Website reveals top aged care & retirement villages

24 February 2016

Aged Advisor website reveals top aged care & retirement villages

Aged Advisor, the independent review and compare site for aged care and retirement villages, today announced the winners of the 2015 Aged Advisor People’s Choice Awards.

The inaugural awards honour six providers in three categories with winners split across the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.

The awards celebrate excellence in aged care for facilities that consistently achieve high-ranking reviews on the Aged Advisor website.

Winners are calculated using a series of algorithms developed in consultation with the University of Canterbury, which determines the ratio and mean score of reviews over a 12-month period.

“Unlike any other awards in the aged care sector, the Aged Advisor winners are based on independent reviews and opinions from customers throughout New Zealand,” said Aged Advisor General Manager, Nigel Matthews.

“We have launched the awards to identify and celebrate exceptional aged care providers as well as provide families with another measure to identify providers that will take great care of their loved ones.”

“Of over 1000 providers listed on the Aged Advisor website we have recognised six stand out performers.”

“The winners received consistently high ratings from residents and their families and represent the top tier of senior care or retirement village providers in New Zealand.”

“We’re proud to celebrate the exceptional businesses who offer independent living options or care for our older generation and award them with the recognition they deserve."

“The winners not only demonstrate a commitment to providing the best care possible, they’ve set the bar high for others to follow.”

The winners of the Aged Advisor People’s Choice Award receive an individual trophy and framed certificate. The awards are personally presented to each winner at their facility.

Aged Advisor has been established to generate funding for the Life Friends - a Christchurch-based charitable visitor visitation programme for residents in aged care who may not receive regular visits from friends and family.

Aged Advisor People’s Choice 2015 winners:

North Island

Aged care up to 40 beds: Lynton Lodge Hospital (Auckland)

Aged care 40+ beds: Gracelands Rest Home and Village (Hastings)

Retirement Village: Abingdon Retirement Village (Whanganui)

South Island

Aged care up to 40 beds: Cheviot Rest Home (Cheviot)

Aged care 40+ beds: Archer Home (Christchurch)

Retirement Village: Diana Isaac Retirement Village (Christchurch)

The full list of finalists and winners can be viewed on agedadvisor.nz/awards

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