Hnc Social Care Assignment

PART B: RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT

To research the organisation or agency in which you have been placed, examining its role, function and service to community.

1. AGENCY PROFILE:

Name and Location of the Agency?
Name: Cambridge House
Location: 3 Cambridge Street, Collingwood VIC 3066

Background
• When and why did it form?
Cambridge House was officially opened on December 17th, 1989. The facility was built to support residents living with high care needs to meet their full potential with activities. This aged care operates under St Vincent’s Health Melbourne.

• Who initiated the work?
Five Sisters of Charity opened a hospital in Melbourne on the 6th of November 1893. They opened a small cottage hospital on Victoria Parade and this later

The aim of the agency is to develop knowledge and skills to cater the residents and ensure they enjoy their life at the aged care. Furthermore, the agency aims to enhance local expertise in mental and physical health care, improve care through training and foster a collaboration with academics, researchers, institutions, volunteers, therapists, doctors and other health care professionals.
• Motto?
Since Cambridge House is part of St Vincent’s Hospital, all mission statements and creeds are the same. Although St Vincent’s Hospital does not have a motto, there are mission statements which they follow. These include compassion, justice, human dignity, excellence and unity.
• Sign?
The creed of St Vincent’s Hospital is shown

They come from countries all over the world, including Greece, Italy, Vietnam, China, Europe, France and Australia. These people have many stories to tell. Some have been through the wars and therefore, would have lived an entirely different life compared to the people today. As a consequence, some have faced the horrors of war, such as having their loved ones pass away due to war. Many have said that they still remember the traumatic event where they would face the news that their family members had been killed in the war when they did not return. There were also times when they had no food, which prevents them from living a normal day-to-day life. In addition, some have also revealed how they recovered from certain illnesses, what their interests and hobbies were back then and how they moved to Australia. Some had thought their illnesses would take their lives and revealed their relief and surprise when they