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Business View Australia - November-December 2015

its residents to smoke. Speaking about

this, Jeanette Evans says, “One of our

points of difference is that we allow the

residents to bring in their pets with them.

“If a prospective resident has had a

small pet for a number of years, rather

than having to say goodbye to them,

we let them bring them into the home

to live with us. And another point for us

is the fact that we will take people who

smoke. A number of aged care homes

have decided that they will not offer

accommodation to people who smoke.

“We have had only four residents who

have brought in their pets so far. But we

havehadanumber of relativeswhobring

in family pets to visit their loved ones

when they come into the home. So it not

unusual to have quite a few pets visiting

our residents. And yes, we have quite a

reasonable demand for accommodation

from residents who smoke.”

Beaumont Care Rothwell

Beaumont Care Rothwell specialises

in caring for those persons with specific

health needs. It provides expert care

for residents with early onset dementia,

partial and full memory loss and

Alzheimer’s disease. The staff are adept

at recognising the needswhich residents

are unable to express and in meeting

those needs.

Most of the staff members have

completed Certificate level training in

supporting residents who face mental

health challenges.

Beaumont Care Rothwell encourages

residents to bring personal items with

them when they move into the home.

This gives them a sense of comfort and

helps them to adjust to their new life at

the home and helps them to remember

where their room is located.

A staff Chaplain, physiotherapist,

podiatrist, art and massage therapists