Retirement Villages

Retirement villages are a special type of housing complex for retired and elderly adults who are able to care for themselves. Retirement villages can take many forms, but will typically have the following features: residents are age-restricted or qualified, residents must be partially or fully retired, and the facility will offer some shared services. Retirement homes can offer long-term, permanent and short-term accommodation solutions.

Retirement villages may be constructed as resorts and are often situated in warmer climate areas. Retirement communities are generally designed to offer independent living options for active senior and retirees. Typically residential units are self-contained and may resemble townhouse or apartments. Some retirement villages have multiple types of accommodation and will aim to provide ageing in place services for residents, as their care requirements change over time.

A mixed retirement village may provide self-contained independent living apartments, a low care aged-care home and a full care nursing home. Retirement villages can provide a range of additional services including laundry services, linen services, maintenance, meals, security and transport. Retirement villages will have public garden and recreation areas and may house a variety of retail and service outlets. Retirement and aged care facilities must be certified and registered and are subject to specific legislation.