Choosing a retirement village
For those looking to make the move to a retirement village, The Eldernet Group have made the process of finding a retirement village even easier by adding new search functions to its retirementvillages.co.nz website.
The free online service is New Zealand’s most comprehensive guide to retirement villages and showcases every retirement village in New Zealand. It hosts the country’s largest selection of properties for sale (with more than 500 properties currently listed) and allows users to search available properties in every region throughout the motu. Unlike other websites, each property is listed with ‘starting-from’ prices, allowing users to filter within their specific price range.
Users can view villages as a whole, where they are located, and what services are available on site (including whether care is available). They can then explore individual properties in-depth using the website’s extensive online filters. The website also offers a downloadable checklist to help people narrow down what aspects of a village most suit their lifestyle, plus Eldernet’s Knowledge Lab answers questions about retirement villages that might not have even been thought about.
For those who prefer their information in print form, The Eldernet Group also produce the Where from here He ara whakamua handbook, which features a comprehensive list of every retirement village in every region of the country. The book is free of charge and can be ordered by phoning The Eldernet Group on 0800 162 706.