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Community Spirit Towards Our Aussie Veterans
A Message from our CEO for ANZAC Day 2023 24 April 2023 ANZAC Day has a very special place in the hearts and minds of Australians, and of course, our friends across the ditch, the New Zealanders. Many will be visiting ANZAC Cove in Türkiye; many more will be waking early to attend their...
Autumn Message from CEO Janna Voloshin
* 7 March 2023 * As you read this, we will be reaching the third anniversary of the arrival of COVID-19. And another anniversary that has just passed is the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Countless lives have been lost fighting on both sides, more have been injured, and of those who survive,...
Learning from Others: Research Tour to the UK – Part 2
* 6 March 2023 * Last issue, we brought you the first part of CEO, Janna Voloshin’s UK research tour with Sage. This time, Janna talks about visits to retirement villages in the south of England. The focus for this part of our tour was on Retirement Living. We had the opportunity to visit two...
New Code of Conduct for Aged Care – 1 December 2022
* 24 November 2022 * The Australian Government Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission is introducing a Code of Conduct for Aged Care on 1 December 2022 in response to a recommendation from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety. The government states that the Code of Conduct will improve the safety, health,...
Will ‘La Nina’ be here all summer?
* 10 December 2021 * This year has been declared a ‘La Niña’ event in many parts of Australia, meaning cooler and wetter conditions than normal. Even though more rain is predicted, as we know so well, Melbourne can suddenly turn it on, so it’s a good idea to be ready for sudden hot weather....
Aged Care: Advance Care Planning Changes
* 10 December 2021 * According to the Department of Health, Advance Care Planning allows a person to express their preferences to inform future medical treatment if they become unable to participate; Advance care planning puts the person at the centre of care; Advance care planning has been shown to improve the quality of care...
The Serious Incident Response Scheme – SIRS – now in place
* 28 April 2021 * The Australian Government launched the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) on Thursday 1 April 2021. SIRS aims to reduce injury and harm to residents and older people accessing aged care services. It will do this by expanding the range of incidents aged care providers are required to report to the...
Continuing the Mission
* 24 September 2020 * “Victoria’s ex-service community is changing and the services that surround its members must adapt. Contrary to popular belief, the need is not in decline, though the needs are changing with the demographics of veterans and their families.” It is with this opening paragraph of our White Paper that Vasey...
Coronavirus Update – for the Vasey RSL Care Community
– 16 March 2020 – The Coronavirus outbreak is unprecedented. Vasey RSL Care is committed to providing the safest possible environment for our residents, tenants and consumers, family members, volunteers and staff. Please note that we do not currently have any confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 in our community. We are taking a proactive...
Coronavirus Update – for the Vasey RSL Care Community
– 5 March 2020 – The Corona Virus – COVID-19 Over the past few weeks, there has been increasing concern about a new virus which originated in China, called Corona Virus or COVID-19. We are aware that concern is growing among our own community here at Vasey RSL Care and we would like to reassure you...