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Willowbrae - Melton
Fully Accredited Low Care Hostel
Ageing-In-Place
(where care needs can be met with respect and dignity)
Centenary Avenue
Melton Vic 3337
PO Box 746 Melton
Would
you like to discuss your families residential care needs with someone knowledgable
about all aged care placement matters?
Current knowledge of the care, accommodation and activity programs provided by any aged care home requires thorough independent research and is a time-consuming task.
We have done that time-consuming
research - and our family clients receive real benefits from that knowledge.
Did
you know that accommodation bonds and a number of care fees have always been negotiable?
The "Request for Asset Assessment" information booklet 3055B(1206)
says ..... "you are not required to tell an aged care provider the result
(of the assets assessment) when negotiating an accommodation bond or charge amount
unless you choose to"(Page3)
Do NOT pay
more residential care fees only because the aged care provider has requested you
to !Talk to us before you divulge
your loved one's assets and income statements to any aged care provider - we can
calculate a proper strategy for you to pay the appropriate fees.
We provide
a complete and totally independent aged care placement service. We provide unbiased
advice and practical assistance on all residential care placement activities.
We can assist you to make an informed decision about aged care homes based upon
quality of care and lifestyle programs to a better understanding of the financials
associated with residential care.
Don't waste valuable time searching
all the available databases and then phoning facilities only to be told that the
information is out of date and the vacant bed has already been filled. Just let
us know your needs on our simple
enquiry form and we may have done all the work for you already. Its accurate
and guaranteed always current.
Location:
display map
Melway Map 336 K6
Arrange a visit to Willowbrae Melton
by contacting CarePath on (03) 9879 0888 or use our simple
enquiry form
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Willowbrae Melton - Care, Comfort and Security
Willowbrae - Melton is just
4 years young and located in the growth suburb of Melton.
Immediately
after we entered Willowbrae - Melton we noticed a warm and relaxed environment
from this family managed and operated facility and we are sure that our placement
clients would be pleased to call this their home.
The professional and
compassionate staff, under the direction of Brad Willoughby, ensure that a high
standard of care, courtesy, concern and dignity is maintained and available 24
hours each day.
Each resident has their own individual bed-sitting room,
wired for television and private telephone as well as a luxury private ensuite
complete with anti-scalding thermo-valve taps, shower chair, grab-rails and non-slip
floors. Quality curtains and light fittings and built-in robes make each room
attractive and comfortable. A bed, bedside table and chair are supplied as standard,
but the resident is free to refurbish their own bedroom if they desire to add
their own personal touches.
The management and staff of Willowbrae Melton
are all dedicated to make sure that your relative or friend receives a superior
level of accommodation and care.
As well as the large multi-purpose room
mentioned below, there are six smaller lounge rooms, which have been designed
as retreats, where residents and their relative and friends can enjoy those quiet
and private moments. Hydronic heating throughout the building means that all residents
are warm and comfortable through the cooler months, whilst air conditioning in
community areas and individually controlled cooling fans in all bedrooms and the
communal areas also makes sure that residents are comfortable during the warmer
months.
Brad Willoughby will be able to help you with your initial questions
and assist you through the admission process.
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Care Staff
It was clear after our visit to Willowbrae - Melton, that the staff
share the vision to provide and maintain the highest level of care to residents,
including general aged and mild dementia residents. Safety and SecurityFamilies
and residents can gain peace of mind from their concerns for the safety and well
being of all at Willowbrae - Melton. Call buttons are strategically placed in
bedrooms, ensuites, and communal areas which quickly alert the trained staff day
and night.
Your choice of doctor or specialist is encouraged. A list of
medical practitioners who offer a 24 hour medical service to Willowbrae-Melton
is available.
Throughout the building, a fire spinkler with an alarm system
directly connected to the fire monitoring service ensures that the hostel is fully
fire protected.
A digital coded system operates the main entry doors whilst
special locks, similar to those used on private swimming pools,, make leaving
by the outside gates more difficult. Lifestyle ProgramsA diversional
therapy team arrange a program for each individual resident, designed to stimulate
and ensure that residents maintain an active involvment during their stay.
There
is a large multi-purpose room which caters for the activity programs. This room
also doubles as a meeting room for groups within the hostel and the wider community.
Regular church services are conducted by the local clergy.
The Lifestyle
Program includes: a range of visiting entertainment, art classes, music therapy,
cooking classes, beer making, animal programs, outings and sight seeing, board
games, bingo, craft activities including flower arrangements, knitting and crochet,
gift cards etc, gardening and woodwork. Making for one of the most complete activity
programs that you will find.
Many community groups visit Willowbrae at
Melton to entertain residents. Kitchen and Food Willowbrae
Melton residents enjoy a fine cuisine in the company of other residents in the
dining room or in their own room if circumstances require it.
All meals
are prepared on-site from fresh ingredients, nutritionally balanced and attractively
presented by qualified kitchen staff from the accredited commercial kitchen.
A new menu is developed seasonally and is planned in consultation with the
residents, the chef and a trained dietician.
Residents are encouraged
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Willowbrae Melton ..
- is ideally located for families in
Melbourne's outer western suburbs
- is a modern, purpose built, federally
accredited and monitored, 60 bed hostel
- is set in lovely treed and garden
surroundings with ample car parking for family visitors
- is close to shops
and the developing suburbs around Melton
- has been operating in the area
for around 4 years
- offers acommodation on a permanent or respite basis
- caters
for low care residents with ageing-in-place services where appropriate
- is
able to provide individual diversional therapy programs
- has physiotherapy
facilities
- is able to provide speech therapy
- is regularly visited
by a podiatrist
- and a hair dresser
- all residents have a 24hr call
button
- trained qualified staff are supervised by highly experienced on-site
managers
- the lounge and dining areas house television and CD equipment
for the enjoyment of residents
- family and friends are genuinely welcome
to get involved with the activities at Willowbrae Melton
- promotes the
use of the 63 days of respite care available for persons who have a current aged
care assessment.
- minimum restrictions on family visiting hours
- regular
residents and families meetings held
- corridors are wide enough for wheel
chair access
- all floor coverings are non-slip
- outdoors the building
is well protected with security lighting
Other Services Visiting
hairdresser, pharmacist, podiatrist, physiotherapist, optician and other specialist
services visit Willowbrae-Melton.
A mini-kiosk caters for many of those
small items that you "just run out of". The kiosk is run by the residents
committee.
Willowbrae-Melton are especially proud of their active "Garden
Club" for those who love their plants or are willing to learn. |
Outside FacilitiesOutside, the professionally landscaped garden areas offer
the idyllic surroundings for residents to enjoy the outdoor vistas. The barbeque
caters for special outdoor functions. For those special occasions, residents are
welcomed to cook for themselves, their friends and families as a special treat.
Like to visit Willowbrae - Melton?If you wish to visit Willowbrae -
Melton, Contact
Us for more information
and we can arrange your own personal inspection.
Willowbrae - Melton
is accredited and monitored by the Department of Health, passing all 44 standards.
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