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Cumberland View Retirement Living will be celebrating Pancake Day on Tuesday February 28.

For just $5, residents are invited to enjoy as many pancakes as they can and take part in the pancake toss competition! They have been running this event for many years now, with all proceeds going to UnitingCare a community organisation supporting the homeless, ageing, disabled and other people in need.

There is always something happening at Cumberland View Aged Care Living! For further information call 9795 9154.

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Cumberland View Aged Care Living – Whalley Drive was a buzz with Christmas cheer and festivities as it was transformed into a Christmas wonderland.

Every Christmas staff members go to great lengths to decorate the home from top to bottom for residents and their families to enjoy and admire. Santa’s little helpers spend weeks making and preparing decorations. Decorating the home has turned into an annual competition with the winning area this year being the ‘South Wing’.

The decorations included a retro Santa couch for photos with Santa surrounded by Christmas pine trees; a sleigh full of gifts; giant lolly pops; plenty of tinsel and stockings; an inflatable Santa and even a North Pole Express Train!

The residents had fun and enjoyed a host of Christmas activities that involved great food and drinks, live music, prizes and of course visits from their friends and family.

There is always something happening at Cumberland View Aged Care Living! For further information call 9795 9154.

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As the Home Care Reform approaches (27th February 2017) we are doing our best to ensure that our village residents are well informed. There are many changes as part of the reform but some of the main areas are as follows:

Home Care Providers will have unlimited home care package places –

In the past, Home Care Providers have had to apply every year for more home care package allocations. Often times, Providers would be unsuccessful or minimally successful making consumer choice limited. Home Care Providers will no longer have to apply every year as the Government have lifted any / all allocation restrictions. This allows consumers to have their Home Care Provider of choice without having to wait.

It will be based on consumer demand rather than the success of an application. This is why we are encouraging village residents (especially full pensioners) to be assessed for home care package approval….because you donít really have anything to lose!

Funding will follow the consumer –

Once approved for a Home Care package, Government funding will be directed to whichever Home Care Provider you choose. Home Care Packages will be completely portable meaning that if you have a Home Care Package with another provider, you can transfer to Cumberland View Home Care and keep any funds you have accumulated.

Consistent National approach to prioritising access to Home Care Services through My Aged Care –

There will be a streamlined, single point of entry into Aged Care Services through My Aged Care. www.myagedcare.gov.au

Unspent funds are returned to the Government and/or the Consumer –

If you have not used all of the subsidy that the Government has provided you with through your Home Care Package, it will be refunded to the Government whenever you exit your Home Care Package. If you haven’t spent the total amount of money you may have invested into your Home Care Package, it will be refunded to you whenever you exit your Home Care Package. In the past, the Home Care Provider has retained any unspent funds. So, in keeping with the times, a Home Care Provider can now charge a set Exit Fee that they determine for their own purposes.

For further information please contact Trent on (03) 9790 0555 or tthomason@cumberlandview.com.au

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One of the main reasons Norm and I moved into the Village after retirement was the travel bug. We wanted to see the world as we had virtually only seen Victoria on the few holidays we had been on.

Moving to Cumberland View Retirement Living, we had the ability to lock up and leave with the security of knowing we had neighbours and management who would watch over our home while away.

We have been in the village 7 years now and have travelled the world several times over. We have just got back from 3 weeks along the Volga River in Russia, which is 5,500 kilometres long, passing through 37 locks.

Among the many countries we have been too are Japan, China, America, fishing for piranha along the Amazon, pounding mullet in Gambia, staying in a Yurt in Mongolia and teaching in a Senegal school! And we are not finished yet!

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Did you know that on 1st January 2017, the pension assets test used to calculate pensions will change? The following is a short guide to help you be prepared.

The assets test thresholds and cut out limits will be altered. If you receive any of the following pensions, these changes may affect you:

• The Age Pension

• Disability Support Pension

• Wife Pension

• ​Carer Payment

• Widow B Pension

New asset limits

The assets test free area is increasing. Your assets donít affect your payment if they fall below the assets test free area.

• $250,000 for a single homeowner

• $375,000 for a homeowner couple

• $450,000 for a single non-homeowner

• $575,000 for a non-homeowner couple

Note: The family home is still exempt from the assets test.

Asset limits for allowances

Asset limits for allowances will also increase and there will be no reduction or cancellation of allowances as a result of this.

