Mental Health in Aged Care Nursing Homes

With the range of physical ailments and difficulties of elderly Australians in residential aged care, it is sometimes easy to forget about their mental wellbeing. Mental health is a vital element to a healthy life and can even contribute to physical ailments if not dealt with. The most common mental disorders in elderly Australians in […]

COVID Safe Activities for Low Care Residents

The Covid-19 pandemic remains a serious health issue across Australia, with the elderly being a high-risk group. As such, retirement resort residents have needed to remain mostly isolated in recent months and this can be detrimental to one’s mental and spiritual health. Many low care nursing home residents have been limited in their social interactions […]

Evolving COVID Guidelines for Aged Care Facilities

The continually evolving COVID 19 health crisis in New South Wales requires the government to regularly update guidelines to ensure community safety. In recent weeks, several active clusters of the virus have emerged in southwest Sydney and as a result, new guidelines have been issued to aged care nursing homes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. […]

Second wave of COVID causing concern for aged care nursing homes in Sydney

Due to a re-emergence of COVID in Australia clusters have begun to expand across Sydney and its outer suburbs. Many properties and venues have been forced to shut down due to small outbreaks of infected guests entering the property. Many of these guests are known to have recently traveled from Victoria where daily new cases […]

New Reforms Affecting Aged Care Nursing Homes in Sydney and NSW

The NSW Government recently announced new regulations to do with buybacks with the sector and resident association affecting aged care nursing homes in Sydney and NSW. These new reforms will allow for residents in retirement villages such as Rooty Hill’s ‘Residential Gardens’ to have the opportunity the right to apply to the department of Customer […]

Residential aged care Sydney – Features and bonuses

Retirement villages in NSW and Sydney come with many perks and features that shouldn’t be overlooked. Choosing residential aged care in Sydney for a loved one is one of the most important decisions you will have to make. Here is a list of amenities that the best retirement villages in NSW and Sydney will provide. […]