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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