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Aroha Care Centre
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Retirement living · Taita, Lower Hutt

Aroha Care Centre

Taita Home Trust Board · Taita, Lower Hutt · permanent residential care + respite + day programme
Capital Back
51
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
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The village

Life here

Nestled in a peaceful Taita setting, Aroha Care Centre creates a home where dignity and connection flourish. Whether you're seeking permanent residential care, short-term respite support, or enriching daytime activities, the team delivers 24/7 care tailored to individual needs. Residents and day programme participants enjoy engaging activities, nutritious meals, medical support, and genuine companionship—all grounded in a philosophy of caring, giving, and sharing.

Your home

Living options

Care & Support Options

Aroha offers flexible pathways to suit different needs and seasons of life.

✓ Permanent residential care with 24/7 support
✓ Respite care for short-term stays and recovery
✓ Day programme for community-based older adults
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Aroha is built on connection, wellness, and purposeful activity.

Community & Wellbeing

Residents and day programme participants benefit from a vibrant community atmosphere. The centre provides engaging social activities, nutritious meals prepared on-site, wellness support, and access to medical care—all delivered in a safe, accessible, and welcoming environment that honours independence and personal choice.

✓ Social activities and engagement programmes
✓ Nutritious, home-cooked meals
✓ Wellness and health support
✓ Companionship and community connection
✓ Person-centred care planning
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Accessible residential spaces
Dining facilities
Activity and recreation areas
Medical support services
24/7 care facilities
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Aroha Care Centre offers these levels of care on site:

Rest home→Respite care→Day programme
✓ 24/7 nursing and personal care · Medical support · Wellness programmes
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Aroha Care Centre is located at 6 Cooper Street in Taita, Lower Hutt, a peaceful neighbourhood setting. The centre is designed to be beautiful and accessible, creating a secure and supportive environment where older adults can maintain dignity and connection to their community.

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Now the practical part

The money — what comes back to your family

You've seen why you'd love it. This is the part most families only discover at the exit statement — so we put it in plain sight. Every figure is from the village's own filed Disclosure Statement.

Capital Back score
51
Around average · #167 of 520
Better than 68% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
20%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~270 days
operator-stated average
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 51 is built

Nothing hidden — every component

The Capital Back score is a transparent weighting of five filed terms — you can see exactly where this village wins and loses.

Move-in fee you don't get back Deferred Management Fee — weighted 30%
20% deferred fee — lower is better.
50
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
Speed your capital returns Median resale time — weighted 30%
270 days across recent resales.
69
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Charges end on vacancy.
100
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
No interest on delayed repayment.
0
The filed terms, in plain English

What the Disclosure Statement actually says

Every operator uses different words for the same thing — we normalise them so you can compare like with like.

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Deferred Management Fee

20%

Accrues over your first 3 years, charged on the entry price.

Market: median 30%; only 16% of villages charge under 25%.
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Capital gain

0% to the resident

Any increase in the licence value at resale is kept entirely by the operator.

Market: just 8% of NZ villages share any capital gain.
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How fast your capital comes back

~270 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 270 days.)

Market: median 154 days; 21 villages still average over a year.
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Fees & interest on exit

Resident-friendly

Weekly fees stop when you vacate.

Market: 220 of 520 villages keep charging weekly fees after you've gone.
Before you sign the ORA

The reckoning usually arrives too late

  • You're buying a licence to occupy, not the home — you can't sell, rent or borrow against it.
  • A large deferred fee is gone within a few years, whatever the unit later sells for.
  • Your family carries the risk of how long resale takes — and the operator's ability to pay.
  • None of this is hidden — it's all in the Disclosure Statement most people sign without reading.
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