News and information about what’s happening in our homes and across the Estia family.
With our ANZAC’s being remembered later this month on 25 April, our residents will be enjoying these sweet little treats. It has been claimed that biscuits were sent by wives and women's groups to soldiers abroad because the ingredients do not spoil easily, and the biscuits kept well during naval transportation.
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Many experts note that the acts of nurturing can relieve feelings of social isolation. Studies have shown that pet owners have less depression, suffer less loneliness and feel more secure. Even taking care of a garden can provide motivation.
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Physiotherapy treatment at Estia Health Tea Gardens has put more of a focus on cardiopulmonary health of the residents. In addition to pain management, the team have been implementing daily breathing exercises with residents to improve lung capacity.
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Estia Health advises additional measures to ensure the safety of the frail and vulnerable people in our care. These additional measures include temporarily ceasing visitor access to all our homes.
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There’s always something to do at Estia Health, with a jam-packed calendar of activities each month. Pancake Day was enjoyed by some of Estia Health's residents, who went on an outing to the Benalla Uniting Church for Shrove Tuesday.
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Last week, our residents spent time with the children at Epping Little Sprouts. The children learnt to engage in meaningful conversations with the residents and showed them how to play with play dough.
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Our Estia Health Southport home, which opened last year, is proud to have welcomed their first and most recent residents; Betty and Barbara.
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To help with Nerrigundah's healing, on Friday, February 7, Narooma volunteer groups delivered a gift on the back of a truck. A shipping container was lovingly positioned by a surviving barn, currently being used as a community centre.
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After a short stay in hospital Joyce came to Estia Health Bannockburn for two weeks of respite. As the carer for her husband at home, Joyce now needed someone to care for her. Joyce has loved her two weeks stay at Estia Bannockburn and wouldn’t hesitate moving in permanently if she needed to.
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