Advertising Feature: Bonds span 50 years at Autumn Lodge Advertising Feature Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 26, 2023 Acting Service Manager Kylie Kuwert AUTUMN Lodge aged care home in Macksville has been a centrepiece of care since 1974. While a lot has changed in almost 50 years, the focus on care has not. Acting Autumn Lodge Service Manager Kylie Kuwert said the care home continues to be a cornerstone of the community, with some staff and residents spending 40 years there. “Autumn Lodge is a very special aged care home,” Mrs Kuwert said. “It is the very first aged care home in the Nambucca Valley, and it began because a determined group of locals in the valley did not want elderly people having to leave their home area and their family and friends to access care. “Today we have both residents and staff at Autumn Lodge who have been there for close to 40 years, which shows what a friendly, caring place it is.” Recreational Activities Officer Kathy Knox is one of the long-term staff members. Ms Knox got to know Autumn Lodge and its residents 33 years ago while doing the tea run. She later trained to be a Care Service Employee, so she could give residents the care they need to lead independent and enjoyable lives. “It’s my relationship with the beautiful people who live at Autumn Lodge which makes my job so rewarding,” Ms Knox said. “I have worked with some great staff and cared for some wonderful residents over the past 33 years. “This is what has made my job rewarding and it is a privilege to be part of such a great organisation.” Both NVC Group’s residential aged care facilities in the Nambucca Valley, Autumn Lodge and Riverside Gardens, are welcoming new residents presently. Both homes provide a high level of care with registered nurses available 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Individual needs a resident has can be catered for and staff are experienced in palliative, respite, and dementia care. NVC Group also provides services to help residents live well at home. We provide assistance through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme and Home Care packages and the kinds of services offered include cleaning, personal care, registered nurse services, shopping, respite care, garden maintenance and more. For more information, call (02) 6598 5000 or visit nvcgroup.com.au Recreational Activities Officer Kathy Knox (right) and Autumn Lodge resident Lucy Gosling dancing at a Christmas party late last year.
