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Frontier Services opened a new wing of its Old Timers Village aged care service at Alice Springs on May 14, completing a $3.5m extension and improvement program at the nursing home.
Mrs Jan Trengove, the Chairperson of Frontier Services Board, officially opened the new Nancy Lamb wing. Deputy NT Administrator Pat Miller AO also spoke at the opening which was attended by more than 100 residents and guests.
The new wing, named after a long-time Old Timers resident and tireless supporter, provides single and double-room accommodation for an additional 20 people and includes special facilities for residents with dementia.
The existing Marion McGeough wing was also extensively upgraded as part of the building program.
The Rev Terence Corkin, General Secretary of the Uniting Church Assembly, and also a Frontier Services Board member, blessed the new facility.
The new wing was added to meet increasing demand for nursing home places and the first residents are expected to move in during June. Frontier Services will recruit additional nurses and carers to staff the new wing.
The building improvement program was funded by the Australian Government.
Old Timers Village now offers a 68-bed nursing home, Flynn Lodge (a hostel for residents requiring low-level care), 43 independent-living cottages and the Fred McKay Day Therapy Centre
The Old Timers site was first in use in 1949 and was part of the wide-ranging vision of the Rev John Flynn.
Photo : UNITING CHURCH NEWS
