EXPANDING INTO OREWA

MEDIA RELEASE March 13, 2013 HOMECARE AGENCY EXPANDING INTO OREWA Private homecare agency Miranda Smith Homecare is expanding into Orewa to help cater for the town’s escalating senior population. Being one of the country’s fastest growing regions, and with a high percentage of the population being over 65 years old, Miranda Smith Homecare considers Orewa a logical place to focus on. Being in close proximity to its busy Auckland office will also be beneficial to the operation. Managing director Miranda Smith says Orewa is a popular place for retirement villages, and adding homecare options to the region makes sense. “Orewa is a lovely area, and we want to be able to offer alternative options for elderly people who want to remain in their homes but may be getting to the stage where they need assistance to do so.” That assistance could range from visits from a carer to assist with basic day to day tasks, right through to more intensive live-in care. A local co-ordinator is setting up in the town and the agency is in the process of recruiting carers with the required skills. Miranda Smith Homecare is the longest running private homecare agency in New Zealand, with offices in Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington and Christchurch, and contracted carers spread throughout the country.