Hunters Hill Lodge

Hunters Hill Lodge is a family-owned supported living community and retirement village located in the heart of Hunters Hill, a harbourside suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It describes itself as offering "all the comfort, connection & security of home" and positions its model as supported living rather than a nursing home: residents live in their own private, serviced apartments while an onsite team provides care, security and daily assistance as needs change. The Lodge has been operating since 1998 and states that it has spent that time building relationships with local Hunters Hill businesses and families, extending its community spirit beyond the village. The core offering is a range of serviced apartments in various sizes, which residents can style to their own taste. Accommodation is open to individuals, couples and even residents with a companion animal. Support services include an onsite chef preparing fresh, seasonal meals daily, weekly housekeeping with fresh linen and towels, personal care, exercise classes, excursions, a hairdresser, maintenance and 24-hour emergency call monitoring in every apartment by an onsite registered nurse. Breakfast ingredients are delivered to residents' doors, while lunch and dinner are shared in the resident dining room or the Boronia café, with opportunities for family and friends to join. Communal life is a central part of the proposition. Shared spaces include the Vista Lounge, described as a natural extension of the private apartments, with comfy chairs, Wi-Fi and daily newspapers. A calendar of activities covers exercise, games, computer classes, musical events, art workshops, bingo, shuffleboard, happy hour, a book club, weekly outings and festival celebrations. Both building entries are secure and monitored, and a full-time receptionist staffs the front desk. The Lodge is a family-owned business, and its stated values emphasise dignity, respect, diversity and community, summarised in the phrase "We Care." It markets itself with the line "Ladies and Gentleman, serving Ladies and Gentleman" and frames ageing as something to be done "with grace and on your own terms." Its audience is older Australians who want to remain independent but need everyday tasks made easier, and their families, who are invited to book a tour or call to discuss whether the Lodge is the right fit. The business operates from a single site in Hunters Hill and serves the Sydney market.

Hunters Hill Lodge has operated as a supported living community and retirement village in Hunters Hill, New South Wales, since 1998. According to its own account, the Lodge has used that time to build relationships with local Hunters Hill businesses and families, extending its community spirit beyond the village and positioning itself as a valued member of the local area. The business is family owned, a fact it foregrounds in its marketing and values. Its stated purpose is to act as "the eyes and ears when your family isn't around," providing older residents with the support they need to keep doing the things they love for longer. The Lodge frames its model as an alternative to a nursing home: residents retain their own private, serviced apartments and make their own decisions, while an onsite team supplies care, security and help with daily tasks as needs change. Over the years the Lodge has developed a service model built around serviced apartments in a range of sizes, which residents can style to their own liking and which accommodate individuals, couples and residents with companion animals. Communal areas such as the Vista Lounge and the Boronia café were created as extensions of the private apartments, intended for hosting family and friends and for everyday social contact. The dining model combines breakfast ingredients delivered to residents' doors with shared chef-prepared lunches and dinners. Operationally, the Lodge provides an onsite chef, weekly housekeeping with fresh linen and towels, personal care, exercise classes, excursions, an in-house hairdresser, maintenance and a full activities calendar including musical events, art workshops, a book club, bingo, shuffleboard and happy hour. Safety is handled through secure, monitored building entries, a full-time receptionist and a 24-hour emergency call system in every apartment monitored by an onsite registered nurse. The Lodge continues to operate from its single Hunters Hill site and markets itself to older Australians and their families in the Sydney market, inviting prospective residents to book a tour or call to discuss whether it is the right fit.

• 1998

  Hunters Hill Lodge begins operating as a supported living community and retirement village in Hunters Hill, New South Wales.

Supported living community for older Australians who want to remain independent, positioned as an alternative to a nursing home and marketed on comfort, community, security and family ownership.

• Serviced apartments

  Private apartments in various sizes that residents can style to their own liking, suitable for individuals, couples and residents with companion animals.

• Supported living care

  Onsite personal care, support and 24-hour emergency call monitoring by an onsite registered nurse, allowing residents to age in place.

• Dining service

  Breakfast ingredients delivered to residents' doors, with chef-prepared fresh seasonal lunches and dinners shared in the resident dining room or Boronia café.

• Housekeeping and linen service

  Weekly housekeeping visits for cleaning, vacuuming and dusting, with fresh towels and linen and rubbish removal; additional cleaning can be arranged.

• Activities and lifestyle programme

  Exercise classes, games, computer classes, musical events, art workshops, bingo, shuffleboard, happy hour, book club, weekly outings and festival celebrations.

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