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At BCS we’re passionate about providing excellence in Christian aged care to people like Ruby and the more than 2000 other people who live in our residential aged care centres.
Since 1953, BCS has been serving older people and their families, across NSW and the ACT. Today we operate more than 20 residential aged care centres, offering a range of high care, low care, dementia care, transitional care and respite care services.
We strive every day to provide older people with the highest quality care, within the context of friendly communities.
We value the worth and dignity of every individual and the importance of “home” to all our clients.
It will be our privilege to assist you or your family member with any questions you may have about our residential aged care options.
To find out more about our residential services, use the map and click on a location to find out more. Many of our centres have virtual tours available and these can be accessed through the centre profile pages from the map.
At BCS, your care is our passion.
A simple guide to types of residential aged care
High Care
High-level care is for people who need 24-hour nursing care. This may be because they are physically unable to move around and care for themselves, or because they have a severe dementia-type illness or other behavioural problems. Residents in high care must receive additional care and services at no additional cost.
Low Care
Low-level care places are for people who need some help. Mostly, people in low-level care can walk or move about on their own. Low-level care focuses on personal care services (dressing, eating, bathing), accommodation, support services (cleaning, laundry and meals) and some allied health services such as physiotherapy. Nursing care can be given when required.
Dementia Care
Dementia care as the words state is care for people living with different types of dementia. In a residential aged care context, dementia care can be provided in high care and low care centres, along with specialist care in secure wings, aimed at providing greater safety for people with serious behavioural or wandering issues.
Ageing in place
Ageing in place refers to aged care centres that offer both high-care and low-care, and to situations where it is possible to stay in the same centre if your care needs increase.
Extra services
Some aged care centres may offer you a higher standard of accommodation, food and services for an additional daily fee. They may also charge an accommodation bond for both low and high-level care when receiving extra services.
End-of-life Care
End-of-life care, or palliative care is care provided for people who have a life threatening illness, with little or no prospect of a cure, and for whom the primary treatment goal is quality of life. Palliative care in aged care homes aims to give the resident the best possible quality of life, reducing the need to move residents to another location such as a hospital or hospice.
Respite Care
Respite care in an aged care centre is short-term care on a planned or emergency basis, where the person will ultimately return home
Transitional Care
Transitional care is an innovative program, offering a package of services including low intensity therapy and personal and nursing care as part of an ongoing but slower recovery process following hospital admission of an elderly patient. Rather than remaining in hospital, or returning home without assistance, transition care is provided in your own home or in a ‘live-in’ setting.