Disability Residential Care

At Banksia Care, our Disability Residential service offers a permanent home for people with additional and often complex needs to enjoy the quality of life they deserve whilst being supported through full time care. Our dedicated team spend valuable time getting to know our residents so Individual needs are met. We work with families to create support and care plans, and believe access and inclusion in all aspects of life is a right to be expected.

We encourage where possible, residents to make their own choices and decisions and want our residents to feel Banksia Care is their home where they are connected by real friendships and people who genuinely care for their wellbeing.

We offer a range of accommodation options, 24 hour on site nursing support, professional health teams dedicated to Banksia Care, recreational rooms, dining options, beautiful gardens, and of course, a great social calendar! Combined with a happy, safe, nurturing and inclusive environment, where family and friends are always welcome, at Banksia Care, no one will never feel isolated or alone.

Key Features

Around the clock care from a team of health care professionals

Nursing staff are available 24hrs as are our team of trained Personal Care Workers and a band of valued volunteers. You can be assured your needs will be met at every moment. We understand that there may be times you require more help than what our regular staff can offer you so we have ensured our residents will have access to a team of medical professionals who have been selected by management to provide additional care needs.

Medical practitioners, a physiotherapist, podiatrist and dentist are all engaged by Banksia Care to offer regular, specialised services and assurance. In addition, we will assist in accessing any other specialised care our residents require.

A choice of room style – designed to suit individual needs.

We appreciate our residents will have different requirements and personal preferences.

We cater for all varying needs – budgets, mobility, furniture (including space for your own items), en-suite options, style of bed, technical requirements – phones / television/ internet.

Fun, fun and more fun!

Our Lifestyle team ensures there is always something to do at Banksia Care. Whether it’s weekly Bingo, sing alongs, live entertainment, dancing, craft activities, painting classes, movie nights, knitting clubs, celebrations and special events, book club or an organised bus outing, you will be sure to find something of interest any day of the week!

Chef prepared meals that are not only nutritious but incredibly delicious!

Eat in your room or join other residents in our gorgeous dining room. Select each meal from an inviting menu that is not only delicious but nutritious and varied. Our Chef will cater to individual dietary, medical and religious needs and will be sure to add favourites to the menu. Family or friends visiting? Arrange a picnic and enjoy our gardens or invite them to dine with you on special occasions.

Corporate benefits for all clients.

Banksia Care has developed valuable relationships with some wonderful organisations who have agreed to support our clients with offers and discounts. Just to name a few….

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All Abilities Travel offers our clients 15% off their already amazing deals to enjoy some amazing travel experiences.

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Matilda’s Coffee Shop located at the corner of Wattle Drive and Paperbark Circuit, offer all Banksia Care clients 10% off any meal purchase and a free cake of the day with any hot beverage purchase.

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Evons Electrics at Forest Grove Shopping Centre will support any client requiring a new TV, stereo or computer with a 10% discount. This is on top of the 5% discount they already offer all Seniors or Pension Card holders.

Facilities to enjoy and share.

Community Vegetable Garden – grown and cared for by our residents.
Library – open three days a week from 9am – 12midday.
Recreational Room – a place to spend time with friends, read, watch TV, enjoty an activity or special guest, play games and have fun!
Beautiful grounds, gardens, picnic areas – beautifully cared for by our gardener and maintenance team, yours to enjoy alone, with fellow residents, family or friends.
Dining Room – residents are welcome to eat in the dining room anytime, or all the time! Your choice. A wonderful atmosphere to share a meal and a chat.

Administration

From arranging a tour and help with your application to join us, to medical appointments or liaising with family, you will always have a real person on hand to help.

Newsletter

Banksia Care knows the importance of feeling included and being aware of what’s going on around you. As our disability residential care facility will be slightly bigger than the home you have come from, our monthly newsletter is just one of the ways we keep everyone informed. Watch out, you might star in our next edition!

What our Families Say

When we welcome a new resident to Banksia Care, we also extend that welcome to their families and friends. We have been fortunate at Banksia to have met so many wonderful families who have entrusted us with the care of their loved one. We know that passing the full-time care of a close family member, loved one or friend over to virtual strangers is an emotional and tough time, but also one that we hope will prove both comforting and inclusive.

If that choice is now in your hands, here is what some of our families and residents have had to say….

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“Our family had our hearts broken when we learned the path my Mum would be taking when she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. It was progressive, but rapid and now Mum is virtually non-communicative and requires our care 24/7. My Dad is now 68 and my sister was recently offered a fabulous new position in Dubai that we insisted she take. This left myself to make the tough decision I knew my Dad couldn’t. Seek permanent residential care for Mum. Somewhere that would know what to do if she choked on her food, wouldn’t panic and would have the strength and facilities to shower her properly and make sure she was safe in bed when sleeping. My Dad simply didn’t have the physical or emotional capacity to keep managing these ‘once simple’ tasks. I am a single Mum with three teenage children and sadly, just don’t have the time to support both families. Mum is now in Banksia Care, and I see her weekly, Dad every day. It was hard at first and we all felt so incredibly guilty, but I know it is the best for Mum and the counsellors at Banksia have helped us adjust and come to terms with this new reality.”

Georgina

Aged 48, daughter of Paula, resident at Banksia Care Disability Residential.

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“My son Jakob was born at 27 weeks and sadly was diagnosed with a serious neurodevelopmental disability, including major cognitive deficits and motor disability. When Jakob turned 20, I finally had to admit I was no longer coping. Jakob’s behaviour had become quite agitated and sometimes aggressive. Trying to maintain his medication requirements was virtually impossible. I was increasingly having difficulty lifting him, even with aids, and although we had been receiving in home care, I needed to accept this was simply no longer enough. Banksia Care were amazing. From my initial enquiries to completing the paperwork and deciding to move Jakob into full time care, they were incredibly supportive, compassionate and caring. On the day I left Jakob at Banksia Care, I cried and cried. I felt like I had failed as a Mum, and I was deserting Jakob. Deb was my rock. She comforted me that day, made sure I got home safe, and checked in on me by phone and when I went to see Jakob. 4 years on, that guilt is gone. The heartache of my gorgeous son who has faced this battle all his life is still there, but I know he is in the best possible hands at Banksia, and I can see in his eyes he is happy, and he is ok. Best of all, he is safe, loved and being cared for by the best possible people.

Maria

Mother of Jakob, aged 24, resident at Banksia Disability Residential

Staff

Finding that right person, someone you can trust, rely on and feel protected by is difficult and never more so when that person is entrusted to take care of someone with additional needs.

At Banksia Care, we take our responsibility of selecting the right staff to care for our clients very seriously and have an intensive HR and recruitment process to ensure we select the very best person for each position we have available.
When choosing Banksia Care, you can be sure you have also chosen a team who is dedicated, highly skilled, trained and passionate about quality disability care services who will do their very best to provide the highest level of care and support.
Meet our Disability Residential team…