older
Maybe you want to stay in the family home, or maybe you’ve fallen in love with the retirement village or land lease home that you’ve downsized to. Either way, you’ve decided you won’t go into residential care when you get older: you’re going to age…
How to sell your home when you downsize
If you’re looking to downsize and move into retirement living, then an important step in that process is, of course, to sell your home. This can often be an emotional journey – it is usually, after all, the home you’ve lived in with your family…
Royal Flying Doctor Service touches down at John Flynn Retirement Village
Residents of Ryman Healthcare’s John Flynn Retirement Village in Melbourne have learned about its namesake in a visit by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). 80 residents, along with staff and friends, got the chance to explore an actual RFDS plane fuselage and hear about…
Retirement village digs deep to support one staff member’s flood supply run
The flood-stricken town of Eugowra, NSW, will have a merrier Christmas thanks to efforts by staff and residents at a Central Coast retirement village. Justin Watson (pictured), Maintenance Supervisor at Living Choice Broadwater Court, gathered supplies and donations from Broadwater Court and the local community,…
Will I own my unit in a retirement village?
When moving into a retirement village, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by contracts and fees. To help you out, here’s a quick rundown of the types of occupancy and ownership arrangements villages have to offer. Leasehold arrangement Under a leasehold, the village operator owns the…
What is a Residents Committee?
When you move into a retirement village, your interests as a resident may be represented to the village operator by a Residents Committee. This committee will consist of a group of residents who you and your fellow residents elect to make your voices heard to…
Who is the NSW Retirement Villages Residents Association?
When we make that momentous decision to up-sticks and move to a retirement village, part of the choice we make is to secure peace and serenity as we age, surrounded by friends, family, and community. We buy into a lifestyle where there will be time…
Rental: an affordable option for retirement
Are you looking at moving into a retirement village, but worrying you might not be able to afford the upfront costs? There may be a solution for you: rental villages. Retirement rentals can either be part of a normal retirement village – combining rental units…