The Catholic provider's Sydney Williams retirement village in Doncaster East, 20km east of Melbourne's CBD, will operate as a seniors’ rental site due to community need as cost-of-living pressures impact seniors.
The move follows Calvary’s strategic refresh in 2024, which called for a renewed focus across the organisation’s retirement village portfolio to "support the delivery of connected care across all services from hospital to aged care to home care to retirement living, ensuring patients, residents and clients receive the appropriate care in the most suitable setting, and at the right time."
The currently vacant village is made up of eight two-bedroom units, adjacent to Calvary Millward residential aged care home, and represents the first fully dedicated seniors’ rental operation for the Not For Profit organisation across its 17 retirement village sites, and the only one of its kind in the Melbourne suburb.
“Calvary is committed to serving the needs of the community and our decision to convert the operating model of our Sydney Williams site is in direct response to the enquiries we are receiving from those seeking affordable housing for seniors,” its National Chief Executive Officer, Martin Bowles, said.
“This essentially means future residents will receive the same services and benefits of a retirement village including social connections, low maintenance living, security, all without the lump sum ingoing contribution.”
Future residents will also have access to additional services they can pay for including meals through the neighbouring residential aged care home, and Calvary’s home care services to assist with ageing in place for as long as possible if they need.
The apartments will be on the market from Monday, 10 February 2025.
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