Fernlea Community Care in Emerald, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Fernlea Community Care

Locality: Emerald, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5968 6639

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25.01.2022 #tuneintuesday with 'Optimistic Future', something we are all looking forward to enjoying again real soon! #allinthistogether

25.01.2022 Our community is the best. Matthew James Fagan & Kellie Grattidge generously donate their time to come and entertain our guests at Fernlea Community Care throughout the year. Everyone had a great time singing and dancing and then enjoyed a magnificent lunch prepared by Lisa, our chef.

25.01.2022 Dementia Action Week - DAY 4 tips are about finding the right words to communicate with people living with dementia. Communicating with others can be one of the most frustrating and challenging issues they face. Each person with dementia is affected differently but some of the most common ways communication can be impacted include:... Having trouble finding the right word Struggling to keep up with conversations or to fully grasp what is being said Forgetting some of the normal conventions of conversation and interrupting or ignoring people when they are speaking.

25.01.2022 We would like to thank this year's Easter Raffle supporters :)

24.01.2022 With day-respite centres in Emerald and Pakenham, our in-home service covers the south-eastern suburbs. This is a great opportunity to join a small team to deliver the best possible standard of care to our clients and their families.

23.01.2022 Do you shop at your local IGA in Emerald, Cockatoo and Gembrook? If you do, please consider supporting Fernlea Community Care using your Ritchies Community Benefit Card.

22.01.2022 Fernlea provides personalised respite care in an intimate setting at Fernlea House in Emerald and Stephenson House in Berwick. If you'd like to know more why people choose Fernlea, please call us on 5968 3895 to arrange a visit and to enjoy a morning tea with us when we re-open.

22.01.2022 Fernlea provides personalised day respite care in small groups at Fernlea House in Emerald and Pakenham. We welcome carers and their loved one to visit us and enjoy a morning tea to experience how special Fernlea is.

22.01.2022 Today is Aged Care Employee Day 2020, and we salute the superheroes and quiet achievers working in Aged Care. The commitment of our nation’s tireless aged care staff has helped save many lives this year despite some sad losses and the testing time we find ourselves in. To everyone at Fernlea, our nurses, PCA's, coordinators, volunteers, chef, admin and board, we salute you for your dedication, care and contribution.... #ThanksforCaring See more

21.01.2022 Our annual AGM is a great opportunity to hear about Fernlea's services in our local community including day respite in Emerald & Berwick, in-home care support and the important role of the Fernlea Shop of Opportunities. Maybe you are a carer, someone needing respite support or looking to volunteer locally. If so, come along and join our ZOOM event to find out more.

20.01.2022 Ritchies has a great community program that benefits lots of great services such as Fernlea.

20.01.2022 National Carers Week 2020 is coming soon! National Carers Week runs from 11-17 October and is a time to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution Aus...tralia’s 2.65 million unpaid carers make to our country. This year, we’re asking carers to Tell Us Why You Care! By sharing your stories, we hope to paint an authentic picture of caring in Australia. Head over to our website to get involved and tell your story: https://carersweek.com.au/

18.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW? Fernlea made a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety recommending our model of care be adopted across aged care, to bring better outcomes. The exact type model of care was recommended by the panel of industry leaders in aged care on ABC’s ‘The Drum’ episode Monday evening August 17. A model of care that is person-centred, employs a ‘community-participation’ approach and provides services in smaller home-like settings. https://www.fernlea.com.au/our-model-of-care

17.01.2022 Carers provide 2.2 billion hours of care each year, with a value of almost $1.5 billion per week. Visit the Carers Australia National Carers Week website and tell us why you care about unpaid carers and help build a carer-friendly Australia: http://www.carersweek.com.au/

16.01.2022 Creating a dementia-friendly environment can go a long way to improving the lives of people with dementia.

15.01.2022 Every Monday for the next 8 weeks, Carers Victoria is running a Podcast series on well-being for Carers. This video provides an overview of what will be covered in the series.

