Aged Care Services

Numurkah District Health Service operates two facilities providing supported accommodation for 66 people. In residential aged care the residents, staff and families work together to improve the lives of all. The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency ( ACSA) has endorsed our quality of care until 2009.

Orana House - Day Activities Program
High-care Residential Aged Care (Karinya)
Low-Care Residential Aged Care (Numurkah Pioneers Memorial Lodge)
Respite Care
Palliative Care

Social Activities:

Trained staff from Karinya and the Lodge lifestyle team keep residents active with a full range of activities and social contact. With the increased emphasis on this aspect of residential care we have developed additional programs and after-hours activities at both facilities:

Leisure and lifestyle programs such as garden club, men’s group and involvement with Orana, are continuing in both aged care facilities
Involvement with the community, such as Vision Australia, Church groups and regular bus outings.

High Standards Achieved

Assessors from ACSA have given a resounding endorsement of Numurkah District Health Service residential care facilities, with both attaining a perfect score of compliance by meeting 44 out of 44 outcomes in the four standards areas set by the agency.

Following the independent audit of each facility, three-year accreditation was awarded to both Karinya and Numurkah Pioneers Memorial Lodge.

The three-year accreditation is an outstanding reflection of the quality of care provided to residents and will assure older people in Numurkah and surrounding community receive a high standard of care.

Other Initiatives:

New reception area completed February 2006 in NPML
New phone system to both aged care areas and underground cabling introduced to Pioneers Lodge in January 2006 to enable email and intra-hospital communication
All staff fully qualified with appropriate certificates
Endorsed RND2 in both aged care facilities
RND1 in both areas have Nurse Immuniser certificates
Education for the introduction of the clinical indicators focusing on five areas of clinical care
Ongoing education/inservice for staff and introduction of the aged care channel
Redevelopment at NPML in 2008 with painting and new carpet throughout

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Last Updated: 10-Dec-09