At Permenant Care Berwick, we understand the importance of providing high-quality care and support for our residents. We offer a range of services to ensure that each individual receives personalized care tailored to their specific needs.
Our team of dedicated staff members are trained to provide round-the-clock care, including assistance with daily activities, medication management, and medical support. We also offer a variety of recreational activities and social events to promote mental and emotional well-being.
In addition to our residential care services, we also provide respite care for individuals who need temporary support or relief for their primary caregivers. Our goal is to create a safe and welcoming environment where residents can thrive and enjoy a high quality of life.
Whether you or your loved one is in need of long-term care or short-term respite, Permenant Care Berwick is here to provide compassionate and comprehensive support. Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can help you or your family member live comfortably and happily.
When individuals experience chronic illness, severe disabilities, or advanced age, their need for long-term care becomes a priority. For families in Berwick, permanent care provides a critical solution, ensuring that loved ones who need ongoing support receive it in a safe, compassionate, and structured environment. Permanent care is designed for individuals who cannot live independently due to health challenges, offering a full spectrum of care that promotes dignity, independence, and comfort.
One of the main benefits of permanent care in Berwick is the availability of professional, 24/7 care tailored to each individual’s unique needs. Whether the individual requires assistance with daily living tasks such as dressing, bathing, or eating, or has more complex health needs, such as managing medications or receiving specialized treatments, permanent care services are designed to provide the necessary support. Care staff in permanent care facilities are trained to address a wide range of medical and personal care needs, ensuring that residents receive the right level of assistance at all times.
Permanent care also provides a secure environment where individuals can maintain their safety and well-being. For those with mobility challenges, cognitive impairments, or conditions like dementia, having a safe space with professional monitoring is essential. Permanent care facilities in Berwick are designed with features that enhance the safety of residents, such as wheelchair accessibility, fall prevention measures, and secure environments for individuals with memory loss. These measures ensure that individuals can live with peace of mind, knowing they are in a secure and supportive space.
In addition to meeting physical and medical needs, permanent care services in Berwick also offer opportunities for socialization and emotional well-being. Many permanent care facilities organize recreational activities, group exercises, and social events that encourage residents to interact with others and remain engaged. These activities are crucial for maintaining cognitive function and improving mental health. Social interaction can help reduce feelings of isolation, prevent depression, and enhance overall happiness. For families, knowing their loved one is engaged in meaningful activities and socializing with others is an invaluable benefit of permanent care.
For families, choosing permanent care in Berwick provides much-needed relief from the emotional and physical strain of caregiving. Caring for a loved one with long-term health needs can be overwhelming, especially when the individual requires specialized care. Permanent care ensures that the responsibility of day-to-day care is handled by trained professionals, allowing family members to focus on spending quality time with their loved one and preserving their relationship. This support also provides caregivers with a much-needed break, helping to prevent burnout and ensuring that families can continue to provide support in a sustainable way.
Permanent care in Berwick offers families the assurance that their loved ones will receive the care they need in a safe, compassionate environment. Whether for short-term rehabilitation or long-term living, permanent care provides peace of mind, knowing that their loved one’s health, comfort, and happiness are the top priorities.
At Berwick Aged Care, we understand the importance of personalized care plans and assistance with daily tasks for our residents.. That's why we offer a range of amenities to ensure that each individual receives the support they need to live comfortably and happily. Our dedicated team of staff work closely with residents to create personalized care plans that cater to their specific needs and preferences.
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Berwick Aged Care offers a range of services to support families and carers in ensuring the well-being and comfort of their loved ones.. Our dedicated team understands the importance of providing comprehensive care not only to our residents but also to their families and caregivers. We offer personalized care plans that are tailored to meet the individual needs of each resident, taking into consideration their unique preferences and requirements.
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Berwick Aged Care has a rich history that dates back to its establishment in 1995.. It was founded with the vision of providing high-quality care and support for elderly individuals in the Berwick community.
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At Berwick Aged Care, our residents have access to a wide range of activities and programs designed to enhance their quality of life and promote overall well-being.. One of the highlights of our offerings is our educational seminars and guest speakers.
