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Raising crucial funds for Dementia-Specific Accommodation
The Montefiore mission is to enhance the quality of life of the Jewish aged community by providing an exceptional standard of service and care, and embracing the richness of Jewish culture and tradition.
The Home’s proud tradition of excellence in care, innovation and focus on Resident quality of life have earned it recognition as a leader in the field of aged care.
The Hunters Hill, Randwick, and Woollahra campuses accommodate over 660 frail-aged Residents of which nearly 40% are financially disadvantaged and unable to cover their own cost of care. In addition, one in three of our Residents is a Holocaust Survivor, with their own complex and unique care needs.
As a community, we are faced with a dramatic increase in the aged population and a significant rise in the incidence of dementia.
Currently, there are over 200,000 Australians with dementia, with 1000 new dementia diagnoses each week. Within the Jewish community there are 5 new cases of dementia diagnosed every week.
Dementia touches more than 1,000,000 Australians who are involved in caring for someone with dementia. Understandably, this results in significant strain on families and carers as they struggle to deal with the daily challenges that arise when a loved one has dementia.
Montefiore’s dementia-specific units are currently operating at capacity and cannot meet the increasing future demand for specialised dementia accommodation and care.
To proactively address this situation, we have developed an integrated Dementia Crisis Response. This includes a commitment to research, education and staff training, as well as a capital works program designed to meet the future care needs of the community.
The JCA has awarded Montefiore the 2007 Capital Appeal and we are appealing to the community to assist us in raising vital funds to undertake
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an upgrade our existing 45-bed dementia care unit at Hunters Hill to the same high standard as those in our new Randwick campus; and
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to construct 20 additional apartments at Randwick for couples requiring memory support and a secure environment.
The total cost of these vital projects for our community’s frail-aged with dementia is estimated to be around $8m.
Montefiore is committed to providing the very best care and quality of life for our frail aged Residents. We do not receive any Government funding for Capital Works and the Government funding for care that we do receive only partially covers the operating costs of the Home, which now approach $50 million per annum.
The five-year lead time from building design to realisation and commissioning, then admitting our first Residents, means that the Jewish Communal Appeal’s award of a Capital Appeal to Montefiore in 2007 could not have been more timely or necessary
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By 2051, the number of people over 55 is expected to increase by 113% from 5 million to 10.7 million
The need for aged care will double as the number of people over 70 doubles in the next 20 years
It is estimated that 200,000 Australians have dementia in 2007
It is expected that 465,000 people will have dementia by 2031
Between 2000 – 2050, the number of people with dementia in Australia is expected to increase by 327%, unless there is a research breakthrough.
By 2050 it is projected that 730,000 people will have dementia, unless there is a research breakthrough
Dementia is the most significant neurological disorder experienced by those over 80 Within 10 years
After the age of 65, the likelihood of living with dementia doubles every five years and affects 24% of those aged 85 and over
Dementia ranks as the 4th leading cause of death among the population aged 65 years and over
Dementia is a major determining factor in precipitating entry into residential aged care. At least 60% of people in high care facilities and 30% of people in low care facilities have dementia. Many more have an obvious cognitive impairment (90% in high care, 54% in low care)
At Montefiore, more than 50% of our Residents have dementia or some form of cognitive impairment.
Dementia affects the lives of nearly a million Australians who are involved in caring for someone with dementia.
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