About Us
Southern Cross Care (Tasmania) Inc is an organisation dedicated to providing
the highest quality care in terms of human and physical resources and to maintaining
the dignity of the individual in a caring, Christian environment.
Southern Cross Care has been involved in providing Aged Care residential and
support services in Tasmania for thirty-four years and is recognised as the
major and leading provider of such services in Tasmania. High-quality residential
care is provided in facilities covering Nursing Home, Hostel and Independent
Living facilities at nine different locations within Tasmania.
Southern Cross Care also provides a number of community-based support care services designed to enable the elderly to live in their own homes through programs such as Community Aged Care Packages, an In-home Diversional Therapy service, Meals on Wheels service and Veterans Home Care.
On a National basis, Southern Cross Care is represented in each State and the ACT, whereby it is able to claim to be one of the largest providers of Aged Care accommodation in the voluntary, not-for-profit sector in Australia, with in excess of 10,000 persons being recipients of our care.
Southern Cross Care (Tasmania) Inc is a foundation member of Southern Cross Care (Australia) Inc.
Our Mission Statement
To evidence the love of Christ in promoting an awareness of the value of residents and by providing high-quality residential accommodation and care/support services for residents within a Christian environment that enhance dignity, purpose and meaning in the lives of those who choose to use our services.
Our Philosophy
We believe that:
- the needs of the residents in our care is of paramount importance;
- each person, regardless of culture, religious belief or social status, has in her/his own right, a particular individual worth – a value assessed separately from a person's usefulness or any contribution the person may make to society and/or family;
- each person has the right to be treated with respect and dignity and given care and support that her/his needs demand;
- the residents in our care should be given the opportunity to retain their individual rights and manage, to the level possible, their own personal affairs;
- the residents should be cared for, supported and encouraged, thereby, enabling them to develop a sense of security, whilst maintaining their own dignity, worth and autonomy.
Our Objectives
We aim to achieve quality care and support by:
- creating an atmosphere and environment conducive to the person's spiritual, physical, emotional and social well-being;
- observing the highest standards of professional and personal ethics in our work and relationship with residents, relatives and co-workers;
- recognising that each person's dignity and individuality need to be respected, and their right to privacy to be maintained;
- developing an activity program according to the residents' needs;
- encouraging continuing education of staff to maintain a personal interest in professional standards and current practices of care;
- having our care/support services bear witness to the highest ethical and moral principles;
- taking special care to recognise and meet the particular needs of the terminally ill resident and provide understanding, support and comfort for the family;
- accepting the Minister of Religion as a member of the care/support team.
Our 2006 Annual Report
You can view our latest annual report. It is a 1 Megabyte Adobe Acrobat document.