At Leigh Place, we recognise that the decision to move into residential aged care is a major one. To that end, we warmly welcome potential residents, families, and friends to visit us and learn more about our community and the…
Category: Community
Our Residents & Social Wellbeing
Social Wellness, is a key dimension of wellness that contributes to health, happiness, and overall quality of life, and it is therefore an important area of focus at Leigh Place. Research clearly demonstrates that strong social networks help all people…
Music Therapy at Leigh Place
As part of our Music Therapy programme, students from Western Sydney University (Masters of Creative Music Therapy) visit our residents each week. Through the therapeutic use of music - improvised, composed, and arranged to meet the needs of individuals and…
Why work in aged care?
Working in aged care offers a career path that is both fulfilling and rewarding, providing the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of older members of our community. Aged care offers a wide variety of roles, from…
Tree of Friendship and Solidarity
Messages of support and comfort hanging from the ‘Tree of Friendship and Solidarity’ for our residents; Lifestyle & Community Engagement Manager Simone Lucidi explains this is our way of connecting with the outside world. “Sometimes, all we need are a…
Leigh Place staff
Getting to know Dennis Let's get to know the staff and residents at Leigh Place. Dennis is the Leigh Place chef, and guess what - he was a ballroom Dancer and competed in the Australasian competition in the 1980s. He…
Staying mentally & physically fit
Residents have had a lot of fun with many activities, engaging with staff and other residents. The dance exercise with physiotherapist – Rain, has proved very popular. We had bus trips to Kamay Botany Bay National Park and Sans Souci,…
Celebrating our nurses
Hello everyone! Considering the challenging times that we have been facing, Leigh Place would like to acknowledge the tireless and outstanding clinical care provided to the residents from our nurses. Our dynamic and multicultural nursing team demonstrate, day after day,…
Community connections
In recent months of continuous changes and restrictions, we acknowledge how strong and connected our community really is. Our local residents, family, friends and allied health services – local schools, library, hairdressers, staff and volunteers have been outstandingly supportive. We…