Community ownership, personal occupancy
The intended nonprofit organisation would own the land and buildings. Subject to the final legal structure and agreement, an eligible Resident Patron would receive personal lifetime occupancy, not title to an individually owned property.
What is a Patron?
Patrons would support the community’s long-term purpose through a proposed one-time contribution. A Resident Patron would also be eligible for occupancy under the final rules. Patron status, voting rights, admission criteria, and the relationship between contributions and residency are not yet finalised.
The contribution and proposed no-refund policy
The founder’s proposed approach is that a contribution becomes non-refundable once a final agreement takes effect, including on voluntary departure. This is an important financial risk, not a refundable deposit or investment. It requires independent legal review and clear safeguards before anyone is asked to pay.
The final framework must specifically address project non-delivery, misrepresentation, breach, incapacity, required relocation, and any rights that applicable law does not allow an agreement to exclude. No MOU on this website creates a binding contribution or occupancy arrangement.
When residency ends
The proposal is for a home to return to the community for reallocation after the resident’s death or formal voluntary surrender. No individual sale, rental, mortgage, inheritance, or private transfer of occupancy is intended.
Joint occupancy, surviving spouses or partners, temporary absence, admission to hospital, care-related transfers, and termination procedures need explicit safeguards in the final rules. These matters should never be left to assumption.
Future residents and the queue
The next eligible applicant would be considered through a transparent admission and waiting-list process. A future contribution might be equal to or higher than an earlier contribution, depending on the approved financial policy. Neither an amount nor an escalation formula has been set.
Submitting the interest form does not place anyone in a formal residency queue or grant priority. Admission rules, capacity, suitability, and allocation procedures remain to be determined.
Ongoing costs must be sustainable
The aim is to minimise residents’ financial pressure, but recurring charges cannot yet be described as negligible or guaranteed. Food, staff, utilities, maintenance, insurance, care, and replacement reserves need a realistic budget. Future admissions and uncertain donations should not be the sole basis for essential services.
Protecting the community’s purpose
The intention is that, on dissolution, residual assets should remain dedicated to a similar nonprofit purpose or pass to an eligible public body, rather than be distributed to Patrons or founders. The final arrangement must comply with applicable law, liabilities, required approvals, and the receiving organisation’s ability to accept and operate the service.