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Are retirement villages and rest homes the same?
Drawing a distinction between accommodation and care is a way to begin to understand the differences between retirement villages, rest homes and other options. Once there were rest homes and then along came lifestyle and retirement villages. Rest homes were tasked with caring for the frail and chronically ill, and...
Retirement villages
Will I have to pay if I move within a village?
Every time you relocate within a village - whether it's to a different unit or to receive care - there are some costs to be aware of. Here's how they typically work: If you're shifting between independent living options (for example, downsizing to a smaller unit), a transfer fee is...
Residential care
How can I adjust to living in a care home?
When making the decision to go into a care home it is common to experience a lot of conflicting feelings. You and your family/whānau may have had quite differing views on the benefits of this and the decision may not have been easily reached. This is one of life’s major...
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CBM Christian Blind Mission - Charitable Organisations
Protecting families - Neglected Tropical Diseases. Thanks to generous people like you, cbm works alongside local partners in Nigeria to stop Neglected Tropical Diseases at their source. Community-based health workers – trusted members of their own villages – are trained and equipped to go door to door, ensuring no one...
Nadia’s Therapies - Complementary Services
New Client Discount New clients now receive $20 off their first session, making it easier for families to experience the comfort and support my services provide. This introductory offer is designed to help older adults feel at ease while trying bedside, in‑home, hospital‑level, respite, or palliative massage, reflexology, or lymphatic...
Nurse Maude Health & Mobility Shop - Mobility aids & useful products
Sock Aid $25.00 Make keeping feet warm a breeze with this handy sock gadget. thread sock onto the aid and then use the leads to pull onto the foot- never get cold feet again!
EVES Real Estate - Senior's Lifestyle Specialists - Downsizing & moving home
Do you Want to Right Size your home? Is your house getting to much for you to maintain? If you are think it may be the right time to look at downsizing, give us a call and we can advise options with you.