Month: November 2021

“A Great Role Model” – Jacob Ellis Heralded for Support of Students

Tambo Ward Nurse Jacob Ellis has been recognised for his outstanding support of nursing students, named Clinical Supervisor of the Month by the BRHS Education Team. “Well done Jacob on the exceptional patient care that is noticed by the students, and providing them with the tools to make safe

BRHS Social Support Staff Get Seriously Silly to Beat Lockdown Loneliness

“I think everyone just really needed to laugh.” And with that enormous understatement, Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Cook Sue Buchanan captured the mood of many Victorians living through a year of COVID lockdowns and ongoing uncertainty. For those who live alone, or are in other ways isolated from support

Sensory Wizard a Moving World of Wonder at Maddocks Gardens

Maddocks Gardens has installed an award-winning piece of cutting-edge audio visual equipment that provides stimulation and engagement for people living with dementia. The Sensory Wizard OMI Projector displays a variety of images on any flat surface that users can interact with. Just like real objects in nature – such as leaves

Maddocks Gardens Hits 100 Percent COVID Vaccination Target

100 percent of staff working at BRHS’ aged care facility, Maddocks Gardens, have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine. The achievement comes ahead of an Australian Government mandate that everyone working in an aged care facility be vaccinated against COVID-19. BRHS’ Aged Care Manager, Paul Rosenquist, said