Churches of Christ Care Lady Small Haven Aged Care Service Benowa

Churches of Christ Care Lady Small Haven Aged Care Service Benowa is set among spacious, well maintained gardens at Benowa, close to the heart of the popular Gold Coast. Our dedicated staff care for 105 residents with low or high care needs on site. Golden Age Aged Care Service Southport offers a loving, friendly environment centred around providing individualised care for each resident as their needs change. Churches of Christ Care Lady Small Haven Village, Benowa is also on-site for those looking for retirement living options.

Hostel

The 59-bed hostel, including 14 secure dementia placements, is tastefully furnished with comfortable lounges and dining areas. Each resident can furnish and personalise their bedrooms to their own taste. These room feature ensuites, wall heaters, ceiling fans and an emergency call system. Some rooms have external balconies and built-in wardrobes. Plugs are provided for small appliances, telephone and UHF television aerials.

Nursing home

Every effort has been made to create a homelike environment for the 46 residents in our facility. There are several attractive lounge areas and pleasant outdoor living spaces. Most accommodation is in two or four-bed rooms with a limited number of single rooms allocated to residents with special care needs. Residents are offered the privacy of fully screened beds and their own lockable bedside cabinet and large wardrobe, as well as an individual heater, ceiling fan, television point, light and power point. Our dedicated staff offer the security of a 24-hour emergency call system. Residents are encouraged to personalise their room with pictures and other personal items.

The ‘Haven’ as it was known, was built by Churches of Christ Care on land donated by former Gold Coast mayor and property developer, Sir Bruce Small. Sir Bruce named the facility ‘Lady Small Haven’ as a tribute to his wife Lillian who was a ‘lady in her own right’. Lady Small Haven was officially opened on 4 March 1978.

Personal care services

Although our residents are encouraged to maintain independence with their everyday living tasks if extra assistance is needed our staff are able to help with showering, personal hygiene, medication, dressing, dementia and emotional support, mobility, meal assistance, special diets, rehabilitation, communication and short-term illness.

Retirement living

Lady Small Haven Aged Care Service is co-located with Lady Small Haven Village, Benowa, one of our 17 retirement villages located in popular retirement locations throughout Queensland and Melbourne. Golden Age Village, Southport offers quality two-bedroom independent living units in a small retirement community. Churches of Christ Care Lady Small Haven Village, Benowa offers two-bedroom retirement village units. For information about Golden Age or Lady Small Haven Village or other Churches of Christ Care retirement villages, click here.

Community aged care

Our qualified and dedicated community aged staff offer personalised care to enable clients to stay in their own home for as long as possible to maintain independences and quality of life. Services are offered in various areas including on site with Churches of Christ Care Community Care Program Gold Coast – click here for more information on Churches of Christ Care’s community care programs.