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Why families love St Vincent’s Care

Feel welcomed, safe and valued

This is our promise to you and your family. Our people are here to ensure you can continue living as full a life as possible.

Continuity of
care

With services across Retirement Living, Home Care, and Aged Care we are best placed to help you, no matter what part of your journey you are on.

Our hospital advantage

As part of St Vincent’s Health Australia, our residents and clients have access to an extensive, world class health network

Spirit of
St Vincent's

Where some see care as a service, we see it as a mission, to provide compassion and support that befits our heritage and faith in human kindness.

“I look around in the mornings here. Margaret has her blinds open. Amy has her door open. You wouldn’t find that anywhere."

Gisela

"I didn’t want to come in here because I thought you have to be Catholic, but you don’t ...everything worked out fine, and it went absolutely wonderful. So, I’ve been blessed. Very blessed.”

Maude

“You can be as quiet as you want. Noone makes you do anything you don’t want to do."

Pat

"I’d recommend it to anybody. This is the place to come."

Les

“It’s really like living in your own little street with your regular neighbours. It’s very good.”

Pauline

Our Retirement Living Services

Retirement Living at St Vincent’s offers relaxed and friendly independent living communities. Our retirement villages typically include:

Well-equipped entertainment areas

Activities and get-togethers

Villages buses for trips and outings

Closely located to shopping

Churches located on-site or nearby

A community atmosphere

While each of our retirement village communities is unique, they share a common welcoming and peaceful atmosphere. With us, you have the freedom to be as independent and active as you like. Relax in the privacy of your own home, take advantage of the many social activities on offer, or enjoy a shopping trip on our community bus — the choice is yours.

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Our
communities

We have options for all lifestyles. Explore our welcoming communities today.

Frequently asked questions

No. There are no hidden costs with retirement living at St Vincent’s. All costs are detailed in the Product Cost Document or Disclosure Statement that we provide, and we are happy to explain any areas of documentation that you are unsure of.
 

Yes. St Vincent’s does charge a Deferred Management Fee (DMF) or Departure Fee. This is standard across most retirement villages. For more explanation on this, you can chat to our team to request documentation.

Yes. We do have daily fees or Recurrent Charges which cover maintenance, repairs and capital improvement. These differ site to site. For more detail, please reach out to our friendly team.
 

A retirement village is a purpose-built community which offers a range of accommodation, services and facilities to people who want to consider a change in lifestyle to suit the next chapter of their lives. Retirement villages tend to have a strong focus on community, lifestyle and convenient access to amenities including cafes, gyms, pools, communal dining areas and more.

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Most retirement villages at St Vincent’s allow pets such as cats and dogs to move in. Hearing or guide dogs are allowed at every retirement village at St Vincent’s. For information specific to the village you are interested in pet policies can be provided on request.

Definitely! Each retirement living resident committee provides programs and activities depending on the village. For more information on these or for a copy of a monthly program, please feel free to get in touch with us.

All villages have appropriate pathways and accessibility for wheelchair, walker and scooter access.

All our villages are within reasonable distance to public transport. They also have a village bus which operates on specific days to take residents to local shopping precincts and for occasional outings. These busses are operated either through volunteers or through external community transport groups.
 

All maintenance requests are directed to the receptionist or the maintenance logbook in the office. We repair all existing St Vincent’s fixtures and fittings to the unit and grounds.

Sit back and relax as we coordinate regular maintenance of the grounds and common garden areas, external cleaning, and building upkeep.

Many of our retirement village residents currently have home care workers support them day to day. You are of course welcome to continue using these services at St Vincent’s. If you do not have a home care package or wish to change yours, St Vincent’s Care does offer home support services.

For more information on this, please contact our friendly team or find out more here.
 
Note: If you are currently using the Commonwealth Home Support Scheme, it is important that you transition to a home care package as this support scheme is not a permanent solution and is scheduled to finish in June 2022.

Enjoy peace of mind knowing that assistance is available, if required. All our residences have a 24-hour emergency call option with personal pendants.  Many of our retirement living residents also take advantage of our Community Living services. Whether it’s lending a hand with day-to-day chores, organising visits to or from health professionals, or simply sharing a cup of tea and an enjoyable chat, we are here for you.

> Find out more about our home care services

Our philosophy is to help you to stay within your home for as long as we can manage your health needs safely and to a high standard. However, should the time come when you need additional care, you will be given priority access to our aged care services (subject to availability and care requirements), many of which are co-located with our retirement living communities. This also includes short-term respite.

> Find out more about our aged care services

Each unit comes with a 24/7 emergency call system in case of any emergency.   
 

Home Care support you to live a full life.

Our extensive home care services, delivered by amazing staff, will help you continue to live a full life. Find out how.


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