Tag: aged care

Army moves in to help aged care

There have been seven COVID-positive cases at Boneham Aged Care Service in Millicent in recent weeks. To assist the facility to cope its strained staffing...

Aged care and regional health issues raised

Labor Senator for South Australia Karen Grogan recently held an Aged Care and Regional Health forum in Mount Gambier. The public forum was held with...

Anzac Day support

Apopular annual Millicent commemorative event took place last week. As part of their Aged Care Mission, the Millicent Baptist Church has been holding Anzac Day...

Never too old to play

Boandik’s dream has been made a reality with fundraisers paying for two wish-listed “Magic Table” projectors each worth $16,000. The Tovertafel (in Dutch, “Magic Table”)...

Aged care Budget details unclear

AMillicent aged care provider is taking a wait-and-see approach to the latest Federal Government nationwide initiatives. Boneham Aged Care Services chief executive Michael Filsell said...

Seniors expand their horizons

Resthaven residents flew first class to Italy from the comfort of their own chairs for the latest instalment of “armchair travel”. Despite COVID-19 restrictions and...

Doctors restrict services

Doctors from the Medical Clinic Millicent will not be treating any new residents admitted to the Sheoak Lodge aged care facility attached to Millicent...

Fighting on the frontline

Boandik Lodge staff have been making enormous sacrifices working on the frontline during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Boandik St. Mary’s enrolled nurse Crystal Palmer is...

Inspectors return to Millicent

Assessors have recently inspected Millicent’s largest aged care facility. Boneham Aged Care Services chief executive Michael Filsell hosted the personnel from the Aged Care Quality...

Aged care more than a job

Enrolled nurse Vicki Nichols has celebrated a quarter of a century of service at Mount Gambier’s Boandik Lodge aged care facility. Mrs Nichols started working...

Lodge leader to step down

After more than two decades at the helm of aged care provider Boandik Lodge, chief executive Gillian McGinty (pictured) will step aside. Ms McGinty will...

Millicent aged care COVID outbreak

Friends and relatives of the 110 residents of Boneham Aged Care Services have received an open-air briefing from management about the first-ever outbreak of...

Bonus goes to aged care workers

The chief executive of a major South East aged care facility has welcomed an $800 bonus payment for his staff. Millicent’s Boneham Aged Care Services...

Safety paramount

AMount Gambier aged care provider has moved to reassure the community that it is doing its best in trying conditions, following sanctions being imposed...

Boandik visitation resumes

Mount Gambier aged care provider Boandik Lake Terrace has announced the recommencement of visitation following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Two residents are currently...