Up and Coming Events:

• Adelaide Fringe Event (Saturday 25th February - Tuesday 28th February)
  My Unseen, Disappearing World
  Description: Resthaven is pleased to sponsor Kate Swaffer’s 2012 Adelaide Fringe presentation, ‘My Unseen, Disappearing World’, through our community project called, ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Brilliant.’
  Kate has early onset dementia and she tells it as it is, what it is like to have dementia. She acknowledges the devastation it is causing her brain and life, but she also talks of the positives she has gained by having dementia.
  Kate is a dynamic, passionate person and this is must see event. All proceeds are being donated to the ‘Big Issue’, a magazine that supports homeless people and dementia research.
  Location: Scots Church Adelaide, 237 North Tce, Adelaide
  Adult $22 / Concessions $16
  
  - Download event flyer.
  
  LinkAdelaide has recorded a podcast interview with Kate Swaffer. Left click to play, or right click and press 'Save Target As' to save the MP3 file to your computer.
  - Listen to podcast.
  
  
• Friday 16th March, 10.30am-12.30pm
  A FREE Information Session for Seniors about Retirement Villages
  Description: What are Retirement Villages? How are they regulated? What are residents’ rights and responsibilities? Agedcare Alternatives presents a free information session with speaker, Cathy Pedler, of South Australian Office for the Ageing.
  Location: Agedcare Alternatives, 1/445 Fullarton Road, Highgate
  Refreshments available.
  Places are limited so please book your seat by calling 8271 3888.
  
  Download event flyer.
  For more information about Agedcare Alternatives visit: www.agedcarealternatives.net.au
  
  
• 21-22 May 2012 (Mon - Tues)
  ACSA National Community Care Conference
  Description: The Conference speaking program has been developed around the Conference theme of Firm Foundations:Flexible Futures.
  Location: Adelaide Convention Centre A number of Resthaven staff will give presentations
  For more information, visit: www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/acsa2012/index.html

Flinders University, together with Resthaven, are undertaking a research project to investigate what culture and spiritual life means to older people living in residential aged care facilities.

Culture and spirituality mean many different things to people. But what does this really mean as a resident living in one of the Resthaven facilities?

It is anticipated that the information that is gathered will assist Resthaven staff to provide the best possible service and environment for residents.

Periodically, Resthaven holds open days to offer the general public an opportunity to visit, learn more about the services offered and demystify aged care. See events above for more details.

For information regarding facility tours, please click here. Photographs of our facilities can be viewed here.

For a virtual tour of the Independent Living Units, please click here.

You will be redirected to the relevant page.

Australians deserve to age well campaign

Aged & Community Services SA & NT strongly encourages members to support the Australians deserve to age well campaign, which calls on the government to implement reforms.

The campaign needs your help to let the government know that all Australians deserve to age well. Please click on the link below to join the campaign and show your support.
http://agewellcampaign.com.au/

Mount Gambier
Stage 2 of the new Mount Gambier facility is now complete as planned. An official opening will be held early in 2012. For more information about the opening of Resthaven Mt Gambier, residential admissions, employment or volunteering opportunities, please click here.

Leabrook
We have lodged a Development Application to upgrade the Semmens Wing area in the North West corner of the site, increasing the number of single rooms (replacing shared rooms) within high care and providing eight apartment living options (with two or three bedrooms). Consideration is being given to conversion of one floor of the three storey low care building for high care use. Work on a prototype room has been completed.

Murray Bridge Community Services
Office extensions will be finalised by June.

Other Projects
At Bellevue Heights, various initiatives are progressing to improve the bushfire safety of the site.

Port Elliot

On 20 July, two information sessions were held at Port Elliot to provide interested people within the Port Elliot community with an overview of the development application proposed for the site of the old Port Elliot Primary School, 50 North Terrace, Port Elliot.

The Development application has been formally lodged with the Alexandrina Council, and will involve the normal community consultation and approval process that is required for such a development. Resthaven Port Elliot will accommodate 92 older people, 57 high and 35 low level care places. We hope that construction will commence in 2012 and be completed by late 2013.

Facing North Terrace, the original old school house building is to be retained for use as meeting and training rooms, supporting the facility. Also facing North Terrace, located in the Heritage (Conservation) Residential Zone, are four proposed independent living units, to cater for people seeking retirement unit accommodation.

• Click to view the proposal - [PDF 312KB]
  
• Press Release: 12 May 2011 - 'Resthaven Port Elliot topic of conversation'- [PDF 81KB]

Welcome to the first residents of Resthaven Mount Gambier!

More than 500 people visited the site for the Open Day on Wednesday 29 June, prior to the opening on 4 July. This event was front page news and featured on WIN TV, and on ABC and local commercial radio.

Mount Gambier Applications Now Open

Interested in Mt Gambier?
Expressions of interest for residential admissions are now being accepted. Email: inquiries@resthaven.asn.au

Interested in employment?
Please complete and forward this 'Expression of Interest for Employment' form to our recruitment officer.

