Abbeyfield Houses Society of Kingston is a registered charity which intends to build non-profit housing for seniors. It is affiliated with Abbeyfield Houses of Canada, which includes 40 local Abbeyfield Societies across Canada, with 29 Houses currently operating and another 10 planned or under construction, and which in turn is associated with Abbeyfield International, headquartered in the UK.

An Abbeyfield House provides a much needed housing choice for seniors who no longer wish to live in their own home and yet do not need the services of a home for the aged or a nursing home. Abbeyfield is a very viable and realistic option to the perceived step from family home to nursing home.

Abbeyfield offers a warm, family-style House and a balance between privacy and companionship, security and independence, combined with the special caring element provided by dedicated volunteers and the consistency of a single House manager.

Age and loneliness are the prime considerations for residency, together with level of health and compatibility with other residents.

Each House creates a sense of "belonging" that is truly preventative medicine. With a history of nearly five decades, our statistics show that most Abbeyfield residents take on a new lease on life. They are more fit and more inclined to live out their natural life cycle (and longer) without becoming debilitated.

The motto of the Abbeyfield Society of South Africa is: "Caring for the elderly is everyone's concern. Everyone's - Not everyone else's."

PATRONS AND OFFICERS

Royal Patron of The Abbeyfield Society: HRH The Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, CD
President of Abbeyfield International: Captain J.Allan Snowie, CD
Honorary Patron of Abbeyfield Canada: The Hon. Hilary Weston, O. Ont
President of Abbeyfield Canada: Elizabeth Seaton
Past President: William A. Statten, B.SC, CMA
Chair, Abbeyfield Kingston: John Purkis