Old Age Homes · Florida, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp & the West Rand
City-owned retirement village in Florida with 175 units for pensioners on limited incomes, offering structured living and essential services at municipal rents.
Old Age Homes · Wilro Park, Roodepoort, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp & the West Rand
The City of Johannesburg's largest pensioner housing scheme, with 214 units in Wilro Park for older residents on limited incomes. Phone about vacancies, rent and who qualifies.
Local knowledge
The West Rand is where Johannesburg retirement costs the least. Featherbrooke Hills near Krugersdorp is a 493-unit sectional-title estate with its own 30-bed frail care centre and rentals that started at R4,000 a month. The City of Johannesburg's largest pensioner housing schemes, Klein Heldekruin in Wilro Park and Donovan McDonald in Florida, are here, and small frail care homes in Witpoortjie, Fairland and Northcliff fill the gaps.
Life Flora Clinic in Florida, Netcare Krugersdorp and Life Wilgeheuwel are the private hospitals, with Netcare Milpark 25 minutes east. Lanseria is 30 minutes away and OR Tambo closer to an hour.
Families choose the West Rand when the parent already lives west of the city, or when a Southern Suburbs or Sandton price is simply out of reach. Our guide to affordable retirement villages explains how sectional title, rentals and subsidised homes bring the entry price down; the principles are national.
An old age home (also called a home for the aged or residential care home) provides a room, meals and personal care in one place. Many in the Western Cape are run by churches or non-profit organisations, and some receive a subsidy from the Department of Social Development, which can make them more affordable.
Questions families ask
Featherbrooke Hills Retirement Village near Krugersdorp has a 30-bed frail care facility and home-based care in the units. Witpoortjie Frail Care in Roodepoort and Elm Park in Northcliff are stand-alone care homes.
Yes. Klein Heldekruin in Wilro Park (214 units), Donovan McDonald in Florida (175 units), Tonardo Park and Avondrus are city-owned homes for pensioners. Phone the home directly about vacancies, rent and who qualifies.
Yes. Some non-profit homes receive a subsidy from the Department of Social Development for residents who qualify under a means test. Places are limited, and each home will explain its own criteria.