Location
14 Cairns Avenue
Rosebud VIC 3939
Contact Details
Jean Turner Community Nursing Home
Ph: (03) 5986 2222
Fax: (03) 5982 2762
Lotus Lodge Hostel
Ph: (03) 5986 1011
Fax: (03) 5986 2762
About Rosebud Residential Aged Care Services
Rosebud Residential Aged Care Services (RRACS) encompasses Lotus Lodge Hostel and Jean Turner Community Nursing Home. Both facilities provide aged care accommodation and are managed by Peninsula Health.
Both facilities are fully accredited with the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency. Accreditation reports are available on the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency website.
Accomodation
Jean Turner Community Nursing Home is divided into three houses of ten residents per house. Each resident has a single bedroom with fully equipped ensuite facilities. Each bedroom has a door to the outside area, often with views to the garden. There are central dining and activity areas in each of the three houses. One ten-bed unit offers secure accommodation for people with dementia.
Lotus Lodge Hostel consists of one 20 bed unit known as Fernbrook, which contains large bed-sitter rooms with full ensuite facilities and access to the external garden. There is also a central lounge/dining room and laundry facilities. All rooms are furnished but residents are also able to furnish their rooms with personal items.
All communal areas on the site are available to residents and visitors. There is a large leisure centre for all residents, complete with an entertainment unit.
Clinical Services
Nursing Services
The Nursing Home is staffed with all Registered Nurses and the Hostel has a combination of Division One Registered Nurses, Division Two Registered Nurses and Personal Carers. Division One Registered Nurses are on duty in both the hostel and nursing home 24 hours a day, and there is also a Patient Services Manager (Registered Nurse Division One) in charge of the site after hours. 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.
Doctor of Choice
Residents are able to choose their own General Practitioner, and need to ensure that the doctor will visit the facility.
Allied Health Staff
There is a team of Allied Health staff employed at Rosebud Residential Aged Care Services and these include Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Dietitian, Diversional Therapist, Horticultural Therapist, Allied Health Assistant, Activity staff and a Community Development Worker. Speech Pathology is available on referral.
Visiting Hours
There are no set visiting hours. Rosebud Residential Aged Care Services 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 (Hostel) or an Accommodation Charge (Nursing Home). 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 – RRACS (PDF 35kb)