Assets over the assets test free area – The taper rate

At the moment, for every $1,000 of assets you own over the assets test free area, your pension is reduced fortnightly by $1.50.

From 1st January 2017, for every $1,000 of assets you own over the asset free area, your pension will reduce fortnightly by $3.00.

Pension Bonus Scheme – When to claim

If registered for the Pension Bonus Scheme, your bonus depends on the rate of Age Pension youíll receive when you claim it.

With the changes coming through on 1st January, this rate may be different before and after the date. Keep this in mind if you have the flexibility of when to claim.

Aged care fees

For those in Aged Care, the change may also affect your government subsidised aged care fees. This is because your income, including your pension, affects your fees.

If your pension is reduced or cancelled or if your aged care fees change, written communication will be sent from the Australian Department of Human Services.

Assets test estimator

For further information on how the assets test changes may impact your pension and to use the online estimator, visit the Australian Department of Human Services dedicated page: www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/changes-pension-assets-test

Sources:

• National Seniors Australia: http://www.nationalseniors.com.au

• Australian Department of Human Services www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/changes-pension-assets-test

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In 1996, The United Nations proclaimed 21st November as World Television Day. It recognises how television brings world attention to major political, social and economic issues and events.

Residents Vic, Isabelle and Reg from Cumberland View Aged Care Living – Windmill Court shared some memories on how television influenced their lives since it began in Australia in 1956.

They reminisced that in the early days not everyone owned televisions, so quite often a visit to a neighbours house or a stop at shop windows when shopping was necessary to watch the Olympics and the Queens visit.

The group spoke of how television shaped day-to-day family lives. The consensus was that television was watched as a family and that dinner and dishes were completed in time for the nightly news broadcasts.

Over the years it did start to encroach on family time and conversation. Some bad habits such as watching television with dinner on the lap did start to creep in.

But overall, the friends spoke of how television continues to bring the world to them each day for news, entertainment, sports and momentous historic moments..

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The Spring Racing Carnival came to life at Cumberland View Aged Care Living, Whalley Drive with a week-long festival of activities.

The Ladies Craft Group created fascinators fascinators and decorated hats to wear.

Staff member Nicky Westland made the wonderful gesture of bringing her horse in. Residents were thrilled to pat and admire the gentle beast.

On cup day, both residents and staff came together to watch the race. With champagne and finger food on hand, all eyes were on the big screen as Almandin rode to a famous victory. The annual cup sweep was won by 4 residents!

Fashion on the fields on Oaks Day concluded the Carnivalís festivities. There was a great mixture of both residents and staff showing off their fines with the eventual winner being Bernarda.

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For over 35 years, Cumberland View has established itself as the premier Wheelers Hill retirement village. It features in excess of 250 independent living units. In addition, there are two aged care homes on site and Home Care services.

Located 27 kilometres south east of Melbourne’s CBD, Wheelers Hill has the convenience of all the amenities for a comfortable lifestyle and bordering the Monash freeway and Eastlink road networks, it is ideal to get to and from with ease.

The suburb is serviced by three shopping centres, the Wheelers Hill Shopping Centre comprising Woolworths, Australia Post and 40 specialty shops, Brandon Park Shopping Centre, with Coles, Aldi, Kmart, banks, specialty stores and healthcare and the larger Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre with Woolworths, Aldi, Target and a variety of specialty stores and services.

The Wheelers Hill Clinic is a family run medical centre operating for many years and specialises in aged care health services.

There are nine bus services that run through Wheelers Hill on Wellington Road, servicing Brandon Park Shopping Centre, Wheelers Hill Shopping Centre and nearby The Glen Shopping Centre.

A feature of the suburb is Jells Park, which covers over 127 hectares. Surrounding the serene lake within the park is 9km of cycle paths and walking tracks. In general, parklands in Wheelers Hill make up 31% of the total suburb and features stunning views of the Dandenong Ranges.

The Wheelers Hill branch of the Monash Public Library and The Monash Gallery are co-located in a beautiful bushland setting including vistas to a small tranquil lake. The Gallery contains a nationally significant collection of Australian photography, illustrating the development and evolution of the photographic medium in Australia.

For the more active, Glen Waverley Golf Course and Glen Waverley Bowls club are located in the neighbouring suburb.

