Joseph Cooke House – Shelley – Southern Cross Care

Joseph Cooke House – Shelley

Joseph Cooke House is located at 2 Houtmans Street, Shelley, WA, 6148.

Catering for 43 residents, our modern home is located only one kilometre from the banks of the Canning River. Joseph Cooke House was named after Senator Joseph Cooke who was a Knight of the Southern Cross and a founding member of the Board of Southern Cross Care Homes Incorporated. He eventually became a Senator in the Commonwealth Parliament and President of the ALP in Western Australia.

Joseph Cooke House is centrally located with nearby amenities including a post office, bank, bowls club, community centre and a chemist. There is also a medical centre close by, as well as hospital and ambulance services. Leach Highway is within close proximity, and with on-site visitor parking and public bus stops close by, visiting is a breeze. It is co-located with Thomas Perrott Village, one of our independent living villages.

Short term respite accommodation, from one day to a number of weeks, is also offered, providing peace of mind for carers. It can also be an important step in the smooth transition of the care recipient into permanent placement in the care facility.

Residential FAQs

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Information

Room A

Room B

Pricing

Room A

Rooms

Our residents have private rooms, which are at least 15m²in size, plus enjoy a spacious ensuite, built-in wardrobes, shelves, lockable storage and a bedside table. Natural light filters through the room via the large mid floor to ceiling windows, with views to landscaped gardens. All rooms have easy access to the outdoor garden area and are close to the communal areas and the nurses’ station.

Size

15m2

Common Areas

Each house offers a kitchenette with tea and coffee making facilities for both residents and visitors to enjoy. The well-appointed dining room caters for all residents including those with mobility aids. Dining tables seat four in a comfortable air conditioned environment with views to the garden.

An abundance of natural light is provided through the glass doors, with views to landscaped grounds and courtyard. The spacious sitting room is well maintained with comfortable seating, display cabinets and bookcases.

Entertainment options include a large screen TV, a DVD player and a large collection of DVDs. There is also a piano, pool table, card table and an extensive library. The on-site chapel provides a place for quiet reflection, or residents can attend the regular mass services. Joseph Cooke House features a hair salon, alfresco dining terrace and BBQ area. Our residents benefit from the social interaction that the large communal areas encourage.

Design Features

Joseph Cooke House has been specifically built with spacious rooms and corridors including enclosed walk ways between house and communal areas. All bedrooms, bathrooms and communal areas include emergency call bells and rooms include an ensuite within sight line of the bed.

Additional design features include raised garden beds, home pets, an on-site canteen/shop, hair salon, chapel and on-site visitor parking.

Included Additional Services

Our dedicated staff support our residents 24 hours a day through a variety of services including personal care, medication management and hotel services. We also receive specialist support from allied health professionals

We encourage residents to continue to use their current General Practitioner (GP) to receive ongoing quality care. However, if your usual GP is unable to continue to provide care at Joseph Cooke House, then staff will assist you to locate another GP who regularly visits.

For residents with dementia, we have weekly visits from our Dementia Services team whom assess and review our residents. They will work closely with family members and our care staff to develop a comprehensive personalised support plan, to ensure the resident is comfortable and happy in their surroundings.

We offer a range of daily activities such as massage, manicures, music therapy, sensory therapy, two bus trips per week and daily delivery of newspapers for the exclusive use of the resident.

Room B

Rooms

Size

15m2

Common Areas

Design Features

Additional design features include raised garden beds, home pets, an on-site canteen/shop, hair salon, chapel and on-site visitor parking.

Included Additional Services

We offer a range of daily activities such as massage, manicures, music therapy, sensory therapy, two bus trips per week and daily delivery of newspapers for the exclusive use of the resident.

Pricing

Residential Aged Care Fees

When entering aged care, the Centrelink assessment of your assets and income determines what you may need to pay towards the cost of the accommodation and services. You may be asked to pay a basic daily fee, a means tested fee and an amount for your accommodation. The basic daily fee is to cover living expenses such as meals, power and laundry. The means tested care fee contributes to the cost of your care and you may also be asked to pay an accommodation contribution to either fully or partially cover the cost of your accommodation.

Paying for residential aged care can seem complex and we are here to help you navigate the options available to you based on your situation.

Payment Options Defined

Residents have a choice on how they wish to pay for their accommodation. Residents are required to complete a Centrelink assessment which determines eligibility for Government financial assistance for their accommodation.

Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD), which is an upfront amount paid by a resident for entry into residential care, or

Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP), which is a daily payment amount, or

A combination of RAD and DAP, which is where a resident makes an upfront payment of a portion of the RAD and the remainder is paid as a DAP. For illustrative purposes, this has been shown in the table below as 50% RAD and 50% DAP.

The table below shows the RAD and DAP costs as well as the figures of a 50% RAD and 50% DAP.

Please note these figures relate to accommodation costs only.

There are a number of options or combinations in which to pay for accommodation at Joseph Cooke House. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.