Banksia Lodge – ACAR Construction Project update

by Natalie | Sep 11, 2024 | Banksia News, Residential Aged Care

In March 2024, just a few weeks after construction works commenced, Banksia’s appointed builder Project Coordination entered voluntary administration. Banksia management has worked hard, alongside our appointed Project Managers Constructive Dialogue Architects,...

Banksia Lodge – A new model of care

by admin | Jun 6, 2022 | Banksia News, Residential Aged Care

In 2021, Banksia Villages successfully applied for a capital grant in the 2020 ACAR funding round. An amount of $2M was awarded to Banksia for the purpose of making improvements in the living environment of Banksia Lodge in support of a shift to a ‘small house...

$2 million government grant awarded to Banksia Villages

by admin | Aug 6, 2021 | Activities and Lifestyle, Banksia News, Residential Aged Care, Resources

Banksia Villages has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to better support residents living with dementia at its residential aged care facility, Banksia Lodge.The grant was announced last week as part of the 2020 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) program, which...

Banksia Invests in Extensive Dementia Training Program

by admin | May 27, 2021 | Banksia News, Health and health care, Residential Aged Care

Banksia Staff attend a dementia training sessionIt may surprise you to learn that people with dementia account for 52% of all residents in residential aged care.Dementia is not one specific disease, but describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders...

Broulee Milestone – a trifecta of Silver Anniversaries

by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Banksia News, Help at Home, Independent Retirement Living, Residential Aged Care

Local builders may remember 1994 as being a very good year – if construction activity in Broulee was anything to go by.No less than three important Broulee locations were getting ready to open their doors for the first time in 1995: Banksia Village, Broulee...

Banksia Lodge re-accredited for a further two years

by admin | Apr 24, 2020 | Banksia News, Residential Aged Care

Banksia Lodge was subject to an unannounced re-accreditation site audit by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) from 3-6 March 2020. Three assessors attended over the three-day audit contact.Following receipt of an initial site audit report and a...