Seasons do things differently… because chances are you (or your senior family member) do too. After living a life one way for so long, why should that change now?
Peninsula Life sat down with Seasons to discover what makes them different, and to answer the most commonly asked questions. You might even be very pleasantly surprised at many of the answers.
What makes Seasons Living so unique?
At Seasons we pride ourselves on being a genuine alternative for seniors who are looking for the opportunity to maintain their independence, coupled with the choice of being able to have support if, and when they need it. Seasons allow couples to stay together irrespective of their different care needs and they can even bring along the family pet.
What lifestyle options are there at Seasons?
Seasons Living Mango Hill offers 1, 2 and 3 bedroom fully self-contained apartments across two stages. There is a huge range of social activities, and community spaces including a cinema, cafe and lovely outdoor spaces where you can read a book, walk the dog or meet up with friends.
Can I still be independent and make choices about my care and daily activities, still go on holidays and have family come and stay with me AND can I bring my pet or my car?
Yes, yes, and yes. At Seasons, all this is possible and more. A home at Seasons is your home to live as you always have. You have always lived your way, so why change now?
We offer a genuine alternative where choice, care and you maintaining your independence comes first. We want to help you live exactly how you want and keep doing the things you love – just as you would in your own home.
Stage 2 of your Mango Hill community is set to open late 2020 / early 2021. Tell us a bit about the new apartments and community.
Our new apartments are beautifully appointed with large kitchens, walk through wardrobes and spacious bathrooms and living areas. White goods are provided in all apartments as is a car space for those who are still driving. The community spaces include a full size cinema, bar and cafe, library with internet cafe, an expansive outdoor podium and state of the art day respite centre for those residents with higher care needs. Wi-fi is available in the entire community and there are no stairs to navigate.
Can you “try before you buy”?
Yes! You may come and book a stay from 3 days to 2 weeks in one of our beautifully appointed apartments. Come and see what it is like living in our community – enjoy our meals, meet our wonderful residents and staff and join in the range of activities that are offered every day.
The origin story of how Merv and Joan have come to spend 10 years of seasons at Seasons
Original Mango Hill couple Merv and Joan share their memories of buying off the plan at Seasons Mango Hill almost 10 years ago.
While Joan and Merv were both aspiring to stay living in their own home as they got older, they were getting nudged by family members to look around at downsizing.
“We’d been ‘told’ by family that we should look at somewhere to retire to. Our response was we don’t want to, we want to stay in our home until they can cart us out of there,” says Merv.
When Joan’s daughter spied an advertisement for Seasons in the local paper, Joan says Merv was particularly elusive when it came to taking a look but she finally convinced him to go for a drive one Saturday.
“We found ourselves at Seasons Kallangur and I asked if this is where the units are for sale and the lady there said ‘yes but it’s not here, it’s at Mango Hill.’ She told us all about the concept and we thought it sounded pretty good,” says Joan.
“We could stay together! My sister had to go into a nursing home and be separated from her husband and we didn’t want that.
“They had a beautiful model of the community and they had it on this big table and you could see where the rooms were. The two-bedroom unit I liked already had a hold on it as they sold 30 of the 88 units on the first open day.
“I spent the weekend writing down questions and talked to the family about it. We went back on the Tuesday and I asked all my questions and they were all answered satisfactorily and so I said, ‘what about that unit I really liked?’. The sales lady said, ‘are you prepared to put a deposit on it’ and I said ‘I’ve brought the chequebook’ and she said ‘It’s yours’ because the people that put their name on it hadn’t paid their deposit within the week.
“We say we’ve got the best one in the whole place!”
BOOK A TOUR
If you want to take a tour of Seasons, or book a short-term stay, contact mango.seasonsliving.com.au or call Cheryl on 0411 654 026.
