Service Location
10 Michael Court
Seaford VIC 3198
Contact details
Tel: (03) 9785 3739
Fax: (03) 9782 4434
About Michael Court Hostel
Michael Court Hostel is an 18 bed low care Aged Persons Mental Health residential care facility designed to provide care to residents who are unable to be managed effectively in a generic low level care facility. It is an interim care facility which provides specialist care until a resident no longer requires this level of care and is able to move to alternative accommodation that meets the resident’s need at that time.
Michael Court Hostel is fully accredited with the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency. Accreditation reports are available on the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency website.
Accommodation
Michael Court Hostel consists of four houses each catering for 4-5 residents. Each house contains a lounge room, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, laundry and shared shower/toilet facilities.
All houses are furnished but residents are able to furnish their rooms with personal items. All communal areas of the Facility are available to residents and visitors. These communal areas can be used for formal and informal social gatherings, meetings, services and entertainment. There is also access to garden areas.
Clinical Services
Nursing Staff
Michael Court Hostel is staffed with a combination of Division One/Three Registered Nurses, and Division Two Registered Nurses, and Personal Carers. Division One / Three Registered Nurses are on duty seven days per week from 0700-2200. Division Two Registered Nurses and Personal Carer are rostered on duty 24 hours per day. Other clinical expertise is available through Peninsula Health and these include Diabetes Nurse Consultant, Skin Integrity Consultant, Continence Nurse Consultant, Cognition Nurse Consultant, Infection Control Consultant, Falls Prevention Consultant and Palliative Care Consultant.
Medical Staff
A Consultant Psychiatrist attends Michael Court Hostel weekly. Residents are able to choose their own General Practitioner and need to ensure that the Doctor will visit this Facility.
Allied Health Staff
There is a team of Allied Health staff employed at Michael Court Hostel and these include Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Dietitian, Activities Worker, Allied Health Assistant, and Community Development Worker. Speech Pathology and Podiatrist are available on referral.
Visiting Hours
There are no set visiting hours. Michael Court Hostel is regarded as the resident’s home and visitors are welcome at the times it suits the individual resident with consideration for other residents in the facility.
Information required on Admission
We will require the following information:
- Current family contact details
- Financial Power of Attorney
- Medical Power of Attorney
- Pension Number (if applicable)
- Medicare Number
- Department of Veteran Affairs number (if applicable)
- Pharmaceutical number
- State Trustees number (if applicable)
- Disability number (if applicable)
- Ambulance number (if applicable)
- Private Health Insurance details (if applicable)
Fees
There are two parts to the fees that are charged for Residential Aged Care, being a daily care fee and an accommodation payment.
- The Basic Daily Care Fee is paid by all residents and is their contribution towards the cost of providing care. This figure is based on a person’s income and is adjusted by the Commonwealth Government in line with the pension. It is means tested, and an additional income-tested fee can be levied by the Commonwealth Government for residents who have a higher income.
- Potential residents are assessed by Centrelink for their ability to pay an Accommodation Bond. This calculation is based on a person’s assets. This amount is in addition to the basic daily care fee and any income tested fee.
Information on current fees can be supplied at the time of enquiry.
Links
Resident Handbook – Michael Court (PDF 33kb)
