Southern Cross St Lawrence Home offers an enhanced lifestyle for older persons in a relaxed community environment.

The service is located in the heart of Galong and enjoys a long and successful history of meeting the needs of the older people of the community.

The site includes 2 one-bedroom self-contained units. The residents live independently, but can if they choose visit the apartments to access some of the services on offer.

The units offer comfortable accommodation and are in good condition. The residents enjoy pleasant outlooks to the surrounding paddocks. The units have single garages.

Residents occupy the independent living units under a formal agreement which ensures security of tenure. Residents are required to pay an affordable fortnightly fee which covers all expenses other than electricity, telephone and personal keep. Our entry contribution arrangements are very reasonable and flexible - we endeavour to negotiate an arrangement to suit each individual.

The residential care service offers 32 low care places.

• Pleasant outlooks. All community areas are fully air-condition
• Each apartment is provided with a telephone & television points.
• Staff are on duty at all times to provide care and assistance to residents
• Residents have ready access to a range of medical & paramedical services eg physiotherapy, and podiatry
• Other in-house services include barber, hairdressing & beauty treatments (pedicures, manicures, etc)
• There is a wide range of in-house activities supported by a Lifestyle Coordinator, including exercise programs, fashion parades, barbecues, bus trips & outings, indoor bowls, bingo & Happy Hour.
• Religious services are held in the Prayer Room on a regular basis.

Our ongoing fees are set by the Commonwealth Government at 85% of the Age Pension.

Where a resident has non-pension income in excess of the Government threshold the resident is also required to contribute 25% of that additional income.

There aren't any pre-determined, fixed entry contributions.

Every prospective resident is considered individually and arrangements determined that reflect his/her own personal circumstances.

Those without means are not required to make a contribution.

It must be emphasised however that where a resident does pay us a contribution the maximum amount retained by us is limited by Government regulation.