Broadview Lifecare & Village
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Retirement living · Castlecliff, Whanganui

Broadview Lifecare & Village

Heritage Lifecare Villages Limited · Castlecliff, Whanganui · independent villas + rest home, hospital & dementia care
Life Score
31
Basic
Capital Back
43
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

On the outskirts of Whanganui, Broadview sits amongst landscaped gardens, a bird aviary and two sheep in the paddock—a lovely rural setting that feels like home. Whether you're moving into an independent villa or stepping up to rest home or hospital care, you become part of the Broadview family, supported by wonderful staff who adapt as your health needs change. Residents enjoy happy hour, board games, gardening, indoor bowls, live entertainment and regular outings, while specialist services like physiotherapy, podiatry and speech therapy are always on hand.

Your home

Living options

Living Options

Broadview offers independent villas and rest home accommodation across standard and premium rooms, all with rural outlooks, nurse call systems, WiFi and ensuites.

Independent villas
Rest home standard rooms
Rest home premium rooms
Nurse call system in all rooms
WiFi
Ensuite bathrooms
Rural outlook
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Broadview is warm and social, with plenty to do and care services tailored to your needs.

Everyday Life & Activities

Residents enjoy a full calendar of recreational activities and entertainment. The care home van is always on hand for outings, and specialist services support wellbeing at every stage.

Happy hour
Board games
Gardening
Indoor bowls
Live entertainment
Care home outings
Piano singalongs
SKY TV packages
Hairdressing
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Landscaped gardens
Bird aviary
Paddock with sheep
Care home van for outings
Dining facilities
Hairdressing salon
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Broadview Lifecare & Village offers these levels of care on site:

IndependentRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ Registered nurse (24/7) · Trained carers · Physiotherapy · Podiatry · Speech therapy
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

On the outskirts of Whanganui, Broadview is set amongst beautifully landscaped gardens with a bird aviary and two sheep in the paddock. The lovely rural setting is just a short drive from the town centre, where you'll find all the essentials including a pharmacy and library.

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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
43
Below average · #303 of 520
Better than 42% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
30%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~154 days
median, from 3 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 43 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%
30% deferred fee — lower is better.
25
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%
154 days across recent resales.
86
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Fees continue until the unit resells.
0
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
Interest is payable if capital is returned late.
100
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

30%

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

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

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.

How fast your capital comes back

~154 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 136 days.)

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

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells, and interest is payable if your capital is returned late.

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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