A testimony from residents Trevor & Margaret
We recently sat down with residents Trevor and Margaret and asked them to share their experience of transitioning from Sturt Retirement Village to Residential Aged Care within RSL Care SA.
Trevor and Margaret’s journey with RSL Care SA began in 2015 when they moved into Sturt Retirement Village. For almost a year they lived independently among the other residents in the village, only receiving assistance with maintenance and gardening. With increasing health concerns, they decided to take their future into their own hands and enquire about Residential Aged Care.
“My wife Margaret has a memory problem and I have been her primary carer for many years. We are both in our mid 80s, but we were managing okay in an independent living unit until I had a fall that required a short period in hospital”.
Fortunately Trevor had already placed his and Margaret’s name on the waiting list for a couple’s room at The War Veterans Home in Myrtle Bank. Already being valued residents of RSL Care SA’s Retirement Village, they were given priority placement into the aged care facility.
“The move to Residential Aged Care at Myrtle Bank over a year ago has proved to be one of the wisest decisions we have taken in our advanced years. The transition from independent living has been seamless and I now recognise that I was only marginally managing to cope prior to the move”.
Although Trevor and Margaret have moved into a higher level of care, RSL Care SA allows them to keep their independence and live with the same freedom they experienced in the Retirement Village;
“The staff at the WVH have been quite exceptional in catering for our needs, we are able to walk freely for several kilometres a day in the parks nearby, we are able to arrange short vacations whenever we wish, and best of all, we both know that as our health further deteriorates we will receive the care that we will need. For the first time in years we can relax!”
Trevor and Margaret can now focus on enjoying each others company while the friendly staff at RSL Care SA handle the rest!
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