Retirement living · Aotearoa

A next chapter. At their pace.

Help someone you care about explore retirement living, understand the questions and prepare a move on their terms.

Start your family plan

You choose the next stepOfficial sources, checked when neededA person reviews the draft

01 / What mattersTheir wishes.

02 / What we knowSources & questions.

03 / What comes nextA family plan.

Prepared for your review

Retirement guideNZ specialist

Ready to connectDrafts for review

Your conversation · this session

Retirement guide

Who are you helping, and what matters to them? We can explore independent village living, support at home or the residential care pathway. Start with general details; your family can take this one step at a time.

Try a sample

A live conversation. Drafts for your review.

The family journey

One step at a time.

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01 · Listen first

What would they like to keep in their life?

Ask whether they want to explore a moveInclude staying at home as an optionAgree who they want involved

Their life comes first

A brief in their words.

Keep this general. These notes stay in this tab until you choose to use them in chat or download them.

I’m supportingPreferred area

What matters most to them?Who will review the next step?

Put the written quotes side by side

Understand the shape of the costs.

Enter the amounts from each village’s documents. This is arithmetic on your inputs, with flat weekly fees and a 52-week year. It excludes inflation, opportunity cost, tax, resale delay and any unentered exit deductions. It does not determine affordability or subsidy eligibility.

Comparison labelEntry contribution (NZD)Weekly fees (NZD)Years in this illustrationDMF applied for that stay (%)Other costs over that stay (NZD)

Complete every field, including 0 where appropriate, to compare.

Comparison labelEntry contribution (NZD)Weekly fees (NZD)Years in this illustrationDMF applied for that stay (%)Other costs over that stay (NZD)

Complete every field, including 0 where appropriate, to compare.

Your pace. Your chosen people. You can leave this plan unfinished.

Evidence you can open

Check the source.

The agent checks relevant official sources before replying. A successful page check confirms retrieval, not individual eligibility or professional advice. You can inspect the same source catalogue here.

Topic

HUD · guidanceYour rights as a retirement village resident