Salvation Army video about the Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre which is to close.
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00:00Here in Barangiri Respite Centre, not only do we offer clients an opportunity to have
00:09an overnight stay, but also the opportunity to access our day centre.
00:14I was really impressed with how upbeat Mum was about coming here.
00:19So she came twice a week, you know, Mondays and Fridays.
00:23You liked all the games and the outing.
00:26I loved everything, everything, yeah.
00:29Basically, the only rules in day centre is just kindness and compassion.
00:34They don't treat you as an older person, do they?
00:38That's right.
00:39No, no.
00:40And you're pretty old.
00:41Yeah.
00:42Well.
00:43If you ask anyone to do something, say I had a splinter, and they said, oh I can't do that
00:50because of so-and-so, they would make sure that they put me in the hands of someone that
00:55could do it.
00:56That's wonderful.
00:57They're just so nice.
00:59I just love them all.
01:00And that is honest.
01:01I'm not just saying that.
01:02I really do.
01:03I just love them all.
01:04I literally designed the program around our clients.
01:06Easy to come up with a good activity program if you actually listen to your clients.
01:11The entertainment they would have.
01:13Oh, the entertainment was exceptional.
01:15For things like this sun room, you know, and you get to look out into the garden.
01:19Mum was an avid gardener years ago, and she loved being out there.
01:23We've had high tea in the courtyard here, and they had farm animals come out here into
01:28the courtyard.
01:29So lovely.
01:30It was lovely.
01:32And they really try and accommodate what the elderly people like.
01:37We do provide an overnight stay.
01:39Our minimum stay is seven nights, just to make sure that they settle and they're happy
01:44being in a different environment.
01:46Transitioning into respite, it gives my husband and I a break where I'm not stressed or worried.
01:53So we're able to have a proper respite ourselves.
01:58For mum, it's like she's the only one here, and they just look after her.
02:02They still have access to the day centre, and mum's 91, and they're still able to care
02:07for her.
02:08I mean, you know.
02:09Quiet.
02:10Oh, OK.
02:11Sorry.
02:12Fifty-one.
02:13I'm always conscious of what she's eating, and dietary things change, and they're always
02:19willing to listen here, and they adapt accordingly, which is important, because mum's a diabetic.
02:24She does need food at certain times, and they make sure she has that, even just a cracker
02:29with a cup of tea or something like that.
02:33He calls it holiday camp.
02:34Yes, it is.
02:35It's like a holiday camp.
02:37It's not such an institution.
02:39You know, it's not a really big formal institution.
02:42They let the dog come and visit in the garden.
02:45She's just confident here, and I think that's what's important.
02:48And I'm confident that she gets the care here, because I'm pretty strict about my mum.
02:56It's nice to know that I've got somewhere nice to fall back on if needed.
03:02To know that you would be in a place that would know what to do for everything that
03:07I was going through at the time is a delight.
03:11If you want your elderly parent or loved one to have exceptional care, you can't go past
03:16Barangirri.
03:17Yeah.
03:18You can't go anywhere else but come here.
03:20It's a happy place.
03:21Yes.
03:22Very, very happy.