Just like home

If the time comes that you or your loved one needs 24 hour care, rest assured you are in the right place. Our 41-bed care facility offers both rest home and hospital level care. Cosy, welcoming and friendly, it’s designed to feel just like home.

Located on the first floor, many of the rooms have superb views over our much-admired rose gardens, or across the bowling green towards Lloyd Elsmore Park. Better still, some have balconies, providing direct access to the outdoors (a real luxury in a care home). And because we are just a stone’s throw from our other village accommodation, Highlands offers the perfect solution for couples. Even if your individual needs change, you’ll still be able to stay close by.

Highlands care home also offers ACC rehabilitation, short-term care (including convalescence) and POAC (Primary Options for Acute Care). What’s more, palliative care is part of our culture. Our excellent palliative care programme runs from admission through until end of life, and includes individual palliative care plans for every resident, plus the services of a specialist palliative care nurse who works closely with Totara Hospice. Highlands residents are in the best possible hands!

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Live your best life

Here at Highlands we champion resident-directed care. That means you’ll get to live life your way, in an environment that supports your independence and encourages you to keep doing the things you love. We work closely with residents and their families to give people the best quality of life possible, every step of the journey.

Great care comes from great people

The quality of care home staff plays a major role in the quality of life care home residents enjoy. That’s why Highlands staff are among the best in their field. We handpick them not only for their expertise and experience, but for their compassion – and passion – for what they do. For them, treating people with dignity and respect comes naturally. It comes from the heart.

Great care comes from great people

• Intimate and caring, with a big emphasis on quality of life
• Family and friends are always welcome
• Strong focus on palliative care
• Regular visits from physiotherapists, podiatrists, plus easy access to external providers such as speech language therapists and dieticians
• Longstanding staff – they love their jobs!
• Integrated activity programme – we encourage families and whanau to join in
• Enjoy amazing food created by our experienced village chefs, and plenty of choices. Plus, meals can be tailormade to suit individual needs
• Bright and airy open plan living and dining spaces
• Our buddy system pairs new admissions with like-minded residents to help them settle in and feel more comfortable.

Pricing

In this care home, the accommodation supplement pricing ranges from a minimum of $5.80 to a maximum of $26.27 per day. This pricing covers additional comforts and facilities over and above the standard provision for residential care.

Our care home is certified and audited to provide safe and appropriate care for our residents with Ministry of Health Audit reports available here.

We have the skills and experience.

• Highlands is a member of the Retirement Village Association
• All our nursing staff are registered with the NZ Nursing Council and hold a current Practising Certificate
• All our non-regulated care workers have access to Aged Care Education training programmes

Independent living. Choose the home that suits your lifestyle.

Highlands has a range of accommodation choices that allow for completely independent living through to serviced apartments for assisted living  and a care home. This gives couples the chance to stay close should their individual needs change.

Our one and two-bedroom villas on one level come with fresh interiors and lovely gardens. Two-storey, two-bedroom (plus study) villas, also with wonderful décor, fittings and appliances, are set on manicured sections.

All villas are easy walking distance to community facilities with plenty of activities to take part in.

While you remain responsible for your own household tasks and meals, we take care of all the outdoor maintenance. If you would like more help, we offer a range of service and care packages delivered to you in your home.