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ARE. COMFORT. RESPECT. DIGNITY. At Australian Unity’s Sienna Grange Aged Care, staff make these pillars the foundation and focus of everything they do. Combining superior security and comfort with the highest quality health services, everything you need is on offer to make Sienna Grange your home. Located in the beautiful coastal town of Port Macquarie, this brand new architecturally superb residence is perfect for those who value their independence and love wide open spaces and fresh seaside air. With 68 private rooms, each residence at Sienna Grange is designed to provide comfort and fully support your lifestyle. Purpose-built to enhance mobility, the rooms provide the ultimate in privacy and modernity, while still allowing you to add your own personal touches with pictures, keepsakes, and mementos of a life fully lived. Regardless of your increasing care needs as time goes on, your room will always be yours, allowing you to truly feel at home. It’s all part of what Australian Unity calls “Better Together”. The “Better Together” ethos guides the way Australian Unity provides support and service to all its residents. Margaret Adams, Australian Unity General Manager, Port Macquarie, Independent & Assisted Living, says involving residents in deciding how they receive care and support lies at the heart of Better Together. “The Better Together model is all about the residents’ choice,” Margaret says. “To live how they choose to; we work very closely with the residents. They’re very much involved in how their care is provided. “What we’ve found is people really relate to that, particularly with the Baby Boomers coming through. These are people who are very used to making decisions, they know what they want, they’ve worked hard, and now they want to have a say.” THE FACILITIES The spaces at Sienna Grange are designed to maximise the feel of your own home. Each floor is separated into wings, which act as households, to make sure residents feel a complete
sense of familiarity and security. Each household has dining and quiet spaces, as well as a common Keeping active is important too, and Sienna social lounge. In addition, there are The spaces at Sienna Grange offers a wide range of activities secure outdoor and garden settings Grange are designed to designed to enhance your wellbeing and that are within easy reach of all maximise the feel of your maximise your independence. rooms. own home. Each floor Whether it’s a trip away or just a stroll through Other amenities include a is separated into wings the gardens, Sienna Grange’s professional staff barbecue area, hairdressing salon, a which act as households, is there to help residents navigate and make the café, a movie room, a craft room, a to make sure residents most of all the services and facilities. library, and a gymnasium. feel a complete sense of And it’s not only the big things that get Lorraine Calder, Australian familiarity and security. attention. Unity General Manager, Places, It’s the attention to detail on all the little Independent & Assisted Living, says things too. the design model for Sienna Grange Residents’ wellbeing, individuality, and sense is based on a community feel that of belonging are of the highest priorities. makes each resident feel like the entire facility was their own With an atmosphere of respect, reliability, and reassurance, home. staff maximise residents’ independence, while ensuring they “We did research into trying to provide a model that isn’t feel valued and listened to. clinical,” Lorraine says. “Having looked at several models, we An important aspect of this is what Australian Unity calls decided on a household model that was different to any other “Ageing in Place”, a care model that ensures residents will established model. always stay in their own rooms, regardless of the level of care “Better Together is a model where there are no staff bases required. and the household presents as belonging to the residents, as Whether it’s respite care or permanent care, Sienna Grange opposed to a clinical space.” delivers the right care when it matters most. Sienna Grange was created with light and airy spaces that “Whereas before there used to be two levels of care, low residents want to share with others, and residents feel much level and high level care,” Margaret says, “We don’t do that more comfortable with the flexibility this model provides. now. We have Ageing In Place; we don’t move residents from “The model is person-centred,” Lorraine says. “It’s meant their rooms we simply support them whatever their needs may to give dignity and choice to the residents, to enable them. be. Research has shown the household model is a big improvement “If someone does need to go to hospital for medical on the clinical model.” treatment, we’re always of the opinion they should come back NUTRITION AND ACTIVITIES home as soon as they possibly can. Our residents genuinely It’s not just the facilities that are state-of-the-art. appreciate that. It’s those little touches that I think really make Sienna Grange recognises the importance of healthy nutrition a difference.” and is centred on wellbeing combined with fresh, seasonal, and For more information, or to book a tour of Sienna made-to-order meals. Grange, please call Heather Downing, Admissions Each wing of Sienna Grange comes equipped with a wellstocked pantry of fresh produce and a beautiful kitchen area for Manager, on 1300 290 598. Or, for sales enquiries, please contact Gillian Evans, Sales Manager, on 1300 290 598. residents to make full use of on a daily basis. Greater Port Macquarie focus 91