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Holy Spirit Home provides high (nursing home) and low (hostel) care units for elderly people who need some help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and meal preparation. Specialised nursing care units are available on the assessed need of the individual resident. All residents are encouraged to live as independently as possible in a supportive environment.
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Support Services: Rooms are cleaned weekly. All heavy laundry is provided by the Home's onsite laundry. Laundry facilities are also provided in each building for use by residents. If required meals are provided in the dining room of each building. |
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Care Services: Assistance is provided
with all daily living activities including: - showering and dressing - assistance with meals - moving around the Facility - medications etc Specialised nursing care, podiatry and therapy services are provided to residents with high dependency needs. |
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Security: Staff are available 24 hours per day. There is a nurse call button in each room. |
| SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES Holy Spirit Home will be your home, so you are free to continue all your usual activities such as hobbies, visiting friends and having them visit you, going shopping, to clubs etc. Staff may be able to help you continue with these activities Recreation staff provide an activity program to meet the needs of all residents. |
 Modern, state of the art accommodation complements the high standard of nursing care |
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
| LOW CARE (HOSTEL) |
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Bond (one off payment) may be required from those eligible to pay. This is
determined according to Government guidelines, and will be fully explained at an
interview. You will be asked to provide a Statement of Assets and Income and you may
choose one of several options available to pay the bond. A set portion of the bond is retained over the period of the residency. On departure the balance remaining is returned. |
 Foyer of Shalom High Care facility |
| HIGH CARE (NURSING HOME) |
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Accommodation Charge (daily charge) may be required from those eligible to pay.
This is determined according to Government guidelines, and will be fully explained at
interview. You will be asked to provide a Statement of Assets and Income. The accommodation charge will be levied for a maximum of five (5) years, calculated on a daily basis. Residents who transfer from the Home's low care to high care accommodation may be offered the option to continue an existing Accommodation Bond arrangement or pay an Accommodation Charge. The Home is required by the Government to provide a minimum percentage of Aged Care places for concessional residents or residents who cannot afford to pay the accommodation bond or accommodation charge. |
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