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The Price to Pay for Peace of Mind It is good to read all the different points of view on this Thread, especially the posts from those with relatives currently living in Retirement Villages. cegosling, my mother was close to signing on with an Aveo Village but ended up choosing another not...

We really appreciate all of these contributions to the Thread. Many thanks to all of you. Please keep those replies coming. Hopefully it will help others in the future. My mother already wears one of those emergency buzzers. Going down to see mum shortly and will put all of the figures in...

Unconscionable Contracts Came across an article about Retirement Village Contracts written by Ben Hills and published in the SMH on the 12th Feb 1992. So this has been going on for a long time. In the article - Former Supreme Court Judge Fred Myers describes his contract with a Retirement...

Hi beachgurl, Thanks for letting us know of your grandmothers experience in her Retirement Village. Lets hope she lives a long and healthy life in there. Totally agree that the occupants should not lose their equity. Well... I have spent the last few hours on Realestate.com looking for...

Hi pully, Thanks for your reply. You have put it in perspective very well and we will certainly take your advice on board. Stangman.

Hi TMNT, The Retirement Village in question is simply a collection of some 50 independent villa homes for over 55`s. There is no nurse on call but I believe there is a manager on site. Apparently mum has already received a copy of the contract in the post and the Retirement Village...

Has anyone here had any experience with Retirement Villages? Seems an absolute rip off to me. My mother wants to move into an independent unit at a Retirement village because her current home of some 45 years is now too big for her to handle. The yard is too big and the place requires a...