Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Oxford Gardens is adding 84 units

Expansion at retirement home on Devonshire 
By Mark Schadenberg
Seniors Real Estate Specialist

The impressive expansion at Oxford Gardens in Woodstock continues to look larger every time I drive by it.
The retirement home on Devonshire Avenue, which already has about 100 suites, is in the process of adding another 84 units and the four-storey addition is expected to be complete and ready for occupancy by late summer of 2013.
The management group notes that one of the reasons for the project is quite obvious – Oxford Gardens has a current and ongoing waiting list that will accommodate all interested.
Co-owned by Woodstock-based business families VanHaeren and Zaluski, Oxford Gardens was purchased from the County of Oxford about five years ago and was previously called Woodingford Lodge.
The new wing of the building will feature all the amenities currently available, including 24-hour staff and emergency response, security systems including controlled entrance and cameras, medication management, three meals daily, and many assistive living improvements such as grab bars in bathrooms. The suite setup includes a kitchenette, while a limited number of available two-bedroom suites (apartments really) include a full kitchen. Many of the rooms will be highlighted by glass balconies, and main-floor suites feature a garden patio.
Overall facility amenities are a significant reason Oxford Gardens has been so popular locally -- therapeutic swimming pool, physiotherapy, movie theatre, craft groups, games room, euchre and bridge socials, day trips, and even an on-site hair stylist / salon.
I have been through the residence on several occasions and everything is impressive – the dining rooms, social areas and the movie theatre.
In a recent story in The Sentinel-Review, general manager Nelia Hunt pointed out that anyone interested in moving to Oxford Gardens in 2013 should contact them now.
"The Oxford Club will be starting in the new year and what that will entail is communicating with those that are already on our waiting list to make sure that if they have any needs, we can assist them while they are waiting in their homes, so during construction, they can still feel like part of the family," Hunt said. "A few of them have been on the waitlist for six months to a year. As time goes on they're getting more and more excited to join us so why not start the relationship sooner?”
The ground-breaking ceremony was held this past June and it would appear that the fourth (highest) floor is now in the process of framing. The final price tag will hover around $14 million.
Oxford Gardens is both independent living and will certainly welcome residents who require assistive-care requirements.
I could write here about accommodation costs, but really anyone interested should contact Oxford Gardens at (519) 537-7733 and do their own research at www.oxfordgardens.ca
Their web home page sums up their philosophy as follows: “Our setting is inspiring, our amenities superb, and our staff is attentive and caring. Come home to Oxford Gardens.”
The innovative home is not only a good member of the local business community, but also the green / environment conscience as the heating / cooling system employed by the entire complex is a complex solar thermal project with over 160 solar collectors. You can read more about the Oxford Gardens state-of-the-art cooling / heating system at: http://oxfordgardenssolarproject.com/news/  or  http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2010/11/10/oxford-gardens-leads-by-example

From their website:
Oxford Gardens are committed to the following:
Earning and keeping the respect of seniors and their families in the community.
Providing quality accommodation and supportive care in a safe and pleasant environment.
Respecting each Resident’s right to independence and dignity.
Providing a safe and friendly home-like environment for our Residents that is also welcoming to families and visitors.
Helping each Resident maintain as many choices as possible.
Helping Residents keep in touch with their families, friends, neighbours, churches, clubs and social networks.
Selecting and training caring staff who take pleasure and pride in working with seniors and families and who also bring skill and professional experience to their roles.

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If you’re considering Oxford Gardens, call me first for a full market analysis and selling game plan for your home. I have contacts with many people who specialize in this transitional move.
Then call Oxford Gardens for a tour of the current facility and look at the plans for the addition. If you want to relocate there by the autumn of 2013, now is the time to do your ‘new home’ work.
Mark Schadenberg, sales rep
SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist
Royal LePage Triland Realty
(519) 537-1553
Call me today for all your real estate needs – buying or selling.
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Note: This is not a paid advertisement for Oxford Gardens, but rather a good news writing which compiles material from their website, The Sentinel-Review and Heart 104.7 FM news. Picture (Cliff Zaluski and Nelia Hunt) is from Sentinel-Review web links.

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