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Berwick Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°01′52″S 145°20′38″E / 38.031°S 145.344°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 50,298 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,131/km2 (5,520/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3806 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 41 km (25 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Casey | ||||||||||||||
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Berwick (/ˈbɛrɪk/)[2] is a large suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 41 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Casey local government area. Berwick recorded a population of 50,298 at the 2021 census.[1]
It was named by an early leaseholder, Robert Gardiner, after his birthplace, Berwick-on-Tweed in Northumberland.[3]
The town of Berwick was originally part of the Cardinia Creek run. Subdivision started in 1854 and a store, post office, hotel and other businesses were established. Wheat, barley and potatoes were grown, with a flour mill operating for several years. Dairy farming and cheese making later became the main activities. The Berwick Agricultural Society, originally started in 1848 as the Mornington Farmers' Society, is one of the oldest farmers' societies in Victoria.[4]
The area grew with the construction of a coach road between Melbourne and the Gippsland region, and the Post Office opening on 18 September 1858.[5]
A quarry opened in 1859 to supply ballast for the railway line along the same route, which opened in 1877, and a spur line was constructed to Berwick railway station to transport the metal. The site of the quarry is now occupied by Wilson Botanic Park. From 1861 until 1902, Berwick was also the headquarters of the Shire of Berwick, originally formed as the Berwick Roads Board.[citation needed]
Poplar trees lining the High Street and on into Beaconsfield were planted as an Avenue of Honour to commemorate the fallen in the First World War. Originally name plaques were supposed to have been mounted at the foot of each tree but this was never carried out, despite the plaques being produced.[citation needed]
Late in the 20th century Melbourne sprawled eastward to Berwick. The surrounding rural land was subdivided becoming a popular destination for first home buyers with the population exploding with new housing developments from the 1990s to the 2000s. Some of the character of the original township has remained.[citation needed]
In the 2016 Census, there were 47,674 people in Berwick. 65.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, India 3.5%, Sri Lanka 3.1%, China 2.0% and New Zealand 1.8%. 73.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.0%, Sinhalese 2.8%, Hindi 1.0%, Italian 0.9% and Arabic 0.9%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29.3%, Catholic 25.8% and Anglican 10.6%.[6]
Berwick's census populations have been 60 (1861), 636 (1891), 887 (1954), 25,461,[7] (2001), 36,420[8] (2006), 44,779 (2011) and 47,674 (2016).
The town's first school, Berwick Primary, was originally established in an old shepherd's hut near the old Berwick hospital in 1857.[9] It was the first school in the south eastern area and school number 40 in Victoria. School buildings were later built on a parcel of land abutting Lyall Rd, between Peel Street and Brisbane Street. The school operated from this site until 2003 when a new school was built in Fairholme Boulevard. Subsequently, the Peel Street site was redeveloped as Pioneer Park, a community open space. The original school buildings were retained during the redevelopment and now operate as a restaurant. Berwick Primary is the only school in Berwick that is using the International Baccalaureate Curriculum.
As well as the State School, a Boys' Grammar School operated from 1882 to 1922. St Margaret's Girls' School (originally called Berwick Presbyterian Girls' School) opened in 1920 with Junior boys being admitted during the 1960s. It ceased providing boarding placement in 1978, being one of the first of the St Margaret's Schools in the world to change. Berwick Secondary College and Kambrya College, public high schools, and the Berwick campuses of Beaconhills College and St. Francis Xavier College are located in the suburb of Berwick, Victoria. Timbarra P-9 College is located on Parkhill Dr in the Timbarra estate of Berwick.[10]
Victoria's first academically selective co-educational secondary school, Nossal High School, opened in 2010, and is located on the Federation University campus.
Berwick is also home to the third campus of Haileybury, Melbourne, Victoria, with the campus having been simply named 'Edrington'. Berwick Lodge Primary School also opened up in 1990, in the suburb. Berwick Fields Primary School opened in 2006 and has an estimated total of 925 students in May 2019, and around March 2012, the total exceeded 1,000 students. Brentwood Park Primary school is located on Bermersyde Drive, adjacent to Kambrya College.[11]
Chisholm Institute provides TAFE courses and degrees for domestic and international students, with a Technical Education Centre opening in 2009.[12] Chisolm Berwick also run the Casey Tech School, a shared learning facility that delivers programs to secondary schools in the region.[13]
In 2017, Federation University moved into the former Monash University and is located at 100 Clyde Rd, Berwick on the former Casey Airfields. The university offers on campus accommodation and other facilities to students, such as a library and cafe.[14] The main areas of study at the Berwick campus are nursing and allied health, IT, education and business.
Berwick has its own large retailers, including a Woolworths supermarket, 3 Coles supermarkets (Parkhill Plaza, Eden Rise and Berwick Southside) and an Aldi (Eden Rise). Many small shops and businesses are also situated along the shopping precinct on old Princes Highway (Main street of Berwick village). These shops include a selection of restaurants, cafés, and other services including a library, post office and optometrist. Further south on Clyde Rd is the Eden Rise Shopping Centre which is the largest shopping complex within Berwick. There are a number of car dealerships along the Princes Highway close to Berwick Village and more dealerships on Kangan Drive close to the hospitals.
Berwick currently has 2 hospitals, Casey Public Hospital[15] which is in the process of being extended, with a second St. John of God Berwick Private Hospital, opposite Casey Hospital on Kangan Drive.[16] There is also a St. John of God mental rehabilitation centre on Gloucester Avenue.[17]
There are other clinics in the suburb making it mostly self sufficient for all medical needs of the residents.
