News: Residents
New Consumer Advisory Bodies
* 4 September 2023 * From 1 December this year, existing aged care providers must establish and continue a Consumer Advisory Body that can help resolve any problems and improve care. This is a new requirement resulting from the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety: aged care providers are required...
Deputy Prime Ministers Drops in to Vasey RSL Care Geelong – Ex-Service Accommodation
* 28 August 2023 * On 14 August, we were delighted to host a visit from Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Defence, The Hon Richard Marles MP, at our Geelong Ex-Service Accommodation (ESA). With our Geelong ESA situated in Mr Marles’s electorate of Corio, our residents are some of his constituents: the Deputy...
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...
Residential Aged Care Star Ratings: what are they?
* 6 March 2023 * The Federal Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has now introduced its new ‘Star Ratings’ system for residential aged care services. How will this affect us? Undertaking the search for the right aged care home for yourself or your loved one is a complex task. Now, the Federal Government...
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,...
Remembrance Day at Vasey RSL Care
* 14 November 2022 * Vasey RSL Care Bundoora Residents and staff at Vasey RSL Care Bundoora commemorated Remembrance Day with a very moving service supported by Dawson our bugler, Bev playing the bagpipes, and Warrant Officer (WO2) Mark Clancy from the Simpson Barracks. Thank you to Liz for her reading, Eleanor for her poem,...
Increased Awareness of the Germs We Carry
* 31 October 2022 * Since the advent of COVID-19, we have all changed certain aspects of our daily lives. One of those changes is hand washing. Monina Hernandez is our Infection Control and Prevention Manager. Her role is to ensure effective infection prevention and control work practices to reduce the risk of transmission of...
Supporting Warrnambool Region Veterans
* 6 September 2022 * You may have read about the official opening of our three Wodonga Ex-Service Accommodation units in our last issue: we are now very pleased to announce the purchase of a six-unit site in Warrnambool. The Vasey Strategic Plan 2021-2025 notes a number of regional areas as the focus for potential...