Villa Terenzio Specialised Dementia Care

John Re Family Wing

Special Care Unit
There are 18 single rooms with en-suites in this area of Villa Terenzio. This area is designed for people who have low physical needs, but require specialised secure dementia care.  For the residents' safety, the unit is secured, but residents have free access to the indoor and outdoor areas within the unit.

Meals are served in the small, homely kitchen adjacent to the communal dining room where the residents are served at their tables.  There is a cosy lounge and an activity area where residents who wish to can participate in a number of varied activities under the guidance of the Occupational Therapy staff.

The two separate Mediterranean Courtyards  were designed and created following funding from the State Government through the Office of Multicultural Interests.  Here the residents can sit and watch the world go by in the shade of the gazebo around which flourishes a grapevine.  Throughout the courtyard are olive trees, lemon trees and containers with a variety of herbs.
The Special Care Unit has 24 beds for those requiring secure dementia care and have higher level of physical needs. Each bedroom has access to an en-suite bathroom with a mixture of single and shared rooms.

Meals are served to residents at their table in the communal dining room adjacent to the kitchen where the food is served according to individual requirements.  The lounge is staffed at all times to ensure residents' needs are able to be constantly and consistently met.

The large dining room with tables that accommodate wheelchairs makes it an ideal spot for activities and, with the seemingly limitless imagination of the Occupation Therapy staff and our residents, many creative works of art are produced.

In mid-2016 a new room has been developed to cater for a couple. This has been done due to the recognition that some couples may wish to enter residential care together. A purpose built room with oversized bathroom has been created to address this need.

Due to most of the residents having increased physical needs, outings are arranged using Italian Aged Care transport that have capacity to carry wheelchairs and walking aids.
Villa Terenzio is fully accredited by the Commonwealth government. Prior to 1 July 2016, Villa Terenzio comprised 2 different facilities (Villa Terenzio and the Italian Community Nursing Home). To read the latest accreditation reports, please click below:

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