Living in a retirement village

Understand retirement village residents' rights, obligations, rules and what happens if the village operator changes.

Understand regular ongoing charges you pay to your retirement village. They cover the running costs, and costs of services to residents.

Learn what the operator of a retirement village must do to make sure it is a safe and secure place to live.

Find out who is responsible for different types of repairs and maintenance in a retirement home. View the standard policy for alterations.

Learn about residents committees in retirement villages. Find out who elects them, what they do and how they operate.

Understand the meetings retirement village operators, residents and families or proxies can attend to make decisions about their village.

Find out what the budget and financial account for a retirement village should include. Learn how a village's operator should manage these.
 

View a list of contacts related to retirement villages. Get advice, referrals, answers to questions, advocacy or legal advice.