The popular Mulgrave Country Club also features a lawn bowls club and specialises in senior’s lunches and dinners.

Built in 1980, Cumberland View is set across 34 acres with picturesque gardens, winding, lush walking paths and outdoor areas at every turn. It also boasts lovely views of the Dandenong Ranges.

Being the Wheelers Hill retirement village of choice, it has a thriving community of like-minded neighbours who have peace of mind when it comes to safety and security.

The village is an active community with a monthly calendar of activities and events including movie nights, resident lunches and excursions on the village bus. The various activities cater to keeping residents fit and active and also indulged in passions such as arts, crafts and music.

Cumberland View Retirement village boasts a full range of amenities to help residents live comfortably and happily including lawn bowls, croquet, billiards, gymnasium, outdoor pool, library, coffee lounge, community hall, woodwork shed and vegetable garden.

It also features a hairdressing salon, general store, banking facilities and computer room with an excellent internet service. In terms of health and wellbeing, there is a registered full time nurse and visiting doctors and physiotherapists.

The full time Home Care Manager helps tailor Home Care Packages for residents requiring assistance in maintaining their independence at home.

Cumberland View also understands residents moving to the village want to maintain the lifestyle they experienced before the move. Pets are a source of comfort and friendship and some small pets are welcomed in the community (however, consult with the village manager first).

The village has a range of one, two and three bedroom independent living units and also refurbished units available. There are a variety of furnished display units to inspect.

Cumberland View is also known as the Wheelers Hill aged care of choice. The Whalley Drive home services residents needing a little extra help with their everyday living. The large home includes a hairdressing salon, bus for excursions, landscaped courtyards, dining room, craft room, consulting rooms and a lounge area perfect for the extensive planned activities. The home also features a secure and dedicated dementia area for those needing specialised care.

Cumberland View Aged Care Living, Windmill Court became part of the Cumberland View family in 2014. It is a small, cosy home specialising in higher care. Residents enjoy the separate dining room, lounge area, courtyards and sensory garden.

The dedicated team and specialised professionals at both the retirement village and aged care homes have extensive experience. Many team members have been with the Cumberland View family for up to 25 years.

In the case of the aged care homes, the staff are devoted in helping residents with various health issues such as dementia and assist with daily needs such as meals, bathing, getting dressed for the day or preparing for bed.

Cumberland View is the premier Wheelers Hill retirement village. To make an appointment to inspect the furnished display units and community facilities,

call (03) 9795 9166 or email aburgess@cumberlandview.com.au during business hours.

To find out more about their Wheelers Hill aged care services, make an appointment at Cumberland View Aged Care Living during business hours on (03) 9795 9154 or email info@cumberlandview.com.au

If you would like to know more about Home Care Package, feel free to call (03) 9790 0555 or email homecare@cumberlandview.com.au

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On the 4th of October we had the chance to celebrate something very special at Cumberland View Aged Care Living, Windmill Court.

Three of our most valued staff Sylvia, Helen and Joan achieved 25 years of dedicated service.

Staff, residents and family members joined together for afternoon tea and champagne to pay tribute and give thanks for their long-standing care, support and friendship.

These wonderful ladies started work at Cumberland View just after the doors opened in 1991 with one of their first tasks being to transfer 11 resident from a home in Surrey Hills and to help them settle in.

Since then, Joan, Helen and Sylvia have cared for hundreds of residents with personal hygiene, meals, assisting residents to get dressed or ready for bed and providing ongoing companionship.

As a gesture of thanks, they were presented with a 25 years of service commemorative plaque, flowers and vouchers for a night and dinner at the Langham Hotel and a Ticketek event of their choice.

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It was the first Saturday in October and the Doggies were in their first grand final since 1961 facing off against the powerhouse of the Sydney Swans. Could the Western Bulldogs pull off their first premiership since 1954? It was all set for a fantastic contest and a fantastic day.

Cumberland View Aged Care Living – Whalley Drive got into the spirit, with the residents, staff and the home decked out in team colours with a lean towards the bulldogs.

Along with the big screen showing the game, the menu was strictly football; pies, hotdogs and hot chips. There were activities throughout the day including a tipping competition and plenty of prizes were won.

There was much excitement to see the bulldogs win the fairytale premiership after a memorable game and everyone joined in with many choruses of the famous Sons of the West.

Photo: Kerrie Carter and Jenny Rogers

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