Are you considering starting to plan the retirement years of your loved ones? There are plenty of options available on how retirement living on the Mornington Peninsula can be as fulfilling as possible. When choosing, it is important to first understand the difference between each one to ensure that it will give the ideal lifestyle for your loved ones. Moving into a new stage in life is a huge step, after all, and you want to have peace of mind that they will be well provided for. 

When planning retirement, people most often look into retirement villages and aged care homes. Both involve moving out from a regular home, with valuable benefits such as providing social programmes and activities to boost residents’ mood and morale, assured safety and security as well as being surrounded with peers with whom they can strike strong friendships.  

Retirement villages and aged care homes have unique benefits and advantages that are suitable for specific people. To help you decide, here are some of the key characteristics of each that you should take note of. 

Retirement villages

Retirement villages provide safety, security and independence to residents. Make the most of your retirement at a village that will allow you to enjoy all your interests, and make new friends while you’re at it! 

Here at Village Glen, we have villas and apartments designed with classic elegance, offering our residents high-quality living. There are beautifully landscaped gardens that they can enjoy, as well as plenty of opportunities for socialisation. There are facilities for those who would like to play sports and keep active, such as our stunning 9-hole golf course. 

We also offer a wide variety of activities that our residents can participate in, such as working in the vegetable gardens, creating quilts in the craft centre or making woodcraft in the workshop. Whichever hobby they would like to take up, we do our best to support.

Aged care homes

Another option is living in aged care homes. These facilities are designed to provide constant care and support, accommodating residents with a broad range of needs. If daily activities such as personal maintenance and eating require assistance, living in an aged care home is ideal. 

Looking for a reputable retirement village or aged care services provider?

For Retirement Living enquiries, please call us on 03) 5986 4455 and we’ll be happy to answer your questions.