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Mid Canterbury community to benefit from redevelopment
Mid Canterbury community to benefit from Tuarangi redevelopment
Ashburton people requiring high quality dementia care will find it along with style and comfort at the new and improved Tuarangi rest home and hospital.
After an extensive redevelopment and expansion of the previous facilities, Associate Health Minister Hon Jo Goodhew and Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) chief executive David Meates officially re-opened Tuarangi rest home today (April 26, 2012).
Originally built as “Tuarangi Old Men’s Home” in 1902, the Ashburton rest home has been brought into the 21st century thanks to bequests from two local trusts.
As part of the upgrade the aging Twigger Wing has been replaced, a new 10 bed (Moule) Wing has been developed to care for dementia patients with lower level care needs and the Havelock Wing has been refurbished and upgraded.
David Meates says Tuarangi has been transformed into a modern, 37 bed facility that will allow more people to access dementia and hospital level care in their own community.
“The redevelopment has been a true community project, which the people of Mid Canterbury have taken the lead on and should take credit for,” Mr Meates says.
“Not only did the Ashburton
community identify the need for these upgrades, but they
also came up with the nearly $5 million needed for the
redevelopment. The generosity of the bequests received from
the Twigger and Moule Trusts will have long lasting benefits
for the people of Mid Canterbury.”
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Canterbury DHB
CDHB
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based hospital and healthcare provider for the
Canterbury region of New Zealand. Our region extends from Kekerengu in the North, to Rangitata in the South and Arthurs Pass in the West and comprises the six Territorial Local Authorities of Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch City, Selwyn and Ashburton.
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government to improve, promote and protect the health, wellbeing and independence of our population.
At the Canterbury DHB, our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Canterbury.
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