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Kyneton Health

Locality: Kyneton, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5422 9900

Address: 7-25 Caroline Chisholm Dr 3444 Kyneton, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.kynetonhealth.org.au

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25.01.2022 DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK: 21-27 SEPTEMBER This Dementia Action Week, we’re joining forces with Dementia Australia to showcase some of the ways we support people living with dementia to live well for many years after their diagnosis. In the second in our short series of videos, we meet Louisa Dunn, a Ward Clerk at Trentham Aged Care. Louisa talks about how she supports residents with dementia in her role at Trentham Aged Care.... To watch the video, visit: https://vimeo.com/460376951

25.01.2022 16 Days of Activism is all about creating momentum, raising awareness and taking action towards ending violence against women and girls. It begins tomorrow, Wednesday 25 November, with the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on Thursday 10 December, which is International Human Rights Day. Here are some simple ways you can get involved in the campaign! ... #16daysofactivism #Respectis #Respectwomen #Callitout See more

23.01.2022 Could you help with this project to promote healthier masculinities in the Macedon Ranges? The most valuable thing you can bring to the working group is your experience of being a young person and your ideas on how we can challenge gender stereotypes faced by young people in the Macedon Ranges. To find out more, contact Deepa via email [email protected].

23.01.2022 You might have seen our recent promotion about the upcoming online education sessions we’re running for carers and family members of people living with dementia. Woodend local Sandra came across our article in the latest edition of the New Woodend Star and it prompted her to get in touch. Sandra has been working hard to make ‘Busy Blankets’ knee rugs that have activities and different textures to help people with dementia stay occupied. ... She has kindly donated the blankets to our Treehouse clients and we know they are going to be well received. We therefore want to say a huge thank-you to Sandra for thinking of us! We can’t wait to share them with our clients. For those interested in our upcoming online dementia education sessions, the first one is on Monday 14th September and will focus on Coping with changes in behaviours. To find out more and to register, visit https://fb.me/e/1rnsLMyA9

22.01.2022 10,000 THANK-YOUS We recently passed a major milestone at Kyneton Health more than 10,000 COVID-19 tests have been taken by our nursing staff, with the recent support of the ADF. This isn’t something to celebrate in itself, but it does demonstrate our community’s commitment to coming forward to help track the spread of the virus. ... Getting tested isn’t something to be ashamed of - it shows that you care about yourself and those around you. By encouraging one another to get tested, and supporting those who test positive throughout the recovery process, we are looking after our friends, our family and our wider community. So today we want to say thank-you to every one of those 10,000 people who have been tested at Kyneton Health. Together, we can slow the spread. Photo Credit: Sandy Scheltema Photographer

21.01.2022 Today we pause to honour and remember our colleagues in New York and the USA on 11 Sept. 19 years ago.

19.01.2022 A huge thank-you to the children at Alli Evans Family Day Care for this gorgeous picture and the donation of coffee vouchers for our nursing team. This beautiful rainbow has brightened our day!

15.01.2022 Today marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism campaign. 16 Days of Activism is all about creating momentum, raising awareness and taking action towards ending violence against women and girls. It begins on 25 November, the International day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on 10 December, which is International Human Rights Day.... This year the theme of the campaign is ‘Respect Is’. Over the next 16 days Central Highlands Rural Health will be sharing what ‘respect is’ is to our staff, and some other resources in regard to the prevention of violence against women and their children. Today in our morning zoom meeting, staff shared messages of what respect means to them. See if you can spot any one you know?!

13.01.2022 International Men’s Day November 19 Today marks International Men’s Day, which is a time to celebrate the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. It aims to highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. The theme for this year is Better health for men and boys and is a time to have those conversations about manhood, masculinity and men’s issues that include and celebrate all. This International Men’s Day take some time to check in on yourself and the men in your life. A simple conversation could save someone’s life. To find out more about visit the International Men’s Day website: https://www.internationalmensday.info/

12.01.2022 A reminder from our Community Nurses.... every day is R U OK? Day! You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener. Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life:... 1. Ask R U OK? 2. Listen 3. Encourage action 4. Check in For more tips on how to ask, visit: https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

11.01.2022 NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY WEEK: 14 - 20 SEPTEMBER 2020 Nursing in the Community Week aims to raise awareness of how nurses support their community to stay safe at home, and how these nurses impact on the wellbeing of individuals in local communities. Our team of dedicated nurses offer care and services to help you stay at home for as long as possible.... We offer district nursing which includes general assessments, medication monitoring, diabetes education & support, continence/stoma education & care and wound care. Oncology clients are supported with care of central catheters and chemotherapy disconnects. Specialist community palliative care is also provided for anyone with a life limiting illness, supporting both the client and their carer. We also provide Hospital in the home in partnership with a hospital as an alternative to an inpatient stay. This Nursing in the Community Week, we want to celebrate and thank all our community nurses across the Hepburn Shire and Macedon Ranges who get on the road supporting people of all ages in our community. For more information about our services, visit: https://www.chrh.org.au/services/in-home-services/ #NursesWhereYouNeedThem

10.01.2022 MACEDON RANGES MENTALLY ACTIVE SPORTS Supported by Macedon Ranges Suicide Prevention Trial Site https://www.benetas.com.au//MRMAS-Expression-of-Interest.p

09.01.2022 Thrilled to see this fantastic video of the works being done in our Residential Aged Care facility in Creswick. Looking forward to it opening later this year.

09.01.2022 As part of a series of videos created to celebrate Women's Health Week last week, Central Highlands Rural Health's Health Promotion Officer and qualified Yoga teacher Rachel ran through a short yoga sequence that can be incorporated into everyday life. Yoga can have both a positive physical and psychological benefit, assisting with posture, reduce aches and pains, increasing mental energy and positive feelings, and decrease feelings of sadness, depression and/or anxiety.

08.01.2022 We're really proud of the community’s achievements in Regional Victoria but we know we still need to remain vigilant. If you have any symptoms associated with the Coronavirus, no matter how mild, it's still really important to get tested then stay home: - Fever, chills or sweats... - Cough - Sore throat - Shortness of breath - Runny nose - Loss of sense of smell or taste Central Highlands Rural Health's Respiratory Assessment Clinics continue to test patients with symptoms related to the Coronavirus or as directed by the Department of Health and Human Services. For Daylesford, please call 03 5321 6654 For Kyneton, please call 03 5422 9900

08.01.2022 ONLINE DEMENTIA EDUCATION: GRIEF, LOSS AND DEMENTIA Carers and family members of people living with dementia are invited to our next online education session, presented by Dementia Australia in conjunction with The Treehouse at Kyneton Health. 'Grief, Loss and Dementia' provides an overview of dementia and caring for someone who has dementia. It focuses on practical tools to manage the emotions associated with change, including loss and grief.... The online session is presented by Dementia Australia’s facilitators who have specialist dementia knowledge, skills and experience. To find out more, visit the event listing: Dementia Australia presents 'Grief, Loss and Dementia'.

07.01.2022 Our friends in the Population Health team at Central Highlands Rural Health created a special women’s health edition of the Population Health & Wellbeing newsletter, in honour of Women's Health week last week.

05.01.2022 The Minister for Health, Martin Foley MP, is pleased to invite applications for part time board positions of Central Highlands Rural Health with terms of office commencing from 1 July 2021. Safe and high quality healthcare for all Victorians is a priority of the Victorian Government. Applicants for board directorships must be able to demonstrate and provide evidence in support of the skills they identify in their applications. These positions provide an exciting opportunity... for members of the Victorian public with relevant experience and qualifications to contribute to the strategic leadership of public health care delivery to the community. The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring boards and committees broadly reflect the diversity of the Victorian community. Applications are welcomed from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all ages, people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and intersex people. Applications close at 5.00 pm Monday 30 November 2020. Further information including how to apply, please visit www.health.vic.gov.au/governance

05.01.2022 Kyneton Health was recently tasked with conducting contact tracing and clinical monitoring of positive COVID-19 cases who reside in the Macedon Ranges. We provided this localised service on behalf of Bendigo Health’s Public Health Unit who are responsible for the Loddon-Mallee region. Part of the role of the contact tracers was to conduct daily welfare checks on positive cases as there is the potential for them to deteriorate during the course of the disease. This has been c...hallenging work for the team however feedback from the community has been outstanding and their dedicated support very much appreciated. The following feedback was received from a member of our community: I would like to thank your whole team for the care and concern shown to me over the last four weeks. It was a great comfort knowing that someone was on the end of the phone if I needed them. [] Your care and concern and the fact that you always rang and never missed a day helped more than you or your colleagues will ever know. Knowing that I could ring [] your team during the day made me feel safe. Everyone in the team made me feel like I was more than just a name on a list that they needed to contact. Thank you again. Thankfully, all positive cases under our care are now well and no longer considered active. This means our contract tracers can return to their usual roles within the hospital, with our sincere thanks.

05.01.2022 Central Highlands Rural Health is proud to support Wear it Purple Day 2020 Friday 28th August. Wear it Purple Day is about showing LGBTIQ+ young people that they have the right to be proud of who they are. It is about creating safe spaces in schools, universities, workplaces and public spaces to show LGBTIQ+ young people that they are seen and supported.

05.01.2022 Yesterday we received some beautiful morning tea from Three Little Pigs, courtesy of Westpac in Gisborne. Such a lovely treat for everyone at Kyneton Health - we're really grateful for the support!

04.01.2022 Today we pause to honour and remember our colleagues in New York and the USA on 11 Sept. 19 years ago.

03.01.2022 There's more to say after R U OK. Look after yourselves and others. Listen for the answer. Stop and take some time, today and always.

03.01.2022 Tina McCarthy is a Jean Hailes for Women's Health Women's Health Week Ambassador and founder of Wheel Women. She is an inspiring woman who is helping women of all ages and stages to utilise cycling to improve their health and wellbeing. Tina kindly created this video about what women’s health means to her and why it’s so important.

02.01.2022 Join us today on White Ribbon Day as we join White Ribbon Australia to stand up, speak out and act to promote gender equality and respect in our workplace and community. Together, we can learn about how to behave towards each other with respect, trust and equality to ensure our community actively works towards ending violence against women. #whiteribbonday

02.01.2022 VIRTUAL DANCE SESSION FOR TREEHOUSE CLIENTS The team at the Treehouse continue to embrace virtual technology with their first online dance session held yesterday afternoon. Three treehouse clients, plus the dance instructor (a regular Treehouse volunteer) and Treehouse coordinator, Dora Mansbridge, logged in to the session. ... Dora is pleased with how the trial went and plans to continue to offer this to clients in the coming weeks: Dance is a regular feature of our usual Treehouse program, so it’s great we can continue to offer this whilst we wait for our program to resume face to face again. It was so lovely to see our clients enjoying the music - Annie and her husband were up and dancing, the rest of us bopped along and clapped to the music. It was lots of fun and a great circuit breaker from the usual routine, said Dora. Future sessions will remain small to keep clients engaged and troubleshoot where required. With this year’s Dementia Action Week theme being ‘A little support makes a lot of difference’, we hope these virtual sessions will continue to help our clients and their carers feel connected to our services. We can’t wait to get back to dancing in person!