Methven Care Trust

We invite you to help with our fundraising campaign to design and build a new aged care facility for Methven House.

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For nearly 40 years, Methven House has cared for, housed and supported Methven's elderly.

For a town with less than 2000 people, it's a huge achievement that Methven continues to offer an independent community-run resthome.

The current building on Morgan Street, however, is rapidly coming to the end of its useable life. We plan to rebuild in the next five years with your help. The new aged care facility will be slightly larger with potential of additions to the complex over time.

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Methven Care Trust is the registered charity set up to fundraise for, and oversee, the development of the new aged care facility for Methven which will replace Methven House.

Our inaugural trustees have been drawn from the Methven and foothills communities and include representatives from the district's farming, business and town sectors.

Please visit www.methvencaretrust.co.nz for further information.

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Methven Care Trust to create new Methven Care complex. 2 November 2022

Methven Care Trust has announced plans to create up to 20 new care rooms in Methven. The trust has acquired what are currently called The Crossroads Lodge and separate apartments in the centre of Methven, and will transform the two buildings into new levels of care for residents. The plan is to create up to 20 care rooms in the main Crossroads building, including spacious and en-suite options. There will also be six two-bedroomed apartments in a separate block which will be repurposed for independent retirement living.

Fundraising support to repurpose the two buildings for aged care is now being sought from private donors, businesses, community groups and regional and national grant funders. Methven Care Trust aims to have the new Methven Care complex up and running within two years. The buildings were purchased using funds raised to date, supported by the imminent sale of our Camrose Estate land, as well as a bridging loan from private donor. The intention is to repay this loan and raise additional funds to renovate and retrofit the complex.

Methven Care Trust originally planned to build in Camrose Estate on gifted land. However, rising building costs, development constraints and a lengthening timeline to complete a full build, means the Crossroads option is more viable. We welcome interest and enquiries around the project. Contact us now to determine how you can help.

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