Many people enter a retirement village when they feel they are still able to live independently but are aware that they may need aged care services or nursing care later on.
There are some retirement villages that offer health services, with many featuring medical consulting rooms and visiting health professionals on a regular basis. There are others that have an on-site nurse, or offer some low-level nursing care within the unit for an extra monthly fee.
Larger retirement villages that are part of a large organisation sometimes have an aged care home co-located on site or adjacent to the retirement village. This means that nursing care is close by, giving retirees peace of mind. It also means that retirees are often given priority to a place in the adjacent aged care home if the time comes that they need aged care.
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