Page 3 - Bella Vista Gardens - Summer Newsletter 2018

3 BELLA VISTA NEWS, SUMMER 2018
Feature Article & News from Cranbrook Care

Featherdale

Wildlife Park

In October, our Bella Vista Garden's residents had
Cranbrook at Home is quickly becoming the
a special excursion to Featherdale Wildlife Park, in Lower North Shore's provider of choice for
Sydney. private in-home care.

October saw our inaugural breakfast
Located on Kildare Road, Doonside, near Blacktown, the presentation showcasing us to a number of
Bella Vista Gardens’ Residence residents recently were industry professionals including financial
treated to an excursion to Featherdale Wildlife Park, in planners, nursing agency staff, home care
Sydney's West. The excursion to the Park was much- providers and pharmacists. For those who could
anticipated. At the Park, the residents were able to view the not make it to the official launch, we met with
many different species which serve as Australia’s largest them individually to share how our services are
native collection. The well-established Park houses the making a difference in the lives of older people.
largest collection of koalas in New South Wales, with three Impressed with our new bespoke offering, these
open-space enclosures filled with kangaroos and wallabies, professionals have since made several referrals
as well as loads of other iconic Australian animals such as and we are now delivering an exceptional
dingos, echidnas, wombats, bilbies, Tasmanian devils, standard of private in-home care that is above
reptiles and a stunning collection of birds from Australia the rest to our first clients. The clients and their
and around the world. The Koala Sanctuary offers a families are telling us they chose us because we
Personal Koala Encounter – where the residents were able can deliver the same high-standard of care
to touch the Koalas around their lower body; have a chat Cranbrook Care is known for in its residences.
They are also saying that they like the added
with an expert koala-keeper and take home a great benefit of having exclusive access to the lifestyle
photography pack. For $2.00 per cup the residents also had services at Lansdowne Gardens and are looking
the option to stroll around the three walk-in enclosures and forward to attending events like the annual Jazz
enjoyed meeting the friendly macropod friends! There were on the Green. One client remarked, “I must
also refuge areas, presentation and feeding times, options comment on your staff…They were all very good
to hand-feed kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons, and allowed us to keep [our loved one] at home.
pelican-feeding, penguin feeding, echidna feeding, Without them it would have been very difficult".
crocodile feeding, bilbies and ghost bats, dingo feeding, We are off to a good start and looking forward to
Tasmanian-Devil feeding, flying-fox feeding, echidna continuing to provide exceptional care to
feeding and many more activities on offer for the Residents clients/families on the lower North Shore.
to enjoy.
Contact Tanya Austin on 02 9458 9950 / or
Residents at Sydney's Featherdale Wildlife Park, below: Email: contact@cranbrookathome.com.au