Welcome to Erina Dementia Care Cottages

Expert dementia care tailored to you

Welcome to Erina Dementia Care Cottages

Expert dementia care tailored to you

A place you belong

HammondCare Erina's cottages are uniquely designed to improve quality of life for people living with dementia

Modelled on a regular family household, the cottages provide a familiar home setting for people to receive specialised dementia care.

The cottages each have their own easily accessible gardens with sitting areas and walking paths to invite time in nature.

Complementing the care team's expertise, the home's smart design features - including central domestic kitchens - encourage participation in daily activities and assist with being able to move around freely.

HammondCare's Erina dementia care cottage

Discover HammondCare Erina

HammondCare Erina is offering 2 complimentary weeks of residential care to new permanent residents who move in by 30 June 2024, pending the availability of a suitable room.

At the end of the initial two-week period, permanent fees will apply. If a permanent place is not accepted, the daily fee for the initial two weeks will be charged.

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HammondCare's cottages are purpose-designed to help you make choices for yourself.

There's easy access to gardens, a central kitchen you can recognise and use, and a mix of shared living areas and quiet comfortable spots to sit and relax.

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Designed to improve quality of life

Together with clinical care expertise, HammondCare's homes are designed to help you feel familiar in your environment and make your own decisions.

Real home environment

HammondCare's cottages reflect the recommendations of the Royal Commission and are designed to promote normality in everyday life.

This means having the flexibility to do what you want, when you want. Living in a small household, you are treated as an individual and supported to build strong, trusting relationships with your care team.

Family home kitchens

Through style and layout, HammondCare's homes help you know where you are, and see where you are going next.

Domestic kitchens are situated at the heart of the cottages, and have appliances you can recognise and use. This provides familiarity and comfort through the sights, smells, and sounds of cooking.

Clever, gentle design

When you are experiencing symptoms of dementia, subtle features like paint colours and carpet patterns can help you stay calm.

HammondCare's cottages combine soothing colours with lots of natural light to help you feel at ease.

The cottages are also designed so the line of sight from each area helps you navigate easily around the home.

Normal sights and sounds

Unfamiliar sights and sounds in your own home can be unsettling - this effect is amplified by dementia. HammondCare's cottages are designed so what you see and hear is a normal home.

The safety features are unobtrusive, and utility rooms and clinical equipment is concealed to enhance the sense of home.

Your time, your choice

When it comes to how you spend your time, the decision is yours.

HammondCare doesn't have fixed activity schedules, and mealtimes are flexible. Your family and friends are welcome to visit at any time.

The cottages have a mix of shared living areas and quiet places to sit and relax, so you choose when to socialise with others or enjoy time to yourself.

Meaning and purpose

Everyone has the right to feel a sense of meaning and purpose in daily life.

HammondCare's cottages support specialised carers to create positive and inclusive environments where you can participate.

For instance, there are accessible features such as regular washing machines, tumble dryers, and clotheslines, so you can keep being part of normal daily activities.

Personalised care

Care works best when it's tailored to you - both through your care team's approach and your physical environment.

At HammondCare, you are encouraged to personalise your room with your favourite furniture, artwork, and keepsakes, so it feels even more like home.

This includes your own mounted memory box at the entry to your room.

Your specialised care team

Trained in specialised dementia care, your team is dedicated to understanding all the things that make you, you.

Your carers learn about your history, passions, values, and hobbies to help you maintain a fulfilling life. HammondCare's team members are chosen for their commitment to making a difference in people’s lives through compassionate care and clinical excellence.

Because it's not just care, it's HammondCare.

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Features and services to help stay connected and living well

HammondCare bus

To keep you connected with your community, the volunteers and care team arrange local outings aboard HammondCare's own minibus.

Pastoral care

HammondCare welcomes and respects people of all faiths, and of no faith. The Pastoral Care team provides regular support and education to residents and their families, including a regular support group for carers.

Volunteer services

Our trained volunteers generously contribute their time to providing company, friendship, art and music engagement, gardening and pet therapy, and spiritual care.

Partnered services

We work with a range of partners to care for you holistically, including consulting pharmacy services and visiting allied health providers.

Landscaped gardens

Our beautiful, established gardens invite you to spend time in nature, with walking paths and ample seating in sunshine and shaded spots making it easy for you to set your own pace.

Room to be yourself

Designed with a calming colour palette, Erina's spacious, air-conditioned rooms provide a warm and inviting space for relaxation.

Each room has opening windows offer abundant natural light and fresh air, plus accessible features including an adjustable bed, walk-in shower, and easy access toilet.

We encourage you to personalise your room with your favourite furniture, artwork, and keepsakes.

Room to be yourself

"We are so happy we chose HammondCare. Our family is so appreciative of the care and attention. The staff are so supportive and approachable."

Barbara, family member of a resident at HammondCare Cardiff

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