A tilt recliner chair has been donated for use by residents and respite clients at a local aged care facility.
The tilt recliner chair will provide assistance to elderly and frail residents at Peninsula Village who experience difficulty standing and sitting. Residents are usually required to purchase this type of equipment themselves which could cost more than $1000, “a necessity for their health and wellbeing that some residents may not be able to afford”, according to Peninsula Villages chief Mr Shane Neaves. “The tilt recliner chair is currently in our special care facility, Jack Aldous House at the Village, being utilised by our respite patients,” he said. Peninsula Villages currently has two permanent respite beds and provides over 4000 respite bed days to locals each year.
The Village-owned chair would be put to general temporary use. “With 30 percent of our residents being supported residents, we hope we can give them peace of mind, knowing that this equipment is readily available to them where required,” said Mr Neaves. “We’ve already had a lot of positive feedback from the residents who have seen its huge benefit. “We want to ensure that as many of our residents have access to this equipment as possible.
“The ability for our residents to be comfortable in their living environment and their physical wellbeing is our priority at Peninsula Village,” Mr Neaves said. The donation was made as a grant under the Club Grants scheme, which gives registered clubs relief from poker machine tax when they make such donations. Mr Neaves said: “This grant has offered a great benefit to our residents with movement and mobility issues and will allow Peninsula Villages to cater to current and future resident’s needs. “If we continue to receive positive feedback from our residents, we would certainly seek another grant for more chairs in the future.”
SOURCE: Media release, 22 Mar 2018 Katey Small, Brilliant Logic