Southern Cross Care News

November 18, 2020

Residential Care

Victoria Park Nursing Home Residents are treated like family

The team at the Victoria Park Nursing Home were worthy recipients of the Kalgoorlie Boulder Chamber of Commerce’s Community Organisation Not for Profit award at last weekend’s Goldfields Business Awards. The ethos of the team who provide care to the 51 residents of the home is to treat them like family. This was recognised by […]

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August 10, 2018

Residential Care

Bunnings Workshop at Frank Prendergast House

Bunnings Cockburn recently visited Frank Prendergast House in Success for a gardening activity. The visit was combined with the monthly visit from students of Mater Christi Primary School, Yangebup. Gardening is a favourite activity of our residents who in the past have planted a vegetable patch, which they maintain meticulously.  The residents enjoyed the digging […]

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February 20, 2018

Residential Care

Don’t let dementia stop you celebrating love this Valentines Day

By Ro Hogan – Head of Clinical Services  In my role at Southern Cross Care, I often see how taking care of someone you love who has Alzheimer’s disease can at times be a difficult and stressful job for carers, however, it can also bring joy into your life and be extremely rewarding if you […]

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February 20, 2018

Residential Care

Baby, its hot out there!

Although so far Perth’s summer has been relatively mild, we can still expect some hot weather this time of year. As the hot weather approaches, it’s important to pay attention to the needs of people living with dementia, to ensure they are healthy and safe at all times. So how to deal with some of […]

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February 20, 2018

Residential Care

What’s good for your heart is good for your head!

Some of the strongest evidence about maintaining your brain links brain health to heart health.  Even though you can’t feel your brain working, it’s one of the most active organs in your body – your heart pumps about 20 percent of your blood to your brain, where billions of cells use about 20 percent of […]

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