May Shaw Health Centre

May Shaw Health Centre is accredited to offer both low and high care. We also offer "Ageing in Place" which ensures that all residents are provided with the appropriate level of care according to their needs. For most residents, this removes the need to relocate to another area within the facility as their nursing care needs increase.

Our low-level and high-level care areas provide responsive and adaptable high quality care by ensuring the staff are dedicated and with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet the care needs of all our residents.

We employ Registered Nurses across all shifts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to support this high quality care and to oversee safe administration of medication and enable nursing duties to be carried out appropriately.

LOW LEVEL CARE
All residents entering low care, except fully supported residents are required to pay a refundable Accommodation Bond. The Accommodation Bond assists May Shaw Health Centre with the provision of high quality services and is refundable (less retention amounts) on leaving our facility. The Bond is fully guaranteed by the Australian Government.

The Bond is set according to the residents total assets. A financial statement can be completed with each application for residency or Centrelink can undertake an assets test. A resident can only be assessed for an Accommodation Bond if their total assets exceed a certain amount. The family home will be ignored as an asset if a spouse still lives in the home, and in certain other circumstances.

There are three types of payment methods for the bond. It may be paid as a lump sum, by monthly periodic payment or as a combination of the two methods.

A bond paid by lump sum is generally payable within six months of admission, but interest is charged on the balance outstanding from the date of permanent admission.

The bond is refundable shortly after discharge. A small retention is kept from the bond for each month of residency, for a maximum of sixty months.

All residents will be asked to contribute to their costs with a basic care fee which is a percentage of the Age Pension.

The Department of Ageing will determine whether a resident pays an additional income tested fee. This fee is calculated from information obtained from Centrelink or Veterans' Affairs.

Services Provided Within the Monthly Fees are:

• All administrative and maintenance costs
• All meals
• Nursing care
• Lifestyle programs
• Room cleaning
• Personal laundry
• Provision of bedding and towels
• Basic rooms furnishings - curtains, bed, chair, wardrobe
• Some toiletries (eg, soap, toilet paper)
• Therapy if assessed

Services Provided for Which a Fee may be Charged

• Hairdressing
• Pharmacy Service & medication
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Podiatry
• Telephone (calls and connection)
• Medical services
• Supply and delivery of newspapers and magazines
• Dry Cleaning

HIGH CARE
All residents except concessional residents are required to pay an Accommodation Charge based on their total assets. The family home will be ignored as an asset if a spouse still lives in the home, and in certain other circumstances.

Interest may be charged for any Accommodation Charge payments more than 30 days overdue.

All residents pay a basic care fee based on the Age Pension.

The Department of Ageing will determine whether a resident pays an additional income-tested fee. This fee is calculated from information obtained from Centrelink or Veterans' Affairs and is payable from the date of permanent entry.

Full pensioners do not normally pay an income-tested fee.

Services Provided Within the Monthly Fees

• All administrative and maintenance costs.
• All meals.
• Nursing care.
• Lifestyle program - (entertainment, exercise classes, craft, some outings)
• Room cleaning.
• Personal laundry.
• Provision of bedding and towels.
• Basic room furnishings - curtains, bed, chair, wardrobe.
• Pharmacy service.
• Physiotherapy.
• Occupational Therapy.
• Podiatry.
• Speech Therapy.
• Medical Supplies (e.g. basic dressings, mouthwash, skin emollients).
• Some toiletries (e.g. combined soap & shampoo, tissues, toothpaste, denture cleaning).

Services Provided for Which a Fee is Charged

• Hairdressing.
• Telephone (calls and connection).
• Medical services.
• Medications.
• Supply and delivery of newspapers and magazines.
• Dry Cleaning