Elsie turns 100
Congratulations to Elsie Heard on turning 100. Elsie still lives independently in our community with some support from Blue Haven Care. She moved to Kiama 15 years ago from St […]
Category Archives: Aged care
Bringing generations together through play
An initiative to bring both age spectrums of our community together for mutual benefit had a successful launch when the local Playgroup made its first visit to Blue Haven Care’s […]
Men’s Shed powers ahead
The Gerringong Men’s Shed is one step closer to moving into its new home, with Cleary Brothers generously donating 40 cubic metres of concrete to form the shed’s foundations. The […]
More acclaim for the Kiama Dementia Friendly Project
Kiama’s Dementia Friendly Project continues to attract international attention. Dementia Alliance International (DAI), the peak organisation globally representing persons with dementia, has invited Kiama Council’s Nick Guggisberg and Dennis Frost, […]
End of an era at Kiama Hospital
Following the commencement of work on the new health services building on the grounds of the old hospital comes good news about the bed relocation. Rather than relocating the 20 […]
Work soon to begin on Hospital site
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Area Health District is expected to commence work on its new community health facility shortly. The new building, on the corner northwest corner of the hospital site […]
Celebrating our Seniors
With 27 per cent of Kiama LGA residents qualifying to call themselves ‘seniors’, fifty per cent more than the national figure, we’ve got a lot of people to celebrate in […]
Different ways to make Kiama dementia friendly
Within 25 years, dementia will be the leading cause of death in Australia. As the baby boomers continue to skew our demographics, it is a sobering prediction that in 2030 […]
Hospital redevelopment approved
Plans to redevelop the Kiama Hospital site into a Blue Haven Centre of Aged Care Excellence have received formal approval by the Southern Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) after minor […]
Health services building delay
The new Community Health Centre, which is to provide the outpatient services currently offered at Kiama Hospital, is expected to be completed at the end of August 2016. The new […]
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