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Updated: 8 Dec 2025

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About The Croft

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Join us at the Croft Home and enjoy a relaxed and varied lifestyle.

Continue to enjoy your friendships, hobbies and interests, with quality care and practical support on hand where and when you need it.

The Croft Home offers the full range of options from retirement village and apartments through to rest home, hospital care, specialist dementia care and palliative care. Our caring, friendly and professionally qualified staff are on hand 24/7 to provide the level of support you need. All Presbyterian Support South Canterbury homes have multi-disciplinary teams, with staff focused on providing respectful, client-centred quality care to residents.

Owned and operated by Presbyterian Support South Canterbury (PSSC), The Croft Home has a proud tradition of providing excellence in care, with residential services in high demand.

The Croft Residential Aged Care Rest Home (or The Croft as it is known locally) is a modern, purpose built facility on one of Timaru’s most well known historical sites, The Croft Complex at 12 Park Lane. The Croft Home enjoys a park-like setting amongst mature trees and well established gardens, commanding some of the best mountain to sea views that Timaru has to offer, with stunning vistas of the Southern Alps.

As with all our facilities, residents from all backgrounds and cultures are warmly welcomed to share this next phase of their life with us at the Croft Home. Our caring team do all we can to help residents and families experience a positive transition, welcoming family input into helping residents settle into their new home.

Village Features & Services

The Croft offers a range of services, facilities and features for residents. To learn more about retirement village living, or if you want to learn more about key terms and concepts, explore our Knowledge Lab.

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Hairdresser

Registered Nurse

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Presbyterian

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Transport Available

Library

Gardens

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Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand [Inc] (RVA)

The Eden Alternative

Other Key Information

Have a look here for answers to some common questions. If you don’t find the answers you need, please get in touch with The Croft .

Special features

Presbyterian Support South Canterbury embraces the Eden Alternative Philosophy. We positively supporting residents in many ways to actively combat loneliness, helplessness and boredom – the “Three Plagues” that account for the bulk of suffering amongst Elders.

From when to get up in the morning, whether to go on outings, which hobbies and interests to pursue or what to eat for dinner, we support all our residents in their personal choices.

The Eden guiding principles provide inspiration for residents, staff and volunteers in empowering residents to maintain their independence and make the most out daily life, regardless of where they live.

Location

12 Park Lane, Highfield, Timaru 7910

Shops

The Timaru CBD and shopping area is approximately 5 mins by car.

Mall

Highfield Village Mall (supermarket and shopping centre) is located a few minutes walk away, or a couple of minutes by car. Northtown Mall is also less than 5 minutes drive away.

Library

Small onsite library and regular service from Timaru library.

To find out more about The Croft or to book a viewing get in touch today.

Key Contacts

Manager

Carolyn Sexton-Phillips

Owner

Presbyterian Support South Canterbury

Agent's Details

Carolyn Sexton-Phillips

  • 12 Park Lane Highfield
  • Timaru

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