Frequently asked questions
Integrated retirement communities are designed to uphold flexibility, independence and wellbeing for people aged over 65. With a range of excellent facilities onsite and help and support on hand if and when needed, residents can enjoy peace of mind about the future. The facilities provided within the community are open and integrated with the wider community, allowing the wider community to make use of them as well.
At a retirement community, you have the option to buy or rent, with part buy part rent and rent to buy options for added flexibility. Plus, family and friends are free to stay, in the community’s guest suites, as and when they like.
There will be homes both for rent and for sale.
People aged 65 and over (including couples where one person is younger than 65) will be welcome to make the community their home. An integrated retirement community is not a care home, and will be attractive to people who want to live independently but with the ease of life and reassurance that comes from having amenities and services close at hand including care and support when needed.
People choose us as their home at a variety of ages for a range of reasons, but having done so really enjoy being able to continue to live life as they choose whilst enjoying all the village offers and many say they wish they’d moved sooner. Whether they want to stay active within the community, continue paid or voluntary work, spend more time with their families, put their feet-up or all of the above, we’ll be there to help make it easy and enjoyable.
Our communities offer older people greater choice, flexibility and support them to maintain their independence, and to live their life to the fullest. The benefits to older people, for their happiness, physical health and mental health are significant. They have a new community on their doorstep with a wide range of activities they can get involved in and staff on site to support them – all of which can be accessed from one’s own apartment and private space.
There will be many activities and groups within the new community, and we expect them to often be resident-led and can include things like a knit and natter group, gardening club, exercise groups such as Tai Chi or Yoga or even walking. Isolation can be a significant harm for older people, which can affect a person’s mental and physical health if unchecked. Access to a wide range of activities is therefore hugely beneficial to our residents’ health.