How Beauty Point helps you to stay at home!

Some people don’t want to talk about it, but let’s be frank: for many retirees the reality of having to move to a retirement village can be daunting.

There is not only a loss of security after moving out of the family home into a rented apartment, but there is also the chance you’ll have to move later to an anonymous nursing home away from family and friends and familiar environs.

Ideally, we all want to age in the comfort of our own homes. Beauty Point’s unique ‘apartments for life’ and discreet health care services help ensure this happens, and in most cases, we can help you avoid a nursing home altogether.

This is because Beauty Point is different to most retirement facilities. Not only do you own your own home at Beauty Point and enjoy the security this brings, Beauty Point also has exceptional health care services that help you age in place, yet are so discreet you don’t see them unless you need them.

Beauty Point’s Manager, Lisa Papahristos, explains. “The apartments are all on one level and all are easily accessible. As you age, the apartments can be adjusted to suit your needs, so you can stay in your own apartment for life.”

“This even includes the installation of rails, ramps and chair lifts, if necessary.”

Beauty Point’s surrounds are also all easily accessible, ensuring that you can stay in your own home and continue to enjoy life and use all the facilities and activities.

Beauty Point also helps you age in place by providing the right health care services at the right time.

Beauty Points Health Care Manager, Nancy Le, says she brings the health care service to retirees’ doorsteps, keeping residents fit and healthy for longer.

“Living somewhere like Beauty Point improves your health because health often gets put off when you live at home because of other priorities. Here, we have health care staff on hand, as well as a GP and many other health services, so we can pick up health issues and treat them much faster.

“But the discreet health services are only there if you need them. Otherwise, you can just enjoy retirement without ever know they are there,” Nancy says.

Beauty Point also offers ample security and privacy, as residents own their own apartments, so can come and go as they see fit, or socialise as much or a little as they like.

As Lisa explains, Beauty Point’s staff and management aim is to enhance independence. “We are not a typical retirement village. We are a self-care village that also has a high level of health care services,” Lisa says. “We are aware that we have a village full of adults who want to make their own decisions and be treated like adults. Our job is to make sure that continues by offering the right services at the right time.

“We can cater up to level two dementia, which means, in most cases, our residents can avoid going to a nursing home and can just stay in their own homes as they age. This offers not only peace of mind, but a feeling of security, too.

“In a minority of cases where we can’t cater to a resident’s increasing health needs, we have a partnership with a nursing home only two minutes away, and can take care of all the arrangements for you,” Lisa says.

For obligation-free information about the Resort and available apartments, contact Lisa Papahristos, Neil Saward or Ross Symonds on 02 9773 7119, or can be found on our website.