58 The facilities at Carinya Village comprise Churches of Christ Homes' head office and administration building for Western Australia, 70 selfcontained units, a 44room hostel, a 38room nursing home, a clubhouse, and a day therapy centre. The units include 27 independent living unit duplex cottages with a single garage, 32 independent living unit apartments in twostorey security buildings, an apartment for the caretaker of the independent living units, and 10 units which are currently used as offices for head office staff or in connection with redevelopment. The 27 duplex cottages were built in 1991, and the 32 apartments were built in 1995. The units were described by the valuers who gave evidence as "modern". Approximately 40 other units have been demolished to enable the redevelopment of part of the site into a new, 160place, agedcare facility, to replace the existing hostel and nursing home, and construction of new independent living units.
59 Services provided at the day therapy centre include physiotherapy, counselling and podiatry. As at 3 May 2005, 25 independent living unit residents were active clients of the day therapy centre, although the majority of clients came from the wider, aged community.
60 The average age of residents in the independent living units at Carinya Village is 84. With three exceptions, the youngest resident is over 70. The exceptions are a 65year-old spouse of an older partner at the facility, and two people, one of whom is less than 55 years old, who have developmental disabilities and whose ageing parents reside in the facility.
61 The facilities at Geneff Village comprise 69 independent living units and a 32place hostel. The independent living units were constructed in the 1980's. The average age of residents in these units is 83. With two exceptions, the youngest resident is over 70. The exceptions are a 65year old spouse of an older partner at the facility, and a person, aged over 55, who has profound hearing and speech disabilities.
62 At both facilities, the independent living units include one and twobedroom units. Churches of Christ Homes provides, without charge, a 24hour emergency call service with a security call centre for the benefit of residents at all its facilities.
63 Each facility has a "clubhouse" for use by residents of the independent living units. At Carinya Village, the clubhouse contains a fireplace, café, gymnasium, heated swimming pool, bowling green, computer facilities, craft room, beautician, hairdressing salon, meeting and function rooms and a barbecue area. At Geneff Village, the clubhouse, which is physically part of the hostel, contains a residents' social room, library, small gymnasium and spa, and hairdressing salon. The clubhouse at each facility is used to provide social, recreational and counselling services. These services combat common ailments of ageing, such as frailty and loneliness, increase morale, and promote a community atmosphere.
64 Management at each Village facilitates volunteer services for the residents. Volunteers assist with transport, for example, to enable residents to go shopping, swimming or attend medical appointments, with social activities, and lead walking and keepactive programmes.
65 Residents occupy independent living units at Churches of Christ Homes' facilities on the basis of a lease for life, an interestfree loan with nonrefundable component arrangement, or a fixedterm lease under a rental contract. At Carinya Village, only the first two of these options are available. The 27 duplex cottages are occupied on an interestfree loan basis, whereas the 32 apartments are occupied on a leaseforlife basis. Historically, at Geneff Village, the interestfree loan and fixedterm lease options have been available. However, since March 2005, all new residents of independent living units at that facility have entered into occupation on the basis of a fixedterm lease.
66 Regular visits are made to residents at Carinya Village by an onsite caretaker and chaplain, particularly if a resident is unwell. Regular visits are made to residents at Geneff Village by a client liaison officer and chaplain, particularly if a resident is unwell. When a resident's care needs increase to a point where additional services are required, Churches of Christ Homes either offers its own communitybased care services or organises the provision of services through other providers.
67 If a resident of an independent living unit ceases to be sufficiently independent and mobile to be able to live in such a unit, and requires higher care, Churches of Christ Homes endeavours, if possible, to transfer the resident to hostel or nursing home accommodation on the same site as the independent living unit.