Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008 - Variations included April 2017

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All registered retirement villages in New Zealand must comply with the Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008. The Code sets out the minimum standards for a village’s operation. These standards include, but are not limited to:

  • Documents operators must provide intending residents;
  • Policies and procedures, induction process for staff and new residents, when an operator can access a resident’s home;
  • Staffing policies and procedures;
  • Written safety and security policies;
  • Fire and emergency procedures;
  • Process to transfer residents in the village;
  • Frequency and conduct of meetings, rights to consultation;
  • The Village Complaint and Dispute process;
  • How residents’ accounts should be handled;
  • How to deal with maintenance and repairs in the common property and individual homes;
  • Termination of an agreement, including the marketing and sale;
  • Communication with residents.


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