Aged care residents at Kyogle Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) are set to benefit from a generous community donation that will help residents feel more comfortable in their new purpose-built residents’ lounge.
Kyogle Tidy Towns has presented the Kyogle MPS with a $5,000 donation to purchase furniture and fittings for the soon-to-be completed lounge.
Nancy Martin, Executive Officer/Director of Nursing, MPS Network (Bonalbo, Kyogle, Nimbin, Urbenville) thanked the community for their generosity.
“We are very grateful to the community for their support for this project and for our aged care residents,” Ms Martin said.
“The local community has been very supportive of the works, with local charities, organisations and individuals writing letters of support for the original 2021 grant application, and now with fundraising for furnishings.
“The residents’ lounge improves the aged care service environment and supports activities of daily living to provide a more homelike, comfortable environment that promotes residents’ independence, dignity, and choice.
“We are all very much looking forward to having this wonderful new space celebrated with a grand opening later this year.”
The new building works have been funded by a combination of a grant from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, and the NSW Ministry of Health.
Kyogle Tidy Towns is a not-for-profit organisation which partners with the community to protect the natural environment, nurture cultural diversity, support sustainable development, encourage community involvement, and promote a positive community spirit.