Dear Colleagues, Peter Rosen QC, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety presents as scathing in his criticism of the Government, the Department of Health, a range of Health Bodies and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, (see LASA Member Hearing Update 85 below). Maybe now, the Federal Government will listen and address […]
Below is a copy of the letter sent to all staff at Allambie Heights Village Pty Ltd on Aged Care Employee Day 2020. Dear Staff Colleagues, Happy Aged Care Employee Day, 7 August 2020! Across Australia today, millions of people will be showing their appreciation of you and thinking about you. There will be wonderful […]
I am pleased to announce that our journey continues! Today, 3 August 2020 represents 125 days of no colds, no flu and no COVID-19 among our residents of Allambie Heights Village Residential Aged Care Facility. To the entire team of staff of our Residential Aged Care Facility and across our Company, thank you. Thank you […]
We did it! What another outstanding achievement at Fortress Allambie! On 9 July 2020, we reached 100 days without our residents experiencing a cold, flu or COVID-19! I want to thank a remarkable group of staff who have collectively across the entire Company of Allambie Heights Village Ltd. done everything right in terms of hygiene, […]
Our 80 days free of cold, flu or COVID-19 was recently featured in the national online aged care news website, The Weekly Source. Read the article here »
No colds, no flu and no Covid-19 over the past 80 days among residents at Allambie Heights Village Residential Aged Care Facility! That’s an excellent record of staff adherence to Infection Controls and Hygiene Practices across the entire Company of Allambie Heights Village Ltd. We started counting the days after the evening of 31 March […]
‘Fortress Allambie’ entered into Elevated Restricted Access status on the evening of 31 March 2020. No relatives or visitors were permitting access to the residential aged care facility except on compassionate or medical grounds in respect of only a very small number of residents’ relatives whom we accommodated with visits under strict Infection Control Procedures. I […]
When everyone else in the community was sleeping, residents at ‘Fortress Allambie’ were partying. Snapshots from the evening
LASA sends our Casino Royale Nationally around Australia and states, ‘These are exciting opportunities to showcase the incredible work you are doing in very challenging times. Here is a great example, with a special ‘James Bond 007 Celebration’ held last night at Allambie Heights in Sydney”.
Our Casino Royale night has received National exposure after it was featured in the Donaldson Sisters’ e-newsletter that discussed aged care 101. Below is a copy of the newsletter article. You can watch the video by scrolling down the page.