Hesse Rural Health Service Nursing Home

Aged Care Find welcomes Hesse Rural Health Service Nursing Home in Winchelsea, VIC 3241 residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms by bringing items from their previous home.

Hesse Lodge is a boutique 24 bed residential aged care service located in Winchelsea a country town by the Barwon River just 25 minutes from both Geelong and Colac on the Princes Highway and 1 hour 20 minutes from Melbourne. Operated by Hesse Rural Health Hesse Lodge is co-located with the Winchelsea Hospital. 15 ensuited rooms and 8 non-ensuited rooms are private with carpet flooring and a single bed. 1 room is shared and provides an apportunity for transition to a private room. Large windows looks out onto beautifully kept gardens and rural spaces. Ample storage and display shelving is available. Private telephones are available for each room on request with a one off setup fee and call costs only. Free to air television points are installed and an 8 channel Foxtel connection for a small additional cost. Innovative in its design Werruna is Hesse Rural Health’s ten bed secure rural dementia facility. Werruna’s care environment is personal interactive and ensures residents’ needs are paramount. The facility has successfully integrated regional rural art culture outdoor gardens and hands on farm precincts designed to maintain connections with rural upbringings. The open plan spacious indoor and outdoor environment is unique in providing for resident freedom and autonomy. A high ratio of care staff to residents provides for increased individualised care. The co-located Winchelsea Hospital facilitates ageing in place by providing access to the appropriate care and environment required.