Berwick has a railway station and bus terminus situated together now in a new location connected to Clyde Rd. There is also a new multi-storey car park for commuters, as a lot of the existing car park was taken to build the new bus terminus.[18] Berwick railway station is a zone 2 station, that receives regular electrified metro services connecting the suburb to East Pakenham line's terminus — East Pakenham, and the greater metro network via Caulfield, South Yarra, Richmond, and the City Loop. There is one up and one down service provided by V/Line directly connecting the suburb to the Traralgon Line's (Part of the Orbost Line) terminus — Traralgon, indirectly to the current Orbost Line terminus — Bairnsdale and the greater V/Line network via Southern Cross. Due to a restricted bus infrastructure, Berwick is a fairly car-dependant suburb, with 77.7% of people using a car to travel to work, compared to the Victorian average of 68.3%.[6] The Monash Freeway transits through Berwick taking traffic from the City & Inner Eastern Suburbs out to Warragul, Morwell, Traralgon, Sale, Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance. Work began in late 2020 to remove the level crossing. This work was completed and Clyde Road was re-opened to the public with the new underpass on 21/02/2021 after being closed for access for one month prior so that the vehicle underpass could be completed. [19]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League and an Association football team called Berwick City Football Club.
The town also has a successful cricket club known as the "Wickers" and later changed to the Berwick Bears that compete in the DDCA competition and a tennis club that competes in the Berwick & District Tennis Association.
There is the Montuna Golf Club at Guys Hill approximately 5 km from Berwick Village.[20]
There is also Little Athletics at Edwin Flack Reserve.
Berwick Badminton is open to the public for those who are interested in the sport.
The Berwick Leisure Centre is a space inside of the Berwick Secondary College grounds, at which there are gymnastics running, as well as a trampolining program. Often, there are other activities, such as karate.
The Hallam Cobras Softball Club Inc have club rooms at Sweeney Reserve, Melzak Way, Berwick
Berwick is in the coverage range of all the commercial radio stations in Melbourne, yet is also locally serviced by 94.3 Star FM, whose studios are situated in Warragul.
The Berwick Mechanics' Institute and Free Library was built in 1862 at the corner of Peel and Edward Streets. In return for a nominal rent Robert Bain agreed, in 1878, to lease a block of his land to the library for 500 years, so long as a library remained on the property for that period. In 1880 it was moved to its present site in the main street and extended the following year.
Berwick was also the home of Edwin "Teddy" Flack, Australia's first Olympian and Olympic gold medal winner (800 metres (870 yd) and 1,500 metres (1,600 yd)) at the inaugural Athens Olympic Games. He was laid to rest in Berwick Cemetery, and is commemorated by a statue in the main street.[21] The Edwin Flack Reserve includes several sporting grounds, such as the Edwin Flack Oval, Edwin Flack Athletics Track and Edwin Flack Netball Courts, all named in his honour. They are located alongside Berwick Secondary College.
Richard Casey, later Baron Casey of Berwick and Governor-General of Australia was a resident of Berwick. His home of Edrington has now been converted to an aged care facility.
Scott McDonald, Australian International football (soccer) player, striker for Celtic FC in Scotland and top scorer in the Scottish Premier League in the 2007–08 season grew up in Berwick. [22] Former[23] AFL games record holder Michael Tuck and former Hawthorn defender Mark Graham hail from Berwick as does 2009 number one draft pick Tom Scully and Brisbane Lions ruckman Stefan Martin and Defender and Coach, Justin Leppitsch (2014-2016), Assistant Coach to Richmond (2016-Present).
Highly reccomend this age care to anyone looking in the area, from the amazing comminication with reception and clinical nurses to the ongoing passion and care that the staff have for their residents this place is honestly one of the best aged care facilities I could reccomend, seeing the impact that is has had on my grandparents makes me so happy and the bond they have formed with the staff is so beautiful, I love that it’s not agency staff, having the same staff daily allows friendship and trust between the residents and staff to flourish and allows the residents to feel more at home which is something anyone in that situation would want.
Staff always appear happy to do their work. They truly do their best for residents and don't make people feel like anything is a bother or too much.
The most caring, supportive nursing home ever. Beautiful staff who truly connect with the residents. My mum had a few years at Craigcare Berwick and I could not have been happier. Dr Hong, Carers Dee and Christine and other nursing staff looked after my mums mental, physical & emotional health and I can't thank them enough..
I cannot fault CraigCare Berwick. They have been looking after my mother for the past 3 months. It was all organized within a week. They do a wonderful job in caring for the elderly and I can honestly say that they have been so kind, patient and very helpful. Thank you so much to all the staff for taking care of mum.
When my father needed aged care they were very helpful with application questions etc.. and more broadly the whole application process. They have been responsive to his needs. The staff are compassionate/diligent and my father says the food is good. He's better off/happier now. It's a well managed, well run place that has exceeded expectations. They also have good covid protocols.
Staff members at Berwick Aged Care have professional qualifications in aged care and undergo regular training to provide high-quality care for residents.