Mission Australia has celebrated the 25th anniversary of Charles Chambers Court, one of its three aged care facilities in NSW.
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Named after Charles Chambers, the organisation's first chairperson, the Surry Hills facility enhances people's lives with high-quality care and is a place to call home.
It offers various services, such as visiting therapy dogs and volunteers who pop in for a chat and take residents out into the community.
In 1998, Charles Chambers Court was built in what was originally a heritage-listed church.
For many of the 339 residents who have lived there, it was the first true home they'd had in years.
![Mission Australia chief executive Sharon Callister (left) and chairperson Ian Hammond with Margaret Chambers and a portrait of Charles Chambers. Picture supplied Mission Australia chief executive Sharon Callister (left) and chairperson Ian Hammond with Margaret Chambers and a portrait of Charles Chambers. Picture supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/144357349/de5c9a6c-9ec5-4f36-9544-fabf35792c09.jpg/r0_249_7008_3924_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
One resident, Kerry, described the safety and relief she felt when she arriving there.
"I felt someone was going to watch over me, and I had my first real sleep in recent memory," she said.
Mission Australia's aged care general manager Steve Brooker said social interaction and community participation are built into its fabric.
"The team at Mission Australia have seen first-hand the transformation of the lives of residents, many of whom were isolated before they came to live here," he said.
"The facility was established to address the growing need for affordable and suitable aged care accommodation for people who had been rough sleeping, living in unstable housing, or lacked the financial resources and family support needed to access mainstream aged care facilities."