 St
Joseph's Village Ltd. stands adjacent to St. Joseph's Hospital
in Alice Street, Auburn and is a skillfully designed community
of self care units and serviced apartments.It has 107 apartments
in all with a Commonwealth Government subsidised Hostel, Resident
funded Self Care apartments and a 10 bed Dementia elderly unit,
as well as
car parking and associated facilities. Permanent
and respite accommodation is available.
Responding
to a need in the community, St
Joseph’s Village provides high quality care and accommodation
protecting the health and well being of residents, ensuring
access and affordability, allowing flexibility and responsiveness
of services to individual needs.
One
of the characteristics that makes St Joseph's Village attractive
is the respect for each person regardless of religious conviction
or nationality. St Joseph's Village is open to anyone over
the age of 55 years who is seeking security and, at the same
time, an independent way of life.
St
Joseph’s Village provides easy access to St John’s
Church, and to the Churches of other Denominations in Auburn.
There is a Resident Catholic Chaplain and Ecumenical Services
are arranged in the Village Chapel. Pastoral care staff are
available.
St Joseph’s
Village and St Joseph’s Hospital are now managed as
one Campus, so Residents of the village can share the facilities
of the whole Campus. In addition, the Village is in easy distance
of Auburn District Hospital. Other medical services (eg x-ray)
are near at hand in Mary Street.
In terms
of transport services, the Village is well situated with Auburn
Railway Station only 600 metres away. A number of bus services
operate from the Shopping Centre which is within walking distance,
and the Village has access to a bus for outings.
The Sisters of Charity Health Service has committed itself
to the provision of first class retirement living in keeping
with their Philosophy which may be summarised in the statement:-
“The Sisters of Charity Health
Service will provide care for each person regardless of age,
social status, nationality, sex or creed being especially
mindful of the poor, the disadvantaged and the suffering.”
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