HammondCare has welcomed 23 aged care residents who will be temporarily accommodated following severe roof damage to PAC Wescott, Stockton from a severe thunderstorm that swept through Newcastle on Monday night.
HammondCare CEO Mike Baird said today he is in awe of the work done every day by Australian aged care workers as they provide care for the nation’s elderly.
HammondCare will have greater opportunities to fulfil its mission to improve the quality of life for people in need following Independent Planning Commission approval for an integrated health campus, featuring a subacute hospital in Northern Sydney.
The HammondCare At Home community care worker behind a remarkable story featured in the final submission to the Aged Care Royal Commission, explained that walking 6km to care for a dying client “is just what we do”.
At 81 years and legally blind, Glory Smith could have fixated on her own health worries as the second wave of COVID-19 swept through Victoria. Instead, Glory chose to dedicate herself to being a lifeline to other elderly people feeling isolated and frightened through the lockdown.
People living at home with moderate to severe dementia will engage with professional artists who visit them with expenses met by their Home Care Package in a new HammondCare trial program.
Media enquiries?
For any media enquiries, please contact our public affairs team on media@hammond.com.au or call us on 1300 426 666.