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January 2017 Business South
LIFESTYLE » Clare House Retirement Village
New development meets care needs Kim Newth An established Invercargill rest home, Clare House, is now also providing a retirement village with new serviced apartments and additional hospital care. With 14 new serviced apartments and four studios having been constructed along with a new hospital care wing, the development represents a significant boost to the lifestyle options available to those joining the Clare House community. Communal facilities at the village include a lounge and dining area, computer room/library, hairdressing salon and central courtyard garden. Clare House itself, which has been providing rest home and dementia care for more than 20 years, has also been getting a makeover. Lounges in both the existing rest home and dementia wing have been redesigned and updated and a new rest home dining room provided. “The main reason for growth is the wish to provide the continuum of care for our residents,” says Vicki Green, business manager for The Greenvale Group Ltd, an experienced operator in the aged care industry and owner of Clare House. Having the new 28-bed hospital means residents will no longer need to transfer to another facility should they require hospital level care, so avoiding upheaval for residents and their families. Demand for beds in the hospital wing is strong, with 11 residents admitted within the first four weeks. The addition of spacious and well-appointed serviced apartments and studios gives residents the opportunity to live in a homely environment with their own furniture, while having meals provided and staff available to attend to their needs. “The concept encourages residents to maintain their connection with their community; however, what could be better to know that after a day out there is a hot meal waiting for you when you get home?
Invercargill rest home Clare House is now also providing a retirement village with new serviced apartments and additional hospital care.
“Clare House is [also] one of the few privately owned facilities in Invercargill which allowed for a design that is a little different, that has endeavoured to capture a Southland feel with exposed beams and landscaped gardens. All serviced apartments and studios have their own courtyard gardens with patio, a central courtyard with pond, and large wide hallways for ease of access.”
This welcoming development also enables couples to stay in the same place even though their care levels might be different. Far from being a greenfield development, the village has the advantage of being aligned with an established aged care provider with a strong reputation. Vicki notes that Clare House achieved a perfect 100 per cent compliance at its last
Ministry of Health audit. Clare House manager Janine Lovett has been working for the Greenvale Group for more than 10 years, three as its Southland regional manager. She has an unwavering commitment to the provision of high level care.
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