Aged Home Care business provides lustre on Northern Rivers

• We are an approved Home Care Package (HCP) provider and in additon, provide tailored services for private clients

It would be fair to say that the success Pearl Home Care is experiencing, comes because of two main reasons.

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• We provide that additonal link between the client and their family who may live some distance away

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• We understand the health care system and its various components, thereby helping clients and their families to navigate the system efectvely and efciently e rst, according to CEO Peter Frendin, is the importance of people within the company.

And the newest area that Pearl Home Care is being established, Lismore/Casino – Alex Clough 0403 735 518.

• Whilst we are initally concentratng on servicing Ballina and its surrounds, in tme we will be expanding our services to other locatons along the North Coast

“ ese are all local people

Not just the clients but also the sta

“We have had an increasing demand (for our services) from the Tweed Heads area, out to Casino and down to Gra on,” he said.

“With that in mind, we’ve spent a lot of time trying to nd the right people to work in these areas.” e managers include:

Mr Frendin said they have been very lucky to get local people who are well-con nected, not only in the aged care and disability sector but also the com munity.

“As a result of that, we have now appointed managers for the di erent areas,” he said.

Ballina/Yamba – Jodie Lund 0411 268 343

Tweed/Byron – Linda Dixon 0431 002 833

Gra on/Clarence Valley – who know the areas they are working in very well,” said Mr Frendin.

“ ey also have family connections in the area.

“ at’s been the secret to our success.

“We have been getting more clients all by word of mouth.

“We like to see ourselves as a place where people can get information on the aged care journey.”

Mr Frendin and his wife Jennifer are both qualied, registered nurses and established Pearl Home Care North Coast NSW in

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“We can tailor our services to best deliver to our clients.

Having this group of people who are very experienced means we can be innovative, too.” alled in Ballina where a group of our clients will become our continue to grow, but do it mindfully.

Mr Frendin used the exam ple of their imminent consumer advisory groups.

“We will be getting our NDIS approval within the next six months and moving into that space but also want to work with the

Ballina back in 2021 and this is where the second reason is highlighted for their successful growth.

“Being smaller, we are appropriately able to respond to individual needs,” said Mr Frendin.

“We are not like a multi-national where one size ts all.

“We hope to run one in each of our areas.”

As the new services are established in the Casino area, Mr Fren din said they will

In home specialised Nursing care, support & advocacy

• Based in Ballina, we are locally owned and operated by experienced Registered Nurses

• We ofer individualised care and support that is overseen by Registered Nurses

• Our qualifcatons and experience allow us to provide a higher level of specialised care

• We are an approved Home Care Package (HCP) provider and in additon, provide tailored services for private clients

• We provide that additonal link between the client and their family who may live some distance away

• We understand the health care system and its various components, thereby helping clients and their families to navigate the system efectvely and efciently

• Whilst we are initally concentratng on servicing Ballina and its surrounds, in tme we will be expanding our services to other locatons along the North Coast

Master Plan For Grafton Base Hospital Redevelopment Released

The master plan for the Grafton Base Hospital redevelopment has been unveiled for the new $264 million health facility.

Minister for Regional Health and Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the NSW Nationals and Liberals Government are investing in a major redevelopment of Grafton Base Hospital to modernise and improve health service facilities for the community.

“The release of this master plan provides the local community with an exciting opportunity to not only find out more about the early planning but also a first-look at the design of their new local hospital,” Mrs Taylor said.

“The future redevelopment is the next stage of improvement works planned for the Grafton Base Hospital,