Employment positions will be advertised on our Current Vacancies page.

Interested in volunteering?Those keen to volunteer are welcome to express their interest here.

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July 2011 - Mt Gambier Open Day

January 2011

Resthaven Mount Gambier is now operational. The building is pictured here on the open day, held on 29 June, 2011.

On the 26th of November, 2009, Resthaven was proud to officially begin construction of a state of the art residential aged care facility, adjacent to the Uniting Church at 24 Elizabeth Street, Mt Gambier.

With site preparation work complete, the Turn the Turf ceremony marked the commencement of building works to establish the new residential aged care facility. On Monday February 1, 2010, the builders commenced work on the concrete slab.

The first stage of the project cost approximately $20 million. When complete and fully operational, it will offer approximately 100 jobs.

The facility provides services for older people who need short term respite care, and a specific area which meets the needs of those with dementia. It offers high care (nursing home), low care (hostel), and respite accommodation to serve the community of Mount Gambier and surrounding areas.

Resthaven has been offering community services throughout the Limestone Coast for several years. Residential care accommodation will complement these services.

For more information, please view the Mt Gambier Brochure here.(PDF 275KB)

A little assistance goes a long way.
Sometimes, it is not always possible to find the appropriate support required.

Did you know? Help is just a phone call away.

Flexible, individual support for older people who live at home is available on a fee-for-service basis through Resthaven’s Lifestyle Choices Plus service. There is no waiting list and prices are competitive. Clients only pay for the services they choose to use.

To find out more about Lifestyle Choices Plus,
visit this page or call:

Resthaven Community Services on 1300 13 66 33

[Read More - PDF 79KB]

A trial of the Consumer Directed Care model of service at Western Community Services, was called 'Resthaven Lifestyle Choices', building on the existing program, which has become 'Lifestyle Choices Plus'.

The aim of the program is for clients to have more control and say about the services they receive. Being part of the trial means that clients are asked to complete a self assessment and they are provided with a monthly budget plan showing the funds available for their package and how these have been spent.

In May 2010, the Australian Government invited application for funding of Consumer Directed Care (CDC) in community aged care programs. Providers are to deliver innovative service models which provide care recipients and their carers with greater control over the design and delivery of the care and services received.

Resthaven was successful in this process, with 15 CDC packages allocated. Recently, additional funding of consumer directed care packages was announced.

For a number of years, Resthaven has offered a full private fees-based community home care service.

The fee paying service offers the opportunity for people who wish to access community aged care to do so, without the need for a government subsidised service. Lifestyle Choices Plus can support people living independently at home in the community, or as an addition to services provided in residential care.

All Resthaven Community Services teams can arrange Resthaven Lifestyle Choices Plus.
Ph 1300 13 66 33

A free aged care information centre, Agedcare Alternatives assists people in finding out how the aged care system works, and how to go about finding what care and support is available for older people in South Australia. Located at 1/445 Fullarton Road, Highgate, the Agedcare Alternatives centre is staffed primarily by volunteer ‘Options Guides’, who provide face-to-face information and support to those wishing to navigate the aged care system.
[Read More - PDF 100KB]

Agedcare Alternatives is sponsored by Resthaven as a 75th Anniversary gift to the South Australian community. Advice offered is independent, general information, relating to all aged care support available in South Australia.
[Brochure - PDF 290KB]

Visit the Agedcare Alternatives website.

International Volunteer Day is all about celebrating volunteers around the world, and from all walks of life. At Resthaven, the diversity of our 450-strong team of volunteers provides residents, clients, staff and other volunteers with the opportunity to learn about many other cultures, as well as their own.
[Read More - PDF 90KB]

All Resthaven aged care facilities are audited through the triennial accreditation conducted by the Aged Care Standards Agency. We are proud that all sites successfully achieved the maximum 44/44 standards in all previous accreditations, attesting to the skill and diligence of our staff whose dedicated committment to residents has been recognised. Another triennial accreditation is underway.

Community Services - QIC Accreditation
Resthaven Community Services were accreditated in February 2010 by the Quality Improvement Council. Last assessed by QIC and HACC in February 2007, services were fully accredited by QMS in the Quality Improvement Council Standards for home based and community care and Home and Community Care National Standards.

Accreditation is valid for three years from the date of the External Review.

Resthaven has a structured program to ensure that our facilities offer appropriate standards of accommodation and comply with government certification. Building costs are in excess of $130,000 per resident room with no government capital works grants. Upgrades are funded from investment interest from bonds, retentions and concessional supplements, donations and bequests.

Fire Systems
All facilities comply with fire regulations. All facilities have had sprinkler systems installed for greater fire safety.

Location and Tour Details
For details about each location, please visit the locations or contacts page.

For tour details, please visit the 'facility tours' page.

Photos of our residential facilities are available on our residential services page.

Residential Admission Inquiries
For residential admission inquiries, or to download an application for admission, click here.