Sheoak Lodge

Aged Care Find welcomes Sheoak Lodge in Millicent, SA 5280 residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms by bringing items from their previous home.

Country Health SA Sheoak Lodge was founded in 1996 and is part of the Millicent & Districts Hospital. The Millicent & Districts Hospital delivers high quality acute hospital care residential aged care and community based services to residents across a wide catchment area which includes but is not limited to Millicent Southend and Beachport. Millicent is situated on the Adelaide to Mt Gambier Road and is 400 kilometres from Adelaide. It is surrounded by a number of small fishing towns and also is in close proximity to a number of large commercial enterprises. Millicent is part of the popular Limestone Coast tourist region and comes under the jurisdiction of the Wattle Range Council. The Millicent & District Health Service currently provides inpatient medical and surgical services as well as a comprehensive range of aged care residential services within a purpose built secure environment. The health service provides 24 hour emergency service with supporting GPs. Sheoak Lodge is the commonwealth funded aged care facility attached to the hospital. It is funded for 60 beds and also has a secure dementia wing. Sheoak Lodge is strongly supported by the local community and has strong links with all our community organisations. Our staff volunteers and residents regularly participate in community events. Most of our staff at Sheoak Lodge live in the local area and have been with us for many years ensuring continuity of care. In addition Country Health SA Local Health Network is the largest provider in the state for aged care beds.