2021 year will show the full extent of the covid slowdown on property. im sure plenty on here will rave on this years accounts even though they were mainly pre - covid
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put your order in braw bull...50.5 cents......
agree....all rest homes and villages have their own sad stories...many!!!
event RYM, SUM, ARV have their own...the media did not pick it up or families were not mourning and bitching about it.
how do i know....my other half worked in the rest home before...thank you guys...!!!
It may be necessary for my Mum who is nearly 91 to go into care in the very near future. I really hope we can get her into an OCA care facility.
This statement speaks for itself in terms of the confidence I have in OCA's care.
All the best for what will be a difficult decision. From what I have seen and heard, I too would have confidence with an OCA facility.
From my experience of having a family member in several care homes, I also think that individual care homes depend on the timbre of the actual manager. Even if the actual buildings and fittings look a little tired, The manager's character and attitude can produce from a particular facility "an extra shine" from the great attitude of staff and the quality of the actual care.
My family have just been through this with our 90 year old mum and I would concur with Bjauck's comment re managers being key. I was the family member charged with visiting and recommending a place and would have to say I was pleasantly surprised and ultimately there were a number of places that I would have had no difficulty seeing her in. In the end it was an OCA property we picked and things are going well, albeit very early days.
[QUOTE=Beagle;824302]It may be necessary for my Mum who is nearly 91 to go into care in the very near future. I really hope we can get her into an OCA care facility.
This statement speaks for itself in terms of the confidence I have in OCA's care.[/QUOTE
I have been recently looking for my Mum and was most impressed with what I saw at The Sands and Mt Eden.Its hard to beat the Sands for location and the staff I met there were great.But in saying all that they dont need all that 5 star luxury either,a nice homely vibe with good stafff and some nice residents and they are happy at that age.Good luck with it all Beagle
Thanks guys. Very true about what difference a good manager can make to a place. Unfortunately as I found out when my Dad was in a secure dementia facility many years ago good managers can be in top demand by competitor companies and when they leave... So the overall reputation of an organisation is also extremely important.
Earl's Gasparich is a good bloke and I feel very fortunate to have his email address. I am sure he'll point me in the right direction for the care Mum needs. Initial ultrasound and xray imaging doesn't look good. Very unlikely to operate at her age. CT scan tomorrow and we'll go from there.
Agree Sands is very nice but I'm not sure if they specialise in palliative care ? OCA's website points me towards other OCA villages for that but Earl will know what's best.
Would be nice if she had a sea view from her room...see what I can do.
When I was there a week ago they had a care suite room available with a great view,right at the front,not sure if it is still available and not sure if they are ready there for palliative care