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Forward planning and preparation of our aged care industry for COVID-19

“Australia’s operators’ forward planning and preparation of our aged care industry for COVID-19 has been key in our protecting our older Australians and saving lives’. “Having worked and managed health services in the UK and Ireland in the 1990s and early 2000s, it is immensely saddening to see systems there struggle and fail and large numbers […]

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COVID-19 Update – 31st March 2020

Today, we placed our Residential Aged Care Facility into a No Entry / Lockdown status for relatives and visitors in order to protect our residents. Thank you to everyone for your immense support and appreciation. Our team of staff are experts at protection and we will care and look after all our residents, your loved […]

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Protecting the elderly is a priority for the most vulnerable

Allambie Heights Village was featured recently in an article published in the Australian newspaper (23/3/20) highlighted the importance of making life as normal as possible for aged care residents in the time of Coronavirus. Below is an excerpt from the article: Avoiding heartbreak inside a nursing home on Sydney’s northside means more than it ever did.  […]

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Aged care is an essential service

The Weekly Source, an online news website specialising in the Aged Care industry, recently wrote about Allambie Heights Village CEO’s passionate presentation at the 2019 LEADERS SUMMIT about aged care being an essential service requiring a Royal Commission rewrite. Below is an excerpt from the article… If you attended the 2019 LEADERS SUMMIT, you will […]

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It’s our job to care

Allambie Heights Village CEO, Ciaran Foley, was recently interviewed by Liz Alderslade for the Aged Care Guide website for an article titled “How the aged care workforce and providers have adapted to Coronavirus“. Ciaran’s excerpt from the article is reproduced below:  One facility in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Allambie Heights Villages, has been undertaking […]

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update

Department of Health update regarding COVID-19 / Coronavirus. Jim Murray, Facility Manager and the entire staff of the Company initiated increased hygiene awareness some weeks ago and before communications received from the Department of Health regarding Coronavirus/COVID-19. It is wonderful when you have a Housekeeping Team who just do the right thing, they commenced cleaning handrails and door handles on their own […]

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The Village News : March – April 2020

Every few months we publish industry information and village news. In the February – March 2020 edition: Aged Care Australia at significant financial risk in 2020 Volunteer lunch Can’t Stop Dancin, Can’t Stop Singin’ COVID-19 update An audience with Zali Steggall MP Download and read our March / April 2020 newsletter (PDF) »