Helping to break the cycle of homelessness – Vinnies CEO Sleepout
Last night, Estia Health’s CFO Steve Lemlin donned the woolly hat, gloves and many layers as he slept outside, taking part in Vinnie’s annual CEO Winter Sleepout.
Read More
News
News and information about what's happening in our homes
Our role in respecting and protecting the natural environment
As a residential aged care provider, we play a vital role in caring for older Australians - with the care we provide and the services we offer our residents, we use natural resources to heat, cool, and power our homes, and generate waste and have a footprint that impacts the natural environment.
Read More
What can you do to help our environment?
An initiative by the United Nations, hosted annually on 5 June, this year’s theme is reimagine, recreate, restore - focused on protecting our unique ecosystems. We can’t turn back time, but now is the time to grow trees, green our cities, plant in our gardens and clean up our rivers and coasts.
Read More
Estia Health Blakehurst celebrates with grand opening event
On Wednesday 26 May, Estia Health celebrated the grand opening of its newest residential aged care home, Estia Health Blakehurst.
Read More
Kevin’s goal
When Kevin moved into Estia Health Blakehurst, he’d had a number of falls and was using a walker to get about, which meant he’d lost some of his confidence and independence.
Read More
Red Cross volunteers recognised for service milestone
Leonie Barnes and Jill Ladewig of Coolum’s Red Cross were recently recognised for a decade of dedication to their community with a long-service medal.
Read More
Minestrone Soup - a winter favourite
Soup is often a winter favourite as a warming lunch and for our residents, it can be a preferred option when they’d like someone a little lighter. We serve soups all across the year and they’re made daily in our home’s kitchens.
Read More
A career in caring
Jane Bridgeman is Estia Health Blakehurst’s Care Director and brings a breadth of experience to the role. She began her career as an aged care Assistant in Nursing (AIN) before progressing her career as a Registered Nurse in paediatrics, orthopaedics and community nursing, before returning to the aged care sector where she’s worked for the past 10 years.
Read More
Recognising Tulika’s dedication to the nursing profession
Tulika is an Enrolled Nurse at our Estia Health Golden Grove home. Having worked at Estia Health for the past eight years, she began her career as a Personal Care Assistant (PCA), before training to become an Enrolled Nurse, which she’s now been for the past two and a half years.
Read More