Our Services
Specialist Care
The staff at Darlingford Nursing Home have extensive knowledge and skill in providing specialist care for those no longer able to be cared for at home.
Darlingford boasts a highly qualified nursing department which includes a Director of Nursing, a Nurse Unit Manager, experienced Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, and Personal Care Attendants. We also have our very own Physiotherapist & Physiotherapy Assistant, and utilise the services of other local Allied Health professionals.
Resource Personnel are appointed to individual portfolios that focus on key areas of aged care. These include such things as:
Medication Management- Pain Management
- Palliative Care
- Nutrition & Hydration
- Skin Care
- Continence Management
- Behavioural Management
- Mobility Dexterity and Rehabilitation
- Oral and Dental Care
- Sensory Loss and Sleep
Services
The following professionals provide resident assessments, care and staff education:
Aged Psychiatric Assessment Team- Audiologist
- Continence Nurse
- Dental Services, mobile
- Diabetes Consultant
- Dietician
- Occupational Therapist
- Optometrist
- Podiatrist
- Speech Therapist
- Wound Management Consultant
There are also three local General Practitioners who visit the Home on a regular basis.