15.01.2022 Fernlea In-Home Care is here to support Carers when it’s most needed.

14.01.2022 It was reassuring to hear Industry leaders validate a future aged care model of care, that reflects how our organisation Fernlea Community Care already delivers its day respite and in-home care service, a model that is the way forward to delivering better outcomes for older Australians. The panel on ABC’s ‘The Drum’ episode August 17, discussed the need for the model of care in aged care needs to change to being more person-centred and not profit driven, to employ a ‘community-participation’ approach and to deliver services in smaller home-like settings that ageing people are familiar with. http://ow.ly/QWcS30r57k0 #ABCthedrum #fernlea #fernleacommunitycare #carers #agedcare #inhomecare #dayrespite

13.01.2022 Our Easter Raffle has been drawn ..... Congratulations to our 5 winners A big thank you to the Emerald and surrounding community businesses for your outstanding support in this years raffle. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter

11.01.2022 The Commonwealth Support Program (CHSP) is an entry-level home support program that helps people over 65 years old to live safe and independent lives in their own homes and communities. For more information on COVID-19 & the CHSP see www.fernlea.com.au/covid-19

10.01.2022 We can't wait to be able to welcome back our day respite guests at Fernlea House & Stephenson House. Our beautiful garden awaits you.

09.01.2022 A huge thank you and shout-out to Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group for $1000, made possible through their 2020 Staff Grant program. Did you know Bendigo Community Bank share 80% of their profit with the community. A very good reason to join them.

08.01.2022 HUGE EASTER RAFFLE ! This years Easter Raffle is huge ! $2.00 a Ticket or 3 for $5.00 Pop in and purchase a ticket or three Proudly supported by :... Fernlea Community Care and many local Emerald Businesses All proceeds from this years Raffle will go towards the enrichment of Fernlea Respite Centre. See more

07.01.2022 People with dementia should be given space to do things on their own, so they can retain independence and self-worth. If they need help with something, they’ll ask for it. Instead of trying to take charge, try to consider how you can give a person with dementia more space in the following scenarios.

07.01.2022 Visits to aged care homes are banned at most facilities in a bid to stop COVID-19 infecting our most vulnerable. But a Croydon facility has come up with an unlikely way for residents to see their families. Latest: 7news.link/coronavirus #7NEWS

06.01.2022 Dementia Action Week kicks off today. Dementia affects close to half a million Australians, and that number is set to double over the next 25 years. To spread the word, Dementia Australia will be providing daily tips and tools to support people living with dementia and to highlight people living with dementia can live rich and active lives.

06.01.2022 Welcome to Day 3 of Dementia Action Week. Today you'll learn how to take the time to listen to someone with dementia. With the many stresses and electronic distractions of today’s world, really listening and giving your full attention to anyone can be a challenge.

06.01.2022 Merry Christmas from Fernlea Day Respite. Thank you to Matthew James Fagan and Kellie Grattidge for the music and songs.

05.01.2022 Yesterday, Fernlea staff had the pleasure in acknowledging and thanking all of the wonderful and dedicated volunteers who support us in guest services, the shop of ops and on the board to celebrate International Volunteer Day 2020.

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Fernlea Community Care who is the 11th recipient of our 2020 Staff Grant program. In this program our branch staff were given the opportun...ity to nominate a local community group or club to receive a $1,000 one-off grant. Fernlea provides centre based respite as well as home care for those with a life-limiting illness. More information is available at www.fernlea.com.au "Wonderful news and thank you and your staff again for thinking of us with a ‘staff choice grant’, we really appreciate your support". Nicole (Administration Manager) The group was nominated Cockatoo/Gembrook Branch Manager Bruce McConnell who is pictured with Nurse Manager Pamela #supportlocal #inthistogether #goodnewsstory #Fernlea #FernleaHouse #Fernleacommunitycare

04.01.2022 We have some exciting news to share!

04.01.2022 Faye Douglas chose to die at home rather than risk dying alone in hospital when COVID-19 hit. 'The thought of Mum dying alone in hospital, unable to be held and... comforted in her final days by the daughters who adored her, was too unbearable to contemplate' writes Jennifer Douglas from ABC News. Thank you to Jennifer for sharing her story regarding the important work that we do. Click below to read the full article.

04.01.2022 Enjoy the sunshine in your own 5km's. #Motivation Monday

02.01.2022 What a beautiful morning it is at Fernlea House.

02.01.2022 We look forward to welcoming back our day respite guests at Fernlea House next week.