1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Always a pleasure, never at sure to take a road 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: trip to Mefin Village and yesterday's mission was to check 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: out the Care Trust's new purpose built home. This is 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: the old Crossroads Motel which has been transformed into a 5 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 1: very Swiss care facility specifically designed for the Mefin community, 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: a real step up from Mefin House. I bumped into 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: Trust to chair Jan Anderson. 8 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: This is wonderful. It's it a huge achievement for Methin. 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: It's been about a decade in the making right it has. 10 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: We started off with some land down the road at 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 2: cam Rose and then we purchased this a few years ago. 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: So we've got two bedroom apartments, six of them over 13 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 2: on the central apartments and then on the main side 14 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: the mess from central rest home site. We've got twenty 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: rooms that are available for rest time care. 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: And that's about double what meth and House has been offering. 17 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: Absolutely most triple wow. All our rooms have on suites 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: and some have kitchen facilities as well, so that's huge 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: for our residents. Rooms are lovely and big and sunny, 20 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: so a big change. I love that a carpet on 21 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: the top. They can have a party up there because 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 2: it's actually got an acoustic backing so they can have 23 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: some loud musing, so it dampens the noise from upstairs. 24 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: So party is. 25 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 3: Upstairs expecting a few rapes, are we I'm not sure. 26 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 3: The left is a big addition too, right brain new 27 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 3: and the stairs as well. So initially in the old 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 3: building the stairs actually went through the middle of the 29 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 3: top lounge. 30 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 2: So new staers new lift. 31 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: I hear that it gets you from bottom to top 32 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: and twenty seconds. That's speedy. 33 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: I haven't counted, but I think there could be some 34 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 2: races on the chair, on the steers and the lift. Yeah, 35 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: right on. 36 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: So what has been the reaction of the resident. 37 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: Everybody loves it comes through. They're amazed by the space 38 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 2: in their rooms. The average room size is thirty two 39 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 2: square meters. Industry standard as sixteen square meters, so double it. 40 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 2: It's stunning. 41 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: And when to moving day? 42 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: Moving day is the seventeenth next Wednesday, so all families 43 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: are moving in their own families into the room, so 44 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: really and the Saturday and Sunday families are coming in 45 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: and moving what needs to be moved, setting the rooms up, 46 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: all the beds made up so that it's already for 47 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 2: Wednesday when they come through, so they'll be just on 48 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: the backpack and what they need for a couple of 49 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: days off the week. 50 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: I feel like Jan somewhat undersolds the reaction of the 51 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: existing residence. So I was told last week that there 52 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: was one who was showing their new room and she 53 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: burst into tears. So that really is the reward for 54 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: all of the hard work that this trust has put 55 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: in and all of the community support. Of course, of 56 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: late we've had Audrey's one O one campaign that raised 57 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: over one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars. I know 58 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: they really do have a special family feel in that 59 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: Mefin house, so we look forward to taking that and 60 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: putting it in this wonderful, new, warm, vibrant home, absolutely 61 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: right in the center of town. Methin Central. Do enjoy 62 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: team and all the best with that move.