Western District Health Service has a variety of residential aged care, residential extended care and respite options.
Located in Hamilton, The Birches is a 45-bed Specialist Extended Care facility, which includes dementia, palliative care, psycho geriatric, respite and a discrete capacity for the younger disabled residents.
The Grange Residential Care Service, also in Hamilton provides a 45-bed generic aged care facility, enabling ageing in place.
The Community Aged Care Packages Program provides care in the home for those residents who are able to, and wish to stay in their own homes, with the support of personal care services. WDHS manages 30 CACPs, administered from The Grange.
In Penshurst, Kolor Lodge provides 10 predominantly low-care beds, while the Penshurst Nursing Home provides 17 high-care beds.
In Coleraine, Valley View provides 12 high-care beds, while Mackie and Wannon Hostels provide 41 low care beds.
Virtual Visiting
Virtual Visiting enables residents to visit with their families and friends with the use of videoconferencing technology and the internet from anywhere in the world. This means that distance is no longer a barrier for families to stay connected. Click here for more >