The Independent Living Units in Penshurst are within an easy walk to the Penshurst shops, community services, and local bus stop.
There are 3 units, each with:
Permission from the CEO is required to have pets and there is no smoking inside the units. Assistance with general lawn, garden and building maintenance is provided by the WDHS Penshurst maintenance department, with tenants having responsibility for planting out and caring for their own garden or vegetable patch.
Yatmerone Wildlife Reserve, Mount Rouse Reserve, Botanic Gardens, enjoying the native flora and fauna
Shops including licensed grocery store, post office and fuel station, allied and community health services, swimming pool, bowling greens, tennis and netball courts, football ground, racecourse and more
Including Penshurst Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, Penshurst and District Racing Club, Penshurst Lawn Bowls Club, Mt Rouse and District Historical Society, Lions Club of Penshurst, Penshurst Senior Citizens and more
The town of Penshurst is located on the third largest volcanic plain on earth and offers a licensed grocery store, post office and gift store, hairdressers, bakery, hardware/rural merchandise store, milk bar/takeaway food store, used bookstore, hotel, plant nursery and gift store, interior design store, art gallery, and fuel station.
There are two primary schools as well as a Kindergarten, and access to a mobile library. The town offers a number of sporting facilities including a swimming pool, bowling greens, tennis/netball courts, football ground and a racecourse. The Botanic Gardens has a beautiful wetland area and park and the ‘Never Fail Spring’.
Nearby is the Yatmerone Wildlife Reserve, a spring fed wetlands which is home to a large number of bird species, native flora and fauna. There are plenty of walking trails within and surrounding the town including Mount Rouse Reserve.
Services available include Allied Health, Community Health, District Nursing Services, Social Support Group, and Strength Training sessions.
Community and sporting groups include the Penshurst Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, Penshurst and District Racing Club, Penshurst Football Netball Club, Penshurst Lawn Bowls Club, Penshurst Pony Club, Mt Rouse and District Historical Society, Penshurst Progress Association, Lions Club of Penshurst, Penshurst Cemetery Trust, Penshurst Senior Citizens, Volcanoes Discovery Centre, Penshurst Newsletter, and Friends of Yatmerone.
Contact our Aged Care Placement Coordinator to discuss the eligibility criteria, the application and assessment process, and availability of an Independent Living Unit.
Provided you meet the criteria and there is an Independent Living Unit available they can arrange for you to view the property. You can be placed on a waitlist if no Independent Living Units are available at the time of application.
Option 1: A Weekly Rental Fee Only
The rental fee is paid each month in advance and includes the maintenance fee. With this rental payment option there is no Capital Contribution, no Entry Contribution, and rent is indexed in January each year. No portion is refundable.
Option 2: Regular Non-refundable Capital Contribution and Weekly Rental Fee
This fee combination involves paying a Capital Contribution every six months in advance plus a reduced Weekly Rental Fee each month in advance. There is no Entry Contribution. The maintenance fee is included in each rental payment. The rental payment is indexed in January each year. No portion is refundable.
Option 3: Combination Entry Contribution and Minimum Weekly Rental Fee
The Entry Contribution is a minimum $10,000 payable one week prior to admission with the balance payable within six months. In addition, a reduced Weekly Rental Fee is payable each month in advance and includes the maintenance fee. The Weekly Rental Fee can be reduced by $1 per week for every $1,000 Entry Contribution over $26,000. A portion of the Entry Contribution is refundable every six months or part thereof to a maximum of $26,000 after 10 years of residence.
Penshurst VIC 3289
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Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm
Excluding public holidays
