Lebanon’s Oasis de Vie

Lebanon’s Oasis de Vie

Borne out of the desire to extend the much-needed care to local senior citizens, a new kind of facility was conceived. This initiative was initially based on the wish of Marie and her husband Nemr Hebbe. In her will, she expressed that desire and to ensure those in the know follow-through, the couple donated to the Melkite Charity Association the land, which would later be used to build the new $23 million center.

Spread across a 16,000 square meter area, the six-floor above-ground facility boasts 9 additional underground floors, has 92 rooms, which can accommodate up to 131 residents at any given time. Oasis de Vie (ODV) provides quality subacute healthcare services in a cost-effective and charming environment to patients and clients from Lebanon and the Middle East. It is equipped with two physiotherapy rooms, living spaces and rooms that meet the needs of each patient.

Other perks include a large recreation room that opens onto a huge terrace and a library. The facility is also designed to accommodate the patients’ families who wish to spend time with their elders. Some of the services provided are acute/non-acute medical care to patients, care for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia, palliative care and end-of-life care. Always on standby is a geriatric doctor, fifteen nurses, a physiotherapist, nutritionists, social workers and paramedical teams.

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Commenting on the facility’s multidisciplinary approach to care, Zafer Chaoui, president of the board of directors of Chateau Ksara and president of Oasis of Life said, After seven years of hard work and effort, the project came to life. Oasis de Vie, which belongs to the Greek Catholic Welfare Association of Beirut and its suburbs, is certainly a reference in its field. Much more than a home for elderly people, it is a continuum healthcare center providing subacute and intermediate medical care, Alzheimer’s/ dementia care, palliative care, hospice care, senior care and social care. In moving forward, our biggest challenge is to make this oasis a beacon of success.”

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Rita Ghantous

Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.

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