Sally and her carer and wife, Di, live in the Cranbourne area and access BSL’s aged care services through a Home Care Package.

My wife Sally has dementia and when we moved to Cranbourne about 18 months ago, we chose BSL as our service provider. Our case worker, Geraldine, was just so friendly and helpful with us.

We got Sally into the day program and that’s really stimulated her. She’s much more alert and plus the staff are just so helpful – nothing’s too much trouble for them. The support we get for Sally is fantastic. Everyone’s so friendly and welcoming.

We’ve also got Sally into respite sometimes, just to give us both a chance to recharge. Geraldine also checks in regularly to follow up and see how we’re doing. She’s concerned with how I’m going as well as Sally, because it’s very important as a carer that I’m doing okay. Dementia’s a horrible thing and you lose the person that was – but I’m very lucky Sally is a healthy, happy person.

BSL’s aged care services have just helped us so much and made our lives easier. It gives me what I call ‘Di time’, where I can go and do the shopping, doctor’s appointments and so on without worrying. Sally also gets stimulation and mixing with other people at the programs, interacting with staff and others that come in. It gives me real peace of mind knowing Sally is somewhere where she’s happy.