Topic - Aged Care

The Uniting Church’s Juniper opens new retirement apartments at co-located site in Perth

Jun 11 2018 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Uniting Church WA Past Moderator Ken Williams, former Governor of WA Ken Michael AC, Juniper Board Chair Fred Boshart and City of Stirling Mayor Mark Irwin at the opening of Juniper’s Orana apartments in Menora. Credit: The West Australian

The 40 one-, two- and three-bedroom Orana apartments are part of the latest stage of redevelopment at the Not For Profit’s co-located Elimatta site in Menora, 5km north of the CBD.

Juniper is working to double its capacity in response to community needs, with an additional 450 aged care beds to be delivered across Perth and regional WA.

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Topic - Editorial

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