Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care at Bacchus Marsh has received a 5-star rating in recognition of the high-quality service it provides residents.
The 30-bed residential care unit provides 24-hour care by nurses and a safe home-like environment with a great variety of lifestyle enhancement programs.
The Federal Government star ratings help older people, their families and carers compare the quality of aged care homes.
The rating is based on a range of factors, including resident’s experiences, compliance and quality measures and how much time residents receive care from a range of healthcare providers, such as registered nurses, and enrolled nurses.
The star ratings were part of the recommendation by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
Grant Lodge was first allocated 4 stars. After the fantastic work of the dedicated team, it was able to achieve the highest level: 5 stars.
Thank you to our incredible supporters
In response to this wonderful news, Sharon Read, Director of the Western health Foundation says, "We are extremely grateful to all our donors who have assisted us with our work at Grant Lodge. These include the vegetable pods funded by a Dept of Health Victoria grant, the dining project via an internal Western Health project, and the Ian Rollo Currie Foundation, who helped us roll out the Being Our Best Program and the purchase of the Tovertafel (magic table). A big congratulations to the Aged, General Medicine and Subacute Division at Western Health and the fantastic team at Grant Lodge!"
Some of the wonderful initiatives making Grant Lodge shine
Vegetable pods cultivate healthy lifestyle
Grant Lodge has vegetable pods where residents can plant their own herbs and vegetables, spend time outdoors in nature and even pick food to be prepared in the kitchen.
The pods were purchased using a Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services grant.
Dining revolution underway
Grant Lodge’s innovative food and dining program was recently shortlisted for a Victorian Public Healthcare Award.
The dietitian-led project involved giving residents a voice in decision making to enhance their food and dining experience.
Residents and their advocates enjoyed having an input in the menu and sharing their favourite foods and recipes and enjoying tasting sessions.
The inclusive approach created a positive food and dining culture among residents, their relatives/carers and the Grant Lodge staff and resulted in measurable improvements in nutrition and satisfaction outcomes for residents.
Magic table
Residents are also able to use an interactive light projection device known as the magic table.
Created in Holland, the tovertafel is designed to encourage social interaction and mental stimulation with residents who have mobility constraints and those who are socially withdrawn.
The technology is a small, mounted box which projects images onto the table, with infrared motion sensors enabling people to use their hands to play with the projected light images.
