Mornington Peninsula · independent research
Look beyond the brochure.
See the full picture.
Understand the home, the support and the costs before making a decision. Explore your own options, or help someone you care about without taking the decision away from them.
Independent information. No paid rankings, booking service or personalised financial advice.
Retirement villages and land-lease communities have different rights and agreements.
Help at home and residential aged care are different care pathways.
Separate money committed, money spent and money that may be returned.
Choose a path, not a one-size-fits-all list.
We share the research method, not a single ranking or fee calculator.
Retirement villages
Seven detailed research profiles, plus eight source-linked village and development profiles.
Explore →Aged-care homes
A geographically grouped research directory, official records and questions to take on a visit.
Explore →Land-lease living
Understand buying a home while renting its site, and keep it separate from village contracts.
Explore →Support at home
Staying where you are is a real option. Start with assessed needs, services and availability.
Explore →What we know. What we can verify. What remains unclear.
A village is not an aged-care home. A listed room is not a confirmed vacancy. A refundable deposit is not the same thing as a fee. And a document checked recently may still describe an older agreement.
Beyond the Brochure checks original sources, separates different legal arrangements, dates what we can confirm and names the gaps. A missing fee is unknown, never automatically zero.
Understand the different arrangements →Comparing costs?
Start with the three-stage retirement-village guide or the separate aged-care cost explanation.
Village costs: move in, live there, leave
Aged care: accommodation, daily fees and assessed contributions
Research you can follow back to its source.
Our directory is a starting point, not an exhaustive register, a quality endorsement or a current offer. Check the official record, speak with the provider and seek independent advice before committing.