Residential aged care provides a permanent home for older Australians who require full-time care, with a major focus on lifestyle, health and well-being.
What is Residential Aged Care?
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Residential aged care provides a permanent home for older Australians who require full-time care, with a major focus on lifestyle, health and well-being.
Our Centres revolve around creating a happy, safe and inclusive home for each of our residents. We offer a range of accommodation options, specialist services and well-being programs.
Our friendly and fully qualified staff dedicate time getting to know our residents one-on-one in order to fully understand and cater for their needs, an integral part of our person-centred model of care.
Our facilities include 24 hour on-site nursing, state-of-the art nurse-call system, recreational rooms, landscaped gardens, centre bus for regular outings and more.
Speak to a real person, who will not only explain the admission process, but will also walk through each step of entering aged care with you.
Each staff member has undergone reference and security checks to ensure they are fully qualified, experienced and passionate about working in the aged care sector. Emotional intelligence is also a key factor in recruiting our people.
Our centres have a variety of room options to suit different levels of mobility, comfort, budgets, with features such as private en-suites, electronically adjustable beds, space for personal furniture, built-in wardrobes and provisions for telephones and TV.
We take fun quite seriously! Each of our Centres have a dedicated Recreational Officer who organises daily activities based on the suggestions of residents, including daily outings, celebrations, trivia, cultural dancing, singing, walks, traditional games, Chapel services and much more.
Meals are cooked daily by a qualified chef in consultation with the dietitian.
We understand that food is not only about getting the right nutrition and meeting all the dietary requirements. We go through a lot of effort to ensure that our food:
Residents actively contribute towards the 5-week rotational menu planning for each season. Sample tasting and feedback sessions are a fun and much anticipated activity at our centres.
Click here to learn more about food in our residential aged care centres.
Our approach to dementia care is led by each resident’s interests, feelings and emotions. We respect the rich lives they have led by tailoring our care based on their personal history and story.
Involves 24 hour care and support for older people who can no longer live in their own homes in our Residential Aged Care Centres.
Involves looking after people with high levels of dementia in a safe and secure environment in our Residential Aged Care Centres. Secure dementia care is available in many of our Residential Aged Care Centres.
Is a short term care in our Residential Aged Care Centres. We understand that at times, taking care of an elderly loved one can be physically and emotionally demanding. Short-term respite support can help lighten the load for both the carer and the person being cared for.
Involves specialised medical and nursing care for older people with life-limiting illnesses in our Residential Aged Care Centres. The focus is on providing relief from the symptoms, pain, physical and mental stress at any stage of the illness. We work with experts and families to improve the overall quality of life of people under our care.
We understand that at times, taking care of an elderly loved one can be physically and emotionally demanding. Short-term respite support can help lighten the load for both the carer and the person being cared for and is available at all of our Residential Aged Care Centres.
We have created this five step guide to help you navigate through the aged care process to enter into Residential Aged Care with us.
If you’d prefer to speak to someone, please call us on 1300 111 227 and we will assist you through this process, every step of the way.
Referrals for an ACAT assessment can be made by anyone. Information about the ACAT closest to you is available by calling the My Aged Care on 1800 200 422.
Deciding which residential aged care centre is best for you is an important and personal decision. We recommend that you visit your preferred Centre so that you can experience the care we provide and meet the dedicated team of carers who will work with you to ensure your care needs are met. Please bring your Aged Care Client Record (ACCR) with you if you have been assessed by ACAT.
At the conclusion of the tour we will go through the information pack and explain the fees and charges.
You can call your preferred Centre direct, or if you are unsure of which Centre will be best for you, call our enquiry line on 1300 111 227.
Once you have experienced the care we provide, met the care team and are ready to move into our Centre, there are four (4) pieces of information that must be completed and returned:
If you are not ready for placement, you are welcome to return your completed Application Form to join our waitlist.
When we have received your documents and have a suitable aged care vacancy, we will arrange with you a pre-admission interview so that we can discuss in more detail your care needs and preferences.
Once we have determined that we can meet your care needs and have a suitable vacancy, we will make a formal offer to you for the room and confirm with you a move-in date.
Find out the answers to some of the most common questions about Residential Aged Care.
The Salvation Army Aged Care acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and work and pay our respect to Elders past, present and future.
We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to providing programs that are fully inclusive.
