The last resident left the Mission Rest Home this week.

The last resident has left Taranaki's Mission Rest Home after a closure blamed partly on new pay legislation.

Earlier this month, general manager Kim Poynter announced following two weeks of consultation they would be closing the home, which employed 26 staff and housed "about 10" residents.

"The transitions went smoothly with residents having a choice of where to relocate to and several moving out of town to be closer to families," she said.

STUFF After two weeks of consultation, the decision was made to close the Mission Rest Home, following new pay legislation.

"The last resident moved into their new home this week.

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"Before the rest home closed, a celebration was held honouring those who had been involved with Mission Rest Home over the years."

The home, which opened 25 years ago and is run by a charitable trust, blamed the decision on occupancy rates and wage legislation which came into force last July.

"We fully support the job aged care workers do and the need for them to be paid fairly," Poynter said at the start of June.

"Our staff deserve pay increases, but the reality is the funding received is not sufficient to make ends meet and we are not prepared to compromise our quality of care."

The legislation for pay and support workers came into force on July 1, 2017 and involves further pay rises over the next few years.

The charitable trust that operates the rest home announced the decision to both residents and staff on June 5.

Poynter said the decision was sad for all involved and was not an easy one to make.