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Masonic Court
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Retirement living · Westown, New Plymouth

Masonic Court

Masonic Villages Limited · Palmerston North · rest home and hospital care with 49 beds
Life Score
30
Basic
Capital Back
38
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

Masonic Court has been serving the Palmerston North community for over 50 years, built on the charitable principles of Freemasonry. With 49 beds and a dedicated team of registered nurses, caregivers and diversional therapists, the facility creates a safe, caring atmosphere where residents feel supported and respected. From enjoying fresh home-cooked meals and time in beautiful gardens to regular entertainment and personal care tailored to individual needs, life here centres on the really important things—companionship, independence and peace of mind for families.

Your home

Living options

Care Accommodation

Masonic Court offers rest home and hospital care in a purpose-built facility with 49 beds. Residents may choose standard or superior rooms, with superior rooms available at an accommodation supplement of $0–$100 per day depending on room selection.

✓ 49 beds total
✓ Rest home care
✓ Hospital care
✓ Respite care available
✓ Standard and superior room options
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Daily life at Masonic Court is designed around comfort, connection and wellbeing.

Activities & Dining

Residents enjoy regular entertainment, card and board games, hair salon services, and time in the parklike gardens. Fresh, home-cooked meals prepared in-house using high-quality seasonal produce are a highlight, with favourite dishes and nutritious menus central to residents' enjoyment of life.

✓ Regular entertainment
✓ Hair salon on-site
✓ Day rooms
✓ Beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces
✓ Home-cooked meals with seasonal menus
✓ Card and board games
✓ Social activities and companionship
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Hair salon
Day rooms
Beautiful gardens
Parklike grounds
In-house kitchen
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Rest home→Hospital
✓ Registered nurse on-site 24/7 · Caregivers · Diversional therapists · Podiatrist (regular visits) · Physiotherapist (access)
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Masonic Court is located in Palmerston North and operated by the Masonic Villages Trust, a charitable organisation with over 50 years of experience providing quality care across the southern North Island. The facility is part of a network of retirement villages and care facilities built on the benevolent principles of Freemasonry, ensuring person-centred care focused on dignity, comfort and wellbeing.

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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
38
Below average · #356 of 520
Better than 32% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
25%
~$105k on a $420k unit, over 3.33 years
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
—
not enough resales disclosed
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
7 years
Your estate receives
$337,500
Operator keeps (deferred fee)$82,500
Share of your $420,000 back80%
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How the 38 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%
25% deferred fee — lower is better.
38
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
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

25% of $420,000 = ~$105,000

Accrues over your first 3.33 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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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.
  • Roughly $105,000 is gone in deferred fees within 3.33 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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