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Aged care development approved

March 5, 2010

Grant District Council’s independent planning assessors have given the green light to the $2.72m rebuild of The Oaks Nursing Home.

Council planning and development director Leith McEvoy said the approval was given for a 42-bed new facility at the Yahl site. Read more

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Carers undervalued: Buttrose

March 3, 2010

Ita Buttrose
Media personality Ita Buttrose yesterday received thunderous applause from the audience when she described the income that community carers earned as “pathetic” during her visit to Mount Gambier. Read more

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Aged care nursing scholarships announced

March 2, 2010

Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot yesterday announced $9.5m in nursing scholarships to train and upskill up to 680 people, particularly in rural and regional areas.

Ms Elliot made the announcement during the three-day 19th annual Tri-state aged care conference at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre in Mount Gambier, which attracted representatives of the aged care sector from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Read more

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Federal minister visits Mount Gambier

March 1, 2010

Justine Elliot
Federal Minister for the Ageing, Justine Elliot, toured the construction and building works under way at the Boandik Lodge Lake Terrace site that will increase the number of aged care places in Mount Gambier. Read more

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Huge construction project under way

February 1, 2010

Resthaven concrete pour
The construction of the $20m Resthaven aged care facility on Elizabeth Street on Monday reached a milestone when the pouring began of 2000 tonnes of concrete for the foundations. Read more

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Gastro prompts aged care lockdown

December 16, 2009

An outbreak of gastroenteritis in the St Mary’s aged care facility has forced a lockdown to prevent the spreading of a highly contagious virus to the community.

Visitors and volunteer workers to the Hakea dementia unit have been prevented from entering the unit since Sunday, activities have been cancelled and notices to discourage visits have been erected since a number of patients and staff became infected with a highly contagious gastroenteritis virus. Read more

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Compliance squeeze on aged care

October 14, 2009

It will cost Boandik Lodge $14,000 this year to renew police checks for all staff.

But Boandik Lodge chairman Eric Roughana said despite the high cost, the facility was committed to ensuring the safety of all residents and clients. Read more

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$2.72m redevelopment for nursing home

September 10, 2009

The Oaks Nursing Home has announced plans to demolish its existing building on its Yahl site and construct a $2.72m state-of-the-art facility.

While the development needs approval by Grant District Council’s planning assessors, the new facility is expected to be another major boost for the region’s aged care sector. Read more

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Demolition paves way for aged care

September 4, 2009

Uniting Church Hall

Site manager Jeff Faulder in front of the 1907 St Andrew’s Hall, which will be demolished to make way for the $20m Resthaven aged care facility.

Demolition works have begun at the St Andrew’s heritage site to make way for a $20m new residential aged care facility in Mount Gambier. Read more

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Concern at proposed rates exemption

August 13, 2009

Mount Gambier City Council has raised concerns over a draft bill that proposes to fix lower rates and charges for people living in retirement villages and caravan parks.

At a major council committee meeting this week, corporate and community services director Grant Humphries warned the proposal could leave a $120,000 black hole in council’s yearly budget. Read more

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