Nor'West News: March 14, 2024

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Ryman’s Northwood village ticking all the boxes
CHOOSING Northwood
Retirement Village has worked
out very well for David and
Eileen Jorgensen, allowing for
pastimes including David’s
passion for outdoor spaces.
His volunteer work in a nearby
memorial garden allows him
to both stay part of the wider
community, and to keep fit.
When the couple decided
to sell their lovely home in
Rangiora, they eyed up a couple
of Canterbury villages – and
are now very happy with their
Ryman Healthcare choice at
Northwood.
They love that they get all-day
sun in their swish townhouse
and that they can keep up a
social whirl in both their village
setting and within their existing
circle of friends from Rangiora
and Christchurch.
David has been keeping busy
with his gardening tools. As
well as tackling the garden and
vege patch that surrounds their
home, he has recently started
volunteering at Belfast-based
Otukaikino, a living memorial
garden that allows people to
honour their loved ones after
they’ve passed away.
There is also an Otukaikino
walk, that gives people a chance
to walk around a 13-hectare
freshwater wetland reserve.
David says there is always
weeding to do at Otukaikino,
even in the winter season.
“The weeds keep growing. . .
HAPPY HOME: Eileen and David Jorgenson couldn’t be happier with their decision to
relocate to Ryman Healthcare’s village at Northwood.
And Otukaikino can really use
people to volunteer.”
Gardening is a way to keep
active while working with others
on a worthwhile project. His
friend Ian Pitt, whom he has
known since their children were
in scouts together, alerted him to
the project and has built seats for
the large garden space.
Eileen says the couple moved
into the Northwood village
in mid-September last year,
following their house sale. The
couple agree it has a great aspect
looking onto the gardens outside
a set of apartments within the
village.
“I think we’ve got one of the
pick of the setups. We get the sun
all day,” David says.
“Here there is an amazing
group of people with similar
thoughts.”
He has reflected on what the
couple have in terms of a safety
net. He’s talked to friends of
their age and they agree people’s
health and retirement needs can
change very quickly.
David says he can maintain
his fitness through weeding
some of the gardens near their
townhouse, and he also helps
with other gardens for friends on
the east side of Christchurch.
“I don’t see gardening as work
really. I enjoy it as it helps me
keep fit and I like things being
tidy,” he says.
It is also the people who are
important at Northwood, and
these include fellow residents
and the wonderful village team,
who help organise outings and
events such as the once a week
Happy Hour for residents.
“They’re brilliant. . . couldn’t
be better,” he says of the staff.
He and Eileen like the ‘lockup
and leave’ aspect of the
village.
Eileen, for example, has
recently been on a trans-Tasman
cruise, and the couple plan to
fly into Cairo in April for an
Egyptian getaway including a
cruise on the Nile river.
Eileen says she loves the
atmosphere of the village: “It’s
like being on holiday all the
time. It’s great.”
Sales advisor Sharyn Wilson
says it has been a privilege to
welcome the Jorgensens among
the first residents to move
into the village in the north of
Christchurch.
“Watching the village
transform at the rate it has
continues to add to the
excitement here,” Sharyn says.
“It’s been wonderful seeing
our village grow and watching
our residents form new
friendships. We truly have so
many lovely people moving in.”
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