Elanora Provides Comfort and Environmental Sustainability - Applications Now Being Received

The first people are moving into the new Elanora residential care service located in Shellharbour City Centre and are enjoying the very nicely appointed surroundings with the comfort of knowing that their new home is one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in Australia and has a minimal carbon footprint.

Elanora has 100 individual, private and spacious rooms, all with ensuites and offers modern low care ageing in place and high care services designed to maximise independence whie ensuring comfort and safety. It is situated directly behind the Stockland Shellharbour shopping centre and is close to Shellharbour Hospital and other health services.

Enquiries: Please phone 1300 236 030

Applying for UnitingCare Ageing Services 

To help you understand what residential aged care is, why you might need it, and how to go about arranging it, the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has produced a booklet called 5 Steps to Entry into Residential Aged Care.

The five steps to follow when you think you need to move into an aged care home are:

      Step 1: Assessing Your Eligibility

     Step 2: Finding an Aged Care Home

     Step 3: Working out the Cost

     Step 4: Applying

     Step 5: Moving and Settling In

 The complete 5 step booklet is a 64 page document, and is available to download by clicking here (1.87Mb).

UnitingCare Ageing Enhances Services in the ACT

Mirinjani Village at Weston ACT contains independent living, residential care (high care and low care) as well as community care home services, social support and respite programs and a day centre. And, in recent times there has been a significant enhancement of services ... including the construction of a new 64 bed wing offering modern low care ageing in place and high care services, along with a major refurbishment to the existing high care service .

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