Independent Living Cottages

Spacious, private cottages in a peaceful garden setting for retirees who value their independence.

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Assisted Living Residences

Supportive care for residents who need a helping hand with daily living, while staying active and engaged.

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24-Hour Frail Care

A fully staffed nursing centre providing round-the-clock care with dignity and compassion.

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Low Vision Service

Specialist low vision support for the wider community of any age. Consultations by appointment, including referrals from State Hospital Eye Clinics and ophthalmologists.

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Helen Keller Society

One Home For Every Chapter

A one-stop retirement estate in Pinelands. Move in from 60 and stay for life, with three levels of care that grow with you.

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Settle In Once

Care That Grows With You

Independent cottages, assisted living and full nursing care, all on one estate. Your home adapts as life does, so you never start over.

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Open To Everyone

So Much More Than Low Vision

You do not need to be visually impaired to live here. Our celebrated Low Vision Service is a gift to the wider Cape community, and every retiree is welcome home.

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Four-Star Living, NPO Rates

Beautiful Gardens, Even Better Company

As a non-profit, funds are reinvested into the estate for the benefit of our residents. Add glorious gardens, incredible birdlife and a genuinely fun community, and you are home.

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One home for every chapter of retirement

The Helen Keller Society is a one-stop retirement estate in the heart of Pinelands, where you can move in from age 60 and stay for the rest of your life. And no, you do not need to be visually impaired to live here. Our celebrated Low Vision Service is something we offer the wider community, not a condition of calling this place home.

One move, every stage. Begin in an independent cottage, add a helping hand with assisted living, and rest easy knowing full nursing care is right here if you ever need it. You settle in once and never have to start over.

Four-star living at fair rates. As a registered non-profit, every cent goes back into the estate, so residents enjoy four-star service, food and facilities without the four-star price tag.

Rent, or settle in for life. Our accommodation is primarily on a rental basis, with a Refundable Life Care Contract offered on selected cottages and rooms. After five years you gain long-term residence and discounted rates.

A place that feels like home. Think glorious gardens, incredible birdlife and pet-friendly cottages (with a little permission), plus an admin team who are genuinely part of the family. Central, connected and a truly fun place to live.

60+Years of service
From 60Move in for life
3Levels of care
24/7Frail care nursing
Residents enjoying the gardens at the Helen Keller Society

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller

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