Green light for retirement facility expansion
Mayor says community identified a need for more aged care facilities in the area.
Mayor says community identified a need for more aged care facilities in the area.
From boosting pensions to helping people stay at home longer, there were many suggestions as to how to make life better for seniors.
MORE than 20 residents are preparing to move into the custom built $40mil Ozcare Toowoomba Aged Care Facility that opens today.
While the Budget should provide Coast MPs valuable fodder ahead of the federal election, it’s done little for some of our most vulnerable citizens.
SIX weeks of pure hell. That’s the only way Terry Gladman could describe the final weeks with his wife Helen as she lost her cancer battle. Now he wants action.
THIRTY brightly coloured quilts are one of the finishing touches being placed on Ozcare’s $40 million aged-care home in Glenvale.
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Initial construction costs are expected to be about $40 million. Parties involved say the site will prevent elderly residents having to leave the region.
Gunther Village aged care home could be looking at an extension.
As a part of the new Aged Care System Navigator Trial Program there will be an Aged Care information session held in Kingaroy.
UNDERGOING treatment of any kind can be a stressful ordeal for people, but issues at home can also add to their worries.
A PROJECT once touted to be an Australian-first that would “reinvent” aged care in the Gladstone Region has been scrapped.
Le Shoppe will continue to sell new and used clothing and accessories and bric-a-brac
TANNUM Sands is a step closer to gaining aged care services following a Federal Government allocation of 84 aged care beds to Flinders Village.
A THIRD Darling Downs aged care home received a major grant to upgrade its facilities and some of the money will be spent on chickens.
‘No explanation’ for treatment to elderly submitted to royal commission by Fairfax Member.
‘This funding will go a long way to making sure our seniors feel comfortable.’
Three facilities share in Federal Government funding
Plans are underway for aged care to get a big boost in the wake of the Federal Government opening up more beds in the Wide Bay.
“I congratulate our local aged care providers on securing these new aged care places.”
See how many aged care beds were allocated for Mackay in major funding announcement
‘Our deep pain was that we had to watch on as she endured that dark creep of confusion; observing the great fear in her eyes as her world collapsed’
THE not-for-profit organisation behind Toowoomba’s new $40 million retirement facility has revealed its rough opening date next month.
CIRCULAR corridor, colour-coded hallways and sensory garden are just some of the features in the $438,000 upgrade.
TWO aged care providers will be flush with cash after the government chipped in to pay for much-needed renovations.
Last week’s tragedy has ignited questions about how something often associated with youth could emerge among the older community
THE recent episodes of Four Corners depict only the tip of the iceberg regarding how the frail and elderly are treated
Quality aged care on the agenda.
Minister reveals plans for improving Rocky health system
THE circumstances surrounding an elderly woman’s facial injuries sustained during her time at a Coffs Harbour nursing home is under investigation.
AGED care providers can now apply for up to $500,000 worth of funding, in an new government grant
THE director of an independent aged care home in Mackay has slammed the recent ‘negative focus’ on the sector
A woman who claims alleged neglect at a Coast aged care home contributed to the death of the mother believes the Royal Commission could have saved her life.
Sunshine Coast residents have been offered the chance to have their say on the the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into the aged care sector.
A TOOWOOMBA nursing home that was hit with a non-compliance notice by the Federal Government’s aged care watchdog has addressed issues identified in an audit.
SOUTHERN Downs aged care homes are chronically understaffed, according to a new report by the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union.
AGED care advocates have praised Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s call for a royal commission into aged care.
A ROYAL Commission into Aged Care has been a long time coming, according to Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union secretary Beth Mohle.
THE place where you chose to settle down can have a profound impact on your health in later years.
A STATE-WIDE audit of aged care facilities by the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union has revealed chronic understaffing in all 30 federal Qld electorates.
A QUEENSLAND Health-run nursing home has passed “all aspects” of a follow-up audit after it was hit with a non-compliance notice from the Federal Government.
THE Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union said staff at Churches of Christ Care’s Nubeena and NuMylo aged care facilities in Toowoomba are “extremely concerned”.
THE operator of two Toowoomba aged care services has proposed cutting more than 400 hours from its roster, according to staff members.
CHURCHES of Christ Care have come under fire from Toowoomba residents, who took to social media to blast the aged care provider over proposed cuts.
AGED care provider Blue Care has met with staff ahead of proposed cuts to staffing hours at its Toowoomba nursing home.
ACCREDITATION schemes for retirement villages should become be mandatory but royal commission will turn a blind eye.
Shocking audit reveals extent of lack of care in homes
THREE towns, millions of dollars and hundreds of seniors wanting to settle down has turned our region into a retirement destination like no other.
EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about retirement living, aged care and home support will be revealed at the Immanuel Gardens’ annual open day.
DEVELOPERS of a $32 million aged care facility say environmental sustainability will be a key feature of their Coast project when it opens.
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