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Seniors Week Information Expo
Banksia Villages will host an Information Expo, this NSW Seniors Week. Taking place on Friday 1st April, the Expo will involve a series of presentations by subject experts in the morning, followed by a chance to speak one one one with aged care specialists in the...
$2 million government grant awarded to Banksia Villages
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
Banksia Staff attend a dementia training session It 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...
Life Membership Honour for Banksia Chairman
After a remarkable 10 years as the Board Chairman of not-for-profit and charitable aged care and independent living provider Banksia Villages Limited, Stephen Palywoda signed off his final Chairman’s report to the company’s 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) last...
Broulee Milestone – a trifecta of Silver Anniversaries
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 Public...
Three Cheers for Volunteers
National Volunteer Week is the annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of volunteers right across Australia. This year, National Volunteer Week is celebrated between Monday 18 May and Sunday 24 May, with the theme “Changing Communities, Changing...
Banksia Lodge re-accredited for a further two years
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...
A Very Special Morning Tea
A few weeks ago, a very special "Bushfire Recognition" morning tea was held at Banksia. Residents from Banksia Village and Banksia Lodge gathered in the Honeyeater lounge, along with staff, volunteers, family members and local community members. Banksia CEO Graham...
A Heartfelt Thank You
Thank You message to airborne firefighters, created at South Broulee Beach by local children - 2nd Jan 2020 The recent bushfires in the NSW South Coast area have generated many incredible stories of heroic actions and generous deeds. These stories are reflected in our...
“Aged care facility at its very best” – a resident’s story about the 2019/20 NSW bushfires
Banksia Lodge resident Alan C, pictured with staff member Jeanette The New Year’s Eve week bushfires on the NSW South Coast will stay in the minds of those who lived through them for a long time. The unprecedented impacts, loss, and devastation for people,...