Business View Oceania | October 2022

17 18 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 of 300. Maryville Courts specifically has 65 residences- 49 villas and 16 apartments. A number of people come to us because they enjoy the intimacy of a smaller village- they are a person in our eyes, not just a number. We are also a charitable trust, which means we don’t have to maximise our returns for a shareholder. Any surpluses can be reinvested back into our facilities and into the care and support of our people. Finally, Maryville Courts is the only retirement village in the inner city of Christchurch. Despite our location, the site is very spacious, and our gardens are award- winning.” Speaking of awards- Archer Group has won an Aged Advisor’s ‘People’s Award’ for either best Care Home or boutique village in the South Island since the inception of these awards in 2016. Mr. Patterson shares the importance of resident- centric events and activities onsite. “Our residents run their own social committee, which organises our core social events. We have a number of internal and external entertainment events held intermittently. These were largely put on hold during COVID, but we are now looking at what we can do to get them back up and running. We have a really diverse activities programme- as well as all your normal activities and clubs, we run half day, full day, and overnight Archer Tours, where our residents have the opportunity to go out on trips all around the beautiful South Island countryside.” Maryville Courts thanks the Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand and New Zealand Aged Care Association, as well as Archer Group’s industry partners, for their ongoing support of Maryville Courts and the wider industry. Mr. Patterson elaborates, “We have a wonderful cross section of suppliers, business partners, and peak body organisations that have contributed to our success and the success of Archer Group. We would like to extend our gratitude and look forward to working with them towards a stronger, more resident-centric industry.” Coming up soon is the reinstalment of regular internal and external events and activities, and potentially the provision of hot or frozen meals to residents should they choose. Watch this space! MARYV I LLE COURTS RET I REMENT V I LLAGE (MARYV I LLE COURTS) PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Sharp Glass Services www.sharpglass.co.nz