Oxford Gardens addition includes 84 new suites
By Mark Schadenberg
The ribbon has been cut and the cake sliced.
Congratulations to the folks at The Village of Oxford Gardens (www.oxfordgardens.ca) as their ‘retirement
community’ apartment complex with 84 new units celebrated its grand opening
this past weekend.
The five-storey addition is architecturally very attractive as the brand
new retirement destination adds to the already magnificent renovation of the
former Woodingford Lodge on Devonshire Avenue in Woodstock.
Oxford Gardens now has 185 suites, according to a story published
today in The Woodstock Sentinel-Review. To give you a quick synopsis, the
previous Woodingford had about 200 rooms, but the renovated high-scale facility
had 101, but now has 185 with its immense addition.
The question is, how long before the Oxford Gardens reaches 100 per
cent capacity as several rooms (40 or more) are still available in the
addition?
The new space adds a second dining room and an outdoor patio to the overall
facility, which already includes a spa, fitness room, indoor pool, chapel, and
recreation such as a small movie theatre.
If you or a family member is considering a move to this terrific
high-end retirement home, call me for information about selling your current
home. I have the Realtor’s designation of Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and
likely three-quarters of my selling clients are seniors.
As for Oxford Gardens, call them (Nelia Hunt is the manager) about a
tour soon – (519) 537-7733 – or visit 423 Devonshire. You will be impressed.
One interesting item I noticed in The Sentinel-Review story (see link
below), is that this home is researching the possibility of attracting residents
with early Alzheimer’s diagnosis or other dementias.
One of the reasons Oxford Gardens – in my estimation – hit a road
block with the City and County over development charges is that the residence
is more of an apartment building (supplying many many services such as meals, housekeeping,
laundry, entertainment (crafts, cards, billiards, etc), secure living, medication
management, etc), than an institutional standing attached to a long-term care
facility. When you research their website, you will quickly see that both
components are available and promoted – assistive living and fully independent.
Never ask me about “rent” requirements as the accommodation costs
cover everything, including utilities (not phone), and are based on whether you
live in a studio apartment or a one- or two-bedroom unit. All apartments
include kitchenettes. As a quick disclaimer, I’m not writing advertising material
for Oxford Gardens or other similar homes as you should contact them for the
full list of amenities and features.
I think it’s important to note also that Oxford Gardens is locally
owned.
Hawthorn Retirement Group – Cedarview
At the same time, be sure to visit the competition as well as
Woodstock has a brand new home called Cedarview soon opening in the south end
near the hospital. Call Craig or Elaina Wonnell for details there at (519)
602-0282. They are conducting tours six days a week now, seeking to book
their rooms / apartments.
MORE LINKS:
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2013/11/18/open-house-at-oxford-gardens
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2013/11/18/open-house-at-oxford-gardens
Mark
Schadenberg
Sales
Representative
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas
St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519) 537-1553,
cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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