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Years of Service awards 2024
Read More: Years of Service awards 2024Our staff and volunteers are our greatest asset. We recruit for kindness, train for excellence, and have the best people in our Glenview family. Last week, we celebrated several staff members with over 20 years of service, board members with over a decade of service, and others fifteen, ten or five years into their Glenview…
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Specialised Dementia Care program – the first in Tasmania
Read More: Specialised Dementia Care program – the first in TasmaniaOur Specialised Dementia Care Program (SDCP) will commence later this year in Waratah, a purpose-built cottage-like unit of 9 rooms on our Windsor St site. Glenview was awarded funding and support from the Commonwealth Department of Health to deliver the program, which has been operating in mainland states for more than five years. Our CEO…
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Encouraging independence through inclusive design
Read More: Encouraging independence through inclusive designEver wondered how the colours were chosen, or the houses were designed in one of the first small-house residential villages in Australia? We are thrilled to be featured in this episode about Korongee Dementia Village – commissioned by the Australian Institute of Architects.
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A vexillologist in our midst
Read More: A vexillologist in our midstGRAEME Cairns joined the Bisdee Community Centre 18 months ago, attends regularly during the day, and occasionally stays overnight at Hotel Bisdee. Graeme enjoyed going out on the Bisdee bus trips last year. Now, he prefers to participate in the various in-house activities offered within the program. Graeme mentioned his interest in flags to the…
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A regular guest at Hotel Bisdee
Read More: A regular guest at Hotel BisdeeRiet DeWilt stayed for 5 nights at Hotel Bisdee while her family holidayed in Queensland. The 84-year-old said she would be fine by herself at home but wanted her daughter to have peace of mind and enjoy the holiday while knowing that Riet was safe. Hotel Bisdee is a unique model of respite accommodation built…
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All smiles for Bisdee respite care services
Read More: All smiles for Bisdee respite care servicesYou can tell by her wide grin and cheerful disposition just how happy and content Lynn is at Bisdee. “I feel safe here and I get to spend time with other people,” she says of her regular week-long stays in our respite care centre. As part of the service, during her stay, Lynn has her…