Units for elderly await decision
The Minister of Health (Mr Gair) has given his approval for a $BOO,OO l subsidy for the P ro P os , ed I 5 0;?"! 1 Harewood Residential Club but final approval for the scheme will have to wait for I meeting of. the Methodist Central Mission board m Se Th e e m ßev.-W. E. Falkingham said the Pensioner complex would cost considerably more than the Government subsidy. The meeting would look at the final costs before it made a decision. If the project was too expenswe an alternative would be to reduce the number of units from 50 to 30.
The club, which will be in the grounds of the Fairhaven Hospital in Harewood Road, is designed to keep elderly people independent. Community facilities such as a library are included in the plans, and help would be available from the Fairhaven Hospital if needed. Nine tenders, ranging from $950,000 to more than $1 million, were received. Mr Falkingham said he was pleased with • the response to the proposed club. More than 60 people had made inquiries, and they were being checked to see if they were suitable.
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