Hall & Prior

 

CLARENCE ESTATE  Aged Care Home

Clarence Estate offers the very best in residential aged care, located in the beautiful coastal town of Albany. Built in 2002, this architecturally designed, modern home provides residents with privacy and comfort in a friendly environment.

As you walk through the entrance, you know at once that you have entered a very special place. From our open reception, you are greeted with warmth from our beautiful formal lounge that overlooks our manicured gardens.

Our five houses with 16 to 18 suites offer a range of services including high care, low care and dementia specific support.

Premium suites

We offer a unique choice of accommodation at Clarence Estate in our 32 premium suites across two of our houses. These houses create small communities and provide residents with a range of extra services. Each house has a dining room and self-contained kitchen as well as a central lounge room with an ambient fire-place.

The premium suites boast private garden courtyards, private ensuite bathrooms and beautiful furnishings. Residents enjoy additional luxuries such as:

• Weekly deliveries of fresh flowers
• The morning paper delivered to your door
• 24 hour food service
• Wine with meals
• Access to the therapeutic spa and therapy rooms,
• Access to the beauty clinic, barber and hair salon.
• An overnight room for families or friends who live out of town.

Our chef prepares meals for our premium suites in a hotel standard kitchen, offering a la carte menus and a choice of hot or cold breakfasts. Alcoholic beverages are available with dinner and we offer an evening bar service in the Formal Club Lounge overlooking the courtyard.

To find out more about Clarence Estate premium suites, download our brochure or contact Jenny.

Clarence Estate Community Care Packages

Clarence Estate offers a unique community care program that services the Albany area. Four types of community care packages are available including Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH), EACH - Dementia (or EACH-D), Community Aged Care Packages and Transition Care Packages. An Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) assesses an individual's eligibility for community packages and can provide guidance on specific access to these packages. A Clarence Estate Community Coordinator provides further assistance to determine the specific services required.

EACH packages are for people with high level care needs who wish to remain living in their own home. The packages are flexible and depend on the care needs of the individual. The types of services that may be provided as part of an EACH package include:

• Registered nursing care
• Therapy by an allied health professional such as physiotherapist and occupational therapist
• Personal care
• Transport to appointments
• Social support
• Home / domestic assistance
• Assistance with specialised clinical care requirements.

EACH-D is a program tailored to meet the individual needs of people with dementia and high care needs who would like to remain living in their own home. The types of services that may be provided include:

• Registered nursing care
• Specialist dementia assessment and care
• Therapy by an allied health professional such as a physiotherapist and occupational therapist
• Personal care
• Transport to appointments
• Social support
• Home / domestic assistance
• Assistance with specialised clinical care requirements.

Community Aged Care Packages are designed to assist individuals with low-level care needs to remain in their own homes. The packages are flexible and the types of services that may be provided include:

• Personal care
• Social support
• Transport to appointments
• Home / domestic assistance
• Meal preparation
• Gardening.

Transition Care Packages are designed to support older people in the transition from hospital to their own home, providing assistance with returning home and regaining independence. The program is goal orientated, offering short-term support and active management to allow people to complete the restorative process and optimise their functional capacity while making long-term arrangements.

Transition Care Packages are available only to people who have been admitted to hospital, are medically and psychologically stable and ready for discharge. An ACAT assessment is required to determine the eligibility for entering the transition care program.  

Designed to be flexible, some of the services that may be required include:

• Specialised clinical nursing care
• Personal care assistance
• Personalised therapy programme
• Meal assistance
• Shopping assistance
• Social support
• Laundry services
• Meal assistance
• Transport
• Home / domestic assistance
• Gardening
• Home maintenance

To find out more about Clarence Estate Community Care or the services that are available, please contact Jenny.