Dorrigo’s Highview aged care facility was literally packed with residents and guests for the town’s Biggest Morning Tea, Cancer Council Australia's most popular fundraising event.
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Staff of Dorrigo Health Campus, Highview residents, families and townspeople produced a morning of fantastic food, laughter and a great deal of noise.
Highview is a renewal of the existing care facility under the philosophy and guidelines of the award-winning Eden Alternative.
The Eden Alternative is an international, non-profit organisation dedicated to creating quality of life for elders and their care partners, wherever they may live.
Through education, consultation, and outreach, the Eden Alternative offers person-directed principles and practices that support the unique needs of different living environments, ranging from the nursing home to the neighbourhood street.
Health campus Nurse Manager, Lynn Forsyth, says although in its early stages the new look Highview has proved a winner for residents.
“Many new things are happening here and the impact on residents is obvious and wide ranging.
“Major events like the Biggest Morning Tea generate interest and excitement for our residents and bring family, friends and Dorrigo residents into contact with those who live here.
“An overwhelming number of Highview residents have spent most or all of their lives in the Dorrigo community; promoting social contacts with family and friends is a major aim for us.
“I am especially pleased with the effects of the Eden Alternative and I acknowledge the commitment, support, imagination and hard work of our staff.
“Highview is now far more than just a “facility”.”