The Weekly Source refers to Ciaran Foley’s letter of 14 August 2020, ‘It’s Time for Leadership’ The Allambie Heights Village Ltd. CEO has backed Senior Counsel Assisting Peter Rozen QC’s assessment that the Federal Government had left operators under-prepared for the pandemic, saying he receives conflicting advice on a daily basis from a range of […]
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Strict hygiene and COVID-19 infection control measures at one Sydney aged care home has meant there have been no cases of flu or coronavirus – or even the common cold – among residents in 135 days A Northern Beaches aged care home which brought in strict COVID-19 guidelines – including asking staff to sacrifice their […]
It’s Time for Leadership!
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 […]
Are our older Australians worth a cappuccino and a pastry? CEO Foley speaks on Channel 7 News, 15 April 2020
Urgent measures are essential to keep the 1.3 million people in the care of the aged care sector and its 360,000 workers safe throughout the COVID–19 pandemic. The story ran on the Channel 7 News at 6pm on 15 April 2020 in every capital city and across the regions on Prime and GWN7. Play the […]
Resident Meeting, 17 April 2020
Management and staff attending a Resident Meeting at William CharltonVillage and Allambie Heights Village Ltd. on Friday morning, 17 April 2020. Describing our infection control processes when their relatives are leaving presents and packages for them and hearing feedback from our residents. Morale is high and our residents are well.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]