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Ohope Lodge Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Sydenham, Christchurch

Ohope Lodge Retirement Village

Ohope Beach · secure dementia care + rest home + independent retirement units
Capital Back
45
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

Ohope Lodge sits on Harbour Road in the coastal village of Ohope, where retirement living blends seaside tranquility with purposeful care. The village offers 25 secure dementia beds and 11 rest home beds, plus independent 1–2 bedroom units for those seeking their own space. Staff prioritize respect, friendship, and wellbeing—whether residents are coming and going freely, enjoying supervised outings, or receiving full nursing support.

Your home

Living options

Living Options

Choose from independent retirement units or full rest home care with varying levels of support.

✓ 1 & 2 bedroom independent units (licence to occupy)
✓ Rest home beds with single bedrooms, ensuite or vanities
✓ Secure dementia care bedrooms with vanities
✓ Lounges and patios
✓ All meals catering for most dietary requirements
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Daily life balances independence with community and care.

Life at Ohope Lodge

Rest home residents enjoy freedom to come and go, supported by a friendly, family atmosphere. The village provides transportation in a ten-seater air-conditioned vehicle for outings and entertainment. Dementia care residents benefit from diversional therapy and supervised activities in a safe, secure environment.

✓ Come and go as you please (rest home)
✓ On-call nursing and personal assistance
✓ Transportation to outings and entertainment
✓ Diversional therapy (dementia care)
✓ Supervised outings
✓ Short-term or day care facilities available
✓ Regular visiting doctors
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Single bedrooms with ensuite or vanities
Lounges and patios
Dining facilities
Ten-seater air-conditioned vehicle
Secure dementia wing
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent→Rest home→Secure dementia
✓ Registered nurse · On-call nursing · Personal assistance · Diversional therapy · Regular visiting doctors
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Ohope Lodge is located at 4 Harbour Road in Ohope, a coastal village in the Bay of Plenty. The beachside setting offers residents a relaxed, scenic environment where they can enjoy the natural beauty of Ohope Beach while accessing quality care and community support.

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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
45
Around average · #266 of 520
Better than 49% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
15%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
85%
you keep some of any uplift
Time to get capital back
—
not enough resales disclosed
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 45 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%
15% deferred fee — lower is better.
63
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
You keep 85% of any uplift.
85
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%
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

15%

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

85% to the resident

You keep a share of any increase in the licence value at resale.

Market: just 8% of NZ villages share any capital gain.
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Fees & interest on exit

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells.

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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