Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community

FOREST HILL  VIC

Uniting Agewell Limited

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Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community - 17 Jolimont Road FOREST HILL VIC 3131


Location


17 Jolimont Road , FOREST HILL , 3131, VIC

Beds: 187

Category: Religious

Provider: Uniting Agewell Limited

Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community
Accreditation Status: Accreditation Report
Source: Aged Care Quality Agency





Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Community

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Facilities and Services

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Uniting AgeWell Strathdon Communiting is a vibrant residence in Forest Hill where you are supported to age well and get the best out of life.

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With 167 places, including single rooms or couples accommodation, all with ensuite bathrooms and generous built-in wardrobes, Strathdon has strong connections with the communiting and a dynamic and engaging activities program.

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Strathdon offers high quality, flexible care in a modern and welcoming environment.

Residents are encouraged to catch up with friends and family at the on-site café with al fresco dining, or enjoy one of the many landscapes gardens.

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The focus is on supporting you to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence at every age and stage of life, to feel a valued member of your communiting and to have easy access to the services you need to live the life you want.

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Key features:

  • 24-hour, high-level clinical care delivered with dignity and respect by qualified and experienced staff
  • Specialist dementia care and support in a non-restrictive environment
  • Palliative care
  • Dedicated chaplain on site to provide pastoral and spiritual care
  • Access to allied health services including podiatry, physiotherapy and speech therapy
  • Comfortable and spacious lounge rooms with cosy fireplaces and televisions
  • Intimate chapel area for worship and celebration times
  • On-site gym
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Uniting AgeWell is a fully accredited, experienced aged care provider committed to its values of respect, partnership, wisdom, fairness and stewardship.

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What benefits will an Aged Care Placement service provide to you?

The benefits of using an aged care placement service include:

  • Guidance and support - An aged care placement service can provide expert guidance and support to help older adults and their families navigate the complex and often overwhelming process of finding and selecting appropriate long-term care options.

  • Access to information - These services often have access to a wide range of information on available care options, including details on services, amenities, and costs.

  • Advocacy - Aged care placement services can act as an advocate for older adults and their families, helping them to navigate the application and admissions process, and ensuring that their rights and preferences are respected.

  • Coordination - They can help with coordinating the transition to a new care setting, including arranging for necessary medical evaluations, transferring personal belongings, and helping with other logistics.

  • Time-saving - They can save a lot of time and effort for the older adults and their families in finding and selecting the appropriate care options.

  • Cost-effective - It can be cost-effective as some agencies may have a contract with facilities to offer discounted rates.

  • Tailored solutions - They can provide tailored solutions to the unique needs of older adults and their families.


MPIR reducing to 8.34% pa

The Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR) will reduce to 8.34% pa from

For a Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) of $550,000 the equivalent Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP) reduces to $125.67 pd ($45,870 pa).

The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold for a few months, so we are seeing a very small decrease in the MPIR. This could mean that the MPIR has reached its peak and could be on the slide down.

Also from 1st April 2024, the refurbished Daily Accommodation Contribution (DAC) rate of $68.14 means an equivalent Refundable Accommodation Contribution (RAC) of $298,215. In June 2022 the RAC was $544,719, meaning that aged care homes that are “RAD-focused” are now less likely to look at fully supported / partially supported residents if the aged care home has already exceeded their 40% supported ratio, as the RAC has now dropped below $300,000.

The change in the MPIR to 8.34% is welcomed but should have no major impact on residents as they enter an aged care home from

Learn about RAD, DAP and MPIR ...

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Simple RAD to DAP Conversion

        Select RAD Amount: $

%

        Lump Sum of RAD Paid : $

DAP :$20.20 pd

Interest rate (MPIR) is: 8.34%pa
(effective 1/04/2024)