April 4 2017
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Retirement village’s big step by Anna Harding
The expansion of the Maungaturoto riverside rest home and retirement village has begun, with a $1 million eight-person dementia unit spearheading a planned $4 million development project.
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From the left: Northland National candidate Matt King, Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman, Maungaturoto Community Charitable Trust chair Donald McKay, an ANZ bank representative, Northland District Health Board director Debbie Evans, Northland District Health Board chair Sally Macauley, general manager of Alzheimers Northland Kevin Salmon and Kaipara district councillor Libby Jones
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The project was officially launched last week by the Maungaturoto Community Charitable Trust and Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman. The trustees are confident that construction will be underway as soon as the required consents are finalised. Further stages include more beds and updating the dining and lounge facilities. This is expected to cost an additional $3 million with the trust seeking local support to help fund the development. Trust chairperson Donald McKay said: “We are now in a position where we are having to turn prospective clients away. The challenge for us is to meet the increasing demands.
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“The existing facility is the product of the past generosity of people of whom Maungaturoto can be proud. It is this spirit that has built our town and district. “At present, the nearest dementia units are at Waipu, Whangarei and Dargaville. The development of a secure and stable dementia unit in Maungaturoto will allow local families to stay together for longer and provide welcome respite care to relieve caring families.” Mr Coleman said the government has a ‘preventative focus’ to keep people healthy and able to stay in their own home for longer. He also commended the trust “for their vision, drive to deliver
and community spirit. It’s something we need in communities right across the country.” Chair of the Northland District Health board Sally Macauley highlighted the importance of “keeping our old folks and loved ones in the community they have lived in.” The general manager of Alzheimers Northland, Kevin Salmon, said that within a 25km radius of the village, they know of 42 people living with dementia. The launch began with a welcome from Maungaturoto Primary School kapa haka group and ended with a tour of the village and a blessing from local clergy.
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