Keep doing you. With a bit of help from us
Community centre | Private home help | Rideshare transport As you get older, a little help from Arvida Good Friends makes it easy for you to live your best life in the home you know and love. With our subscription membership plans, you have the choice to stay active and connected and plan your days to do the things you love.
Stay active and connected in Christchurch
Our community Living Well Centre welcomes seniors for activities and classes like , coffee at the Natter Café, access to physio and Allied Health services as well as the Gorgeous George Hair, Nail and Beauty Salon. You don't have to be a member to enjoy the Centre although Living Well plan members receive generous discounts on activities and services. As part of our Moving Well plan you can also work-out or go for a swim 6 days a week.
Open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 4.30pm.
Your Community Living Well Centre
Member stories
Read Roy's storyIt’s a wonderful service and one that I’d never experienced before from somebody outside the family
Read Meredith's storyThey’re dependable and they’re very caring - like a friend
Read Ron's storyWe felt the need for more help than was provided by the hospital, and we couldn’t put up with three, four, five people a day coming in.
Read The Goh family's storyNot only is there someone looking after Dad, but also someone who can give Mum a bit of her own ‘me’ time.
Read Ian's story's storyStory from Ian and his drivers
Helping you get the best from life
Good Friends is brought to you by Arvida, a New Zealand retirement group that’s transforming the aged-care experience in New Zealand.
Arvida’s goal is to create or support living environments that allow older New Zealanders to maintain meaningful connections to the people, community and activities they love. Arvida calls this ‘living a life with soul’.
Living a life with soul embraces a holistic view of physical, mental and spiritual health – mind, body, heart and soul. It means being mentally stimulated by social, intellectual and creative experiences that are personalised and meaningful.
