Rand Aid Association's Elphin Lodge is situated on 13 hectares of beautiful, serene and landscaped lawns with dams and ponds, where residents may enjoy extensive bird life and tranquil walks. Located off Modderfontein Road, between the Edenvale Hospital and The National Health Laboratory Services, Elphin Lodge has the Jukskei River on its eastern boundary.

Elphin Lodge's units are available for purchase on a life-rights basis, to people 65-years-old and over. On-site frail care is available at Rand Aid's Ron Smith Care Centre, to ensure that all of your needs are taken care of later on in life.

The Village facilities include an interdenominational chapel as well as a recreation centre comprising large hall, snooker room, card room, well stocked library and a swimming pool. This is supplemented by a comfortable clubhouse where residents can celebrate special occasions. A launderette and convenience shop are also available whilst transport is provided regularly to shops in the vicinity. Other on-site services include facilities for a physiotherapist, podiatrist, hairdresser and beautician.

All of Elphin Lodge's cottages and apartments are north facing and the kitchens are fully equipped with ample cupboard space. Provision has been made for a dishwasher, washing machine, refrigerator/freezer and the units are carpeted, have telephone sockets and a connection to a central M-Net aerial.

Elphin Lodge offers 119 two-bedroom cottages, 40 one-bedroom and 64 two-bedroom apartments, each with a lock-up garage no more than 30 metres from the cottage or apartment.

Elphin Lodge Cottages

Each cottage consists of two bedrooms, a kitchen, full bathroom with shower, separate toilet, lounge/dining room, patio and enclosed yard. Two sizes of cottages are available, at 93m² or 101m², excluding garage.

Elphin Lodge Apartments

Each apartment consists of one- or two-bedrooms, a kitchen, full bathroom with shower, lounge/dining room and a patio or balcony. The two-bedroom units have a separate toilet. One-bedroom apartments are 76m². Two-bedroom apartments are 92m², excluding the covered patio or balcony and garage.

Services included in the levy:  An emergency call system; 24-hour security with gate control, patrolling personnel and an electrified fence and perimeter camera surveillance; a village sister for preventative nursing care; a gardening service; weekly servicing of apartments; daily postal delivery; 24-days per annum recuperation in the frail care centre per unit; rates, water and electricity; insurance of buildings, external maintenance and administration costs.  

Elphin Lodge has become an extremely popular retirement destination and as such, a waiting list has been started.  You can secure your place on the waiting list by paying a small, refundable deposit. For more information, contact Helen Petrie or Phyllis Phillips at 011-882-6296

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