The move to an aged care home does not mean you have to give up your lifestyle or your passions. We are committed to providing activities and opportunities for our residents that enable you to pursue your hobbies or interests.
We recognise that all our residents are individuals and offer a wide variety of group activities. Equally importantly, we value each of our resident’s rights to individuality and work with you to find activities and interests that suit them.
Our lifestyle programs include both home-based and community-based activities. Family involvement is always encouraged. Our activities are designed to stimulate our resident’s physical senses to achieve maximum independence in a safe environment while developing friendships and improving social interaction. All of our exercise sessions are designed by qualified physiotherapists to meet the individual needs of each resident.
Activities may include:
We design specialised programs for our residents to meet their physical and cognitive needs following an assessment by qualified staff. Activities may include:
Maintaining a community connection is vital to the wellbeing of everyone. That’s why we actively encourage the involvement of family, friends and the broader community in our facilities. Families don’t have to give up their role as carers. On the contrary, families and friends are invited to continue their caring as much as they possibly can. Ongoing support and the involvement of family and friends goes a long way to supporting the social and emotional needs of residents.
We believe it’s important for residents to maintain their personal friendships as well as facilitate new ones. Family and friends are always welcome and have unrestricted visiting hours. They’re also encouraged to participate in planning and care through our various committees and family conferences.
It can also be a big change for the resident’s carer when the person they’ve been looking after moves into an aged care home. It’s common to feel a sense of loss as well as guilt. It’s a good idea to talk about the feelings you’re experiencing with a friend, family member or perhaps a counsellor.
Even though the person being cared for is now in aged care, the original role of the care giver remains the same and can’t be replaced. Carers should speak to the staff at the home to find out how they can still be involved with care.
Residents can spend up to 52 nights a year away from the aged care home without affecting any government financial assistance. This is called social leave and only counts if the resident spends the night way from the home.
If the resident spends more than 52 nights away from the home, the government will cease to pay any subsidies for the extra time and the home may ask the resident to pay more.
We’re serious about delivering the best care possible, and getting your feedback helps us deliver. If you’ve seen someone on our team do a fantastic job, let us know as we’d like to reward them.
We’re also continually striving to improve ourselves, so if there’s something you’re not too happy with, let us know.
Bupa Care homes include both low and high level care options.