Donington Court is an assisted-living hostel, situated at the Anglicare campus at Castle Hill, nestled in the Hills District of Sydney. Donington Court caters for elderly, retired pensioners who are relatively in good health, but who, because of increasing frailty, enjoy the security and comfort of having personality carers onsite to help them shower, dress and attend to their general ablutions. Most residents of Donington Court enjoy mental acuity and have a healthy social affect, but increasingly, there are residents at Donington Court with either a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or exhibit the early symptoms of dementia. Donington Court does not provide activities like bus outings or individual birthday parties or themed event days like Melbourne Cup Day or a dedicated ANZAC Day service, because the emphasis is to provide privacy for the residents and a "home-like" environment. While there is a pastoral care attendant on duty (appointments for room visits are necessary) the majority of residents at Donington Court are private and enjoy socialising over morning tea and lunch, as opposed to structured leisure activities under the supervision of a diversional therapist. The food service at Donington Court is average to good, with the traditional meals like fish and chips every Friday for lunch. Residents enjoy a designated day of the week for meals like sweet and sour pork, roast chicken with all the trimmings and hamburgers with fries. While cleaning services are provided in a week basis and nursing staff offer to help with loads of laundry, around half the residents are happy to wash, dry and fold their own clothes. All in all, Donington Court is a mid-range aged care facility that provides adequate levels of service for low-to-moderate aged care residents. Donington Court provides a hair salon, along with podiatry services, eye testing sessions with an ophthalmologist and speech pathology and physiotherapy services available upon referrals and appointment.
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