An information sheet said the suite would combine a range of stimuli to help individuals develop and engage their senses.
"These can include lights, colours, sounds, sensory soft play objects, aromas all within a safe environment that allows the person using it to explore and interact without risk."
It said the suite could "take a person back to another time and place, unlocking residents' minds from the cruel disease of dementia, bringing back memories that have long since been forgotten through smells, images, sounds and music".
"By altering the environment to suit the individual, a multi sensory suite can dramatically enhance a resident's mood.
"We will be encouraging families to use the room with their loved ones.
"One of the ways we would like to encourage this is by getting families to bring in or send us photos that we can put on to a memory stick that will play through the projector.
"Imagine being able to sit, look and talk about the pictures being projected, while listening to some of you favourite music."
The lodge wanted the wider community to enjoy the experience too.
"We have a primary school just down the road, as well as many other schools and kindergartens in the district who have children with learning disabilities who would benefit from this room.
"We may also be able to integrate both our residents and children to use the multi sensory suite together which could be a lovely experience for some.
"We have student nurses from Whitireia at the facility during the year, and we think this will be an amazing opportunity for the students to interact with the residents within a working sensory suite."
