About Autumn Lodge Aged Care

Autumn Lodge Aged Care is a Not-For-Profit Aged Care Service in Armidale, NSW

The management board is comprised of directors who give their time in a voluntary capacity. Directors are local community members with expertise in areas useful for the efficient running of an aged care centre and have a passion for seeing Autumn Lodge continuing to grow into a state-of-the-art service.

At Autumn Lodge, we understand the difficulty of choosing a new home for yourself or loved one and know that the process can be overwhelming. Our fully trained and caring staff will provide guidance and support throughout the transition in your lifestyle and accommodation choice.

The original concept of supported care was initiated on the site in 1896 by the Armidale Ladies Relief Society. The present-day village began in 1956 with the Willowdene Hostel and has expanded to include a comfortable living environment on four acres of parklike grounds within two kilometres of the Armidale CBD.

The harvest from our very own garden at Autumn Lodge

Our Mission

Our aim is to provide a friendly, home-like atmosphere for older people where they feel their needs are both heard and met.

Autumn Lodge is Committed to:

  • Caring for the aged with love and empathy.
  • Recognising residents’ dignity and living experiences.
  • Recognising and reflecting residents’ rights and cultural differences.
  • Ensuring residents’ maximum independence.
  • Ensuring that residents are provided with a secure living environment.
  • Providing quality care and services.
  • Ensuring equitable access to our services.
  • Maintaining a safe environment.
A beautiful display of autumn leaves

Our Objectives

  • Provide a range of cost effective and efficient services which meet the needs of the residents of Autumn Lodge.
  • To provide specialised dementia care.
  • To manage financial resources and operations as a not-for-profit organisation but maintaining sufficient surpluses to ensure ongoing viability through continual maintenance and improvement of facilities.
  • Create a caring environment which is sympathetic to the needs of residents and their families.
  • Ensure our services are provided fairly, are accessible and culturally appropriate.
  • Ensure market share for aged care is maintained.
  • Advance an aged care perspective in the local community on social, economic and environmental issues.
  • Comply with the Commonwealth Government Accreditation Standards.
Dementia care at Autumn Lodge

Our Philosophy

Management

  • Community-based, not for profit organisation.
  • Excellence in aged care.
  • Home-like environment.
  • Motivated staff.
  • Innovation and continual improvement.
Personalised care with a smile.

Our Core Values 

Our core values shape our culture and define the character of Autumn Lodge. They guide how we behave and make decisions.

Person Centred Care

  • We listen to older individuals and seek to understand their needs.
  • We respect their choices and seek to meet their needs with creativity and flexibility.
  • We seek to enable older individuals to engage in life through activities they enjoy, find satisfying and from which they derive dignity and self-respect.
  • We encourage older individuals to remain involved in their community.
  • We actively encourage family and friends to be involved as partners in their care.
Never sweat the little things, there's someone to lend a hand.

Our People

  • Our staff value older individuals and demonstrate this in their behaviour and attitudes.
  • We provide support to one another, work co-operatively, respecting one another’s views.
  • We endeavour to make our work environment fun and enjoyable.
  • We respect each other and our different roles and value the diversity of team members.
  • We encourage effective, open and honest communication.
  • We are accountable for our actions and results achieved.
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Integrity & Excellence

  • We always strive to do what is right for those to whom we provide care, our community and each other.
  • We are ethically unyielding, honest and inspire trust by saying what we mean, matching our behaviour to our words and taking responsibility for our actions.
  • We are committed to excellence in the services we provide.
  • We exceed expectations and improve standards through innovation, learning, lateral thinking and measured risk taking.