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Assessment

If you’re thinking about moving in to residential care, the first step is to have your needs assessed. A member of an ACAT (Aged Care Assessment Team) will meet with you to discuss your current needs and to help you work out what options are available to you.

Undergoing an assessment does not mean you are obliged to enter residential care – it is merely the first step in identifying what your needs are and how they might be met. We encourage a family member or friend to be present during the assessment – it’s always good to have someone close to you to talk things through.

Your doctor can help you arrange an assessment – or you can arrange one yourself by contacting an Aged Care Assessment Team in your area – call 1300 22 44 77 for more details

After the Assessment

Following the assessment, you will receive a letter to let you know if you are eligible for Australian Government subsidised aged care services. The letter will advise what sort of services you’re eligible for, and why.

Once your ACAT Assessment is completed, please contact ACH Group’s Residential Admissions Team on (08) 8159 3530 or via email [email protected] to discuss what option is right for you and to receive an information pack.  Alternatively, you can download and complete an application pack, or use the form below to request an application pack be sent to you.  Once your application is completed, we will register your interest for a place at the home of your choice.  We will then contact you when a vacancy becomes available, but please advise us if your situation changes.

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What is the best experience you've ever had on your birthday?

Dianne and Brian had an encounter like no other when they were invited on stage with Dame Edna back in 1999, on what happened to be Dianne’s birthday.

Brian shared this story as part of an intergenerational project between Tatachilla Lutheran College students and Perry Park Residential Care Home residents. In this project, students get to know the residents by creating videos about what they learned about them.

Here's what Brian recalls:

“The kids bought us the tickets, and we loved it. What we didn’t know was that they had bought tickets for the front row. So we made it through the first half, and then the second half began. They announced they wanted a couple to come on stage.

And they picked the two of us, for whatever reason, I do not know. It was Dianne’s birthday, so we got up on stage, with twelve hundred people looking at us. I was thinking, 'I hope there’s no one in this crowd that knows me.' We were served a meal; Dame Edna ordered spaghetti Bolognese. Whatever you do, do not eat spaghetti Bolognese in front of twelve hundred people!

We stayed on stage for the second half of the show. It was fun because Dianne ended up with a kiss on her cheek from Barry Humphries, everyone wished her a happy birthday. After the show, we went for a coffee, and everyone kept recognising us, asking if we had been on stage. Needless to say, it was a night to remember, and we got home quite late, at 1am.”

What a story! Thanks, Brian and Dianne, for sharing. We’re sending our Happy Birthday wishes to Dianne at Perry Park today. 🎂🥳 🥂
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What is the best experience youve ever had on your birthday? 

Dianne and Brian had an encounter like no other when they were invited on stage with Dame Edna back in 1999, on what happened to be Dianne’s birthday.

Brian shared this story as part of an intergenerational project between Tatachilla Lutheran College students and Perry Park Residential Care Home residents. In this project, students get to know the residents by creating videos about what they learned about them.

Heres what Brian recalls:

“The kids bought us the tickets, and we loved it. What we didn’t know was that they had bought tickets for the front row. So we made it through the first half, and then the second half began. They announced they wanted a couple to come on stage.

And they picked the two of us, for whatever reason, I do not know. It was Dianne’s birthday, so we got up on stage, with twelve hundred people looking at us. I was thinking, I hope there’s no one in this crowd that knows me. We were served a meal; Dame Edna ordered spaghetti Bolognese. Whatever you do, do not eat spaghetti Bolognese in front of twelve hundred people!

We stayed on stage for the second half of the show. It was fun because Dianne ended up with a kiss on her cheek from Barry Humphries, everyone wished her a happy birthday. After the show, we went for a coffee, and everyone kept recognising us, asking if we had been on stage. Needless to say, it was a night to remember, and we got home quite late, at 1am.”

What a story! Thanks, Brian and Dianne, for sharing. We’re sending our Happy Birthday wishes to Dianne at Perry Park today. 🎂🥳 🥂