Rest home adds hospital

The independent and family-run Beachfront Rest Home, at Stanmore Bay, has obtained Ministry of Health certification for hospital level care.

The rest home can cater for up to 55 residents and is one of three homes run across Auckland by the Henriksen family.

Business manager Beau Henriksen says that as a dual-purpose care facility, the Beachfront will offer residents and the local community the convenience of both hospital and rest home 24-hour nursing services with the option of long-term care or short-term respite.  The rest home, which opened in the early 1990s, is located in what was once a motel.

As well as the new hospital care facilities, room renovations are also underway.