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Essie Summers
Independence with support you can count on
Assisted-living apartments at Essie Summers village come with support that makes life easier, like housekeeping and a chef-prepared meal every day. It’s great for you, and reassuring for your family, because they know you’re being looked after. Best of all, that extra support creates more time for fun!
Apartments are in the heart of the village, with easy access to everything the village has to offer. Your balcony or patio is a great place to while away the evening with a good book or to watch the daily activities of the village community. It’s also the perfect spot to grow herbs and display colourful pot plants.
The feeling of togetherness is the real icing on the cake for assisted-living residents. This is enhanced by a variety of outings, regular transport options and endless opportunities to join in with activities when you feel like it. It’s a fulfilled lifestyle, it’s an assisted living lifestyle.
Please note, the design and layout of apartments will vary between villages.
A GUIDE TO
RYMAN LIVING
Our set of guides are designed to give you an introduction to life at Ryman, and showcase our independent and assisted living options.
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An apartment lifestyle
The living is certainly easy in our beautiful assisted-living apartments. Light and spacious with a seamless flow throughout, you’ll find everything is at your fingertips.
You’ll have a kitchenette with a fridge-freezer and microwave, a bedroom and a private ensuite.* Call bells mean help is always there, as they are monitored 24 hours a day by on-site staff.
Plenty of natural light filters through windows and doors in your living area and bedroom, while a neutral colour palette lets you furnish and style your apartment just the way you like it.
*The design and layout of apartments will vary between villages.
THE MAIN HUBS
A touch of class
With your main meal and morning and afternoon tea taken care of, the clever design of your kitchenette will equip you with everything you need for when you’re feeling peckish in between.
The layout of your apartment creates a space that is delightfully easy to live in. Your private ensuite makes personal grooming a cinch and the well-appointed living area provides you with a blank canvas to furnish and style. It’s the perfect combination of functionality with a touch of class.
ASSISTED LIVING IN A SERVICED APARTMENT
YOUR WEEKLY FEE
To retire with confidence, you need financial certainty. We're transparent about our costs, so you know exactly what you're paying and what you'll receive in return. You can choose between fixed or indexed weekly fees which are set at the time of signing your agreement. Indexed weekly fees are linked to the annual increase in superannuation.
Your weekly fee for assisted living covers:
- rates, water rates, and building insurance
- gardening and ground maintenance
- maintaining and operating the community amenities
- our Engage activities programme, including musical entertainment, fashion shows, arts and crafts, and regular outings
- our Triple A exercise programme, including classes such as Functional Fitness, circuit, or ‘sit and be fit’
- exterior maintenance of your apartment, including inside and outside window cleaning
- social time at our weekly Happy Hour
- call bells monitored 24 hours a day by our on-site staff
- village management and administration
- scheduled transport services and outings.
Assisted-living residents also receive:
- a daily main meal – three choices, including a vegetarian option
- daily morning and afternoon tea
- towels provided
- linen changed weekly — or as needed
- housekeeping
- electricity and heating
- regular outings to the shops and further afield.
Optional extras include:
- breakfast to your apartment
- additional meal in the dining room
- your bed made daily
- personal laundry service (3 times a week)
- showering supervision*
- administering medications
- monitoring blood pressure, helping with support stockings etc
- basic wound care (including dressing)
*Includes safety checks while resident showers unassisted.
Support Plus
This package includes everything listed in the assisted-living package, plus:
- breakfast to your apartment
- additional meal in the dining room
- your bed made daily
- personal laundry service (3 times a week).
Optional extras include:
- showering supervision*
- administering medications
- monitoring blood pressure, helping with support stockings etc
- basic wound care (including dressing).
*Includes safety checks while resident showers unassisted.
Full Service
This package includes everything listed in the assisted-living package, plus:
- breakfast to your apartment
- additional meal in the dining room
- your bed made daily
- personal laundry service (3 times a week)
- general care and help including:
– dressing and setting up each day
– full help with showering (3 days a week) - administering medications (3 times a day)
- evening settle service.
Optional extras include:
- daily help with showering
Resthome Care
This package includes everything listed in the assisted-living package, plus:
- breakfast to your apartment
- additional meal in the dining room
- your bed made daily
- personal laundry service (3 times a week)
- general care and help including:
- dressing and setting up each day
- full help with showering (3 days a week)
- administering medications (3 times a day)
- evening settle service
- prompting and help to and from the village centre
- night visits (twice a night).
