Lifeview The Willows

Living at The Willows

Situated in a quiet and peaceful area of Wheelers Hill, The Willows is a warm, inviting 60- bed home offering ageing in place care. Local attractions include Jells Park, Monash Library, Monash Gallery of Art and a nearby shopping centre. Wheelers Hill is known for its trees and beautiful parklands. Directly across the road from The Willows is the Monash Gallery perfect for an afternoon stroll around the lake, feeding the ducks or taking in an array of art exhibitions. 

The Willows has plenty of bright, sunny living areas where residents can relax, read from a selection of books from the onsite library or watch a movie in the cinema area. We also have raised garden beds where residents can indulge their green thumbs through our Planting with a Purpose program.

The Willows features Home2Home, Lifeview's small house model of care. Home2Home is a relationship-based model, where multi-skilled staff (housemates), work with the same group of residents, all the time. Home2Home enables staff to spend more meaningful time within their household, creating better continuity of care and building on already established relationships. Home2Home also enables residents to remain as independent as they wish, rise when they like, eat meals a time that suits them and partake in activities of their choosing.

The Willows is Rainbow Tick accredited with a specialist memory support program including a daily Engage Group, Tovertafel and The Virtual Forest for those living with dementia.

Home features
Rooms are light and spacious, and residents are encouraged to add personal touches with mementos, photos or furnishings. The Willows' rooms feature new en suite bathrooms, built in wardrobes with a lockable cupboard, flat screen tv with Foxtel, ceiling fan and hