It's Your Life Retirement Village Information

It's Your Life Retirement Village Information is an independent website that offers information about retirement villages to prospective residents and their families.

Although retirement villages offer an accommodation and lifestyle alternative that may suit many people, they are clearly not a simple product. There are a range of legal structures, the legal documentation can be extensive and complicated and in many cases an unusual and difficult to understand fee (called a departure fee, deferred management fee or exit fee) is payable when the premises are vacated. As a result, it can be difficult to make sensible comparisons, let alone informed decisions.

To assist prospective residents and their families, the It's Your Life Retirement Village Information website includes:

• background information about what retirement villages are, what they offer, the different legal structures and important financial considerations
• a list of "Top 10 Tips"
• searchable directories of retirement villages in all Australian States and Territories
• a unique interactive departure fee calculator you can use to estimate likely departure fees in many different scenarios
• a Resource Centre with information sheets on related topics.

Those that need further assistance may consider purchasing a copy of 'The Retirement Village Handbook'. A description, the contents page and a review by the Council On The Ageing (COTA) is available on the website and a discount is offered to Seniors Card holders.