Location
61 63 High Street Road , ASHWOOD , 3147, VIC
Beds: 75
Category: Private Incorporated Body
Provider: Aged Care Group Pty Ltd
Grand Cedar
Accreditation Status: Accreditation Report
Source: Aged Care Quality Agency
Grand Cedar
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Facilities and Services
Grand Cedar is a 75 resident aged care home, located on High Street Road in Ashwood. They provide permanent and respite care in private roomns and couple suites.
With nurses on duty 24 hours a day, plus a highly experienced team of carers and allied health care professionals, Grand Cedar are passionate about providing residents with a high standard of care and lifestyle options.
Grand Cedar understand the importance of a healthy, well balanced diet and the on-site chefs prepare restaurant quality meals every day using only the freshest ingredients and seasonal produce.
The lifestyle program promotes overall health, wellbeing and happiness. Grand Cedar encourage all residents to join in, from visiting the in-house café, well-stocked library, comfortable cinema and beauty salon, to joining in on walking groups or outings and visits to local shops and events.
The Team
Grand Cedar are dedicated to ensuring that those entrusted in their care have a happy, caring disposition and they are always thinking about what they can do to make your day the best it can be. That’s why every team member is carefully selected, to ensure they are experienced and passionate about delivering exceptional aged care.
The Grand Cedar senior team (Terry, Philippa and Suzie) have significant industry experience and a vision for innovative service development and management. They have built a culture of support and excellence and encourage the staff to take a lead in creating a spirited, fun environment while contributing positively to the lives of residents and their families. There is continuous investment in professional training and development of the team in all areas
- All day-to-day personal care requirements involving eating, dressing, bathroom and other needs
- 24-hour support, including nursing care and in the event of emergencies
- Help with taking prescribed medication at the right time and the right quantity
- Along with restaurant quality food, refreshments all day catering for any special dietary requirements
- Complete laundry and cleaning services
- Wellbeing and entertainment program with the aim of helping residents continue to enjoy the things they like doing
Additional Health Services In-House
As well as the registered nursing and age care practitioners at Grand Cedar, your needs are also met in-house by a range of allied health professionals including:
- Pain consultants
- Dentists
- Dental technician
- Physiotherapist
- Speech pathologist
- Podiatrist
- Dietician
- Occupational therapist
- Pharmacist
Building Features
- Movie theatre
- BBQ patio area
- Beauty and hair salon
- Private function room for special family dinners and events (with an optional catering service)
- Café Grand for residents and their guests to enjoy
- Easy on-site parking for visitors
Your Room Features
- The average room size is 26sqm
- Mattresses are pressure relieving and Hi-Lo electrically adjustable beds
- Rooms have ‘Smart Wiring’ which includes movement sensors in beds, light sensors and security sensors
- Each room has individual air conditioning and heating controls
- There are well appointed storage cabinets, guest chairs and side tables
- A flat screen LED Smart television is installed
- There are adjoining rooms available for couples
- There is the option to have access to wireless internet and a personal telephone
Your lifestyle activities include:
- Outings and visits to local shops and events such as football matches, cafes, parks and churches (Grand Cedar has their our own bus)
- Regular performances by local entertainers
- Games, community activities, clubs
- Happy hours and high teas
- Movie nights
- Restaurant nights
- Walking club
- Beauty salon
- Gardening
- Massage
- Strength and balance group
- Music and pet therapy
Grand Cedar is a residential aged care facility in Ashwood. The transition to aged care can be an emotional and challenging time. The Grand Cedar team understand this and are there to help you every step of the way.
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
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Simple RAD to DAP Conversion
Select RAD Amount: $
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Lump Sum of RAD Paid : $
DAP :$20.20 pd
Interest rate (MPIR) is: 8.34%pa
(effective 1/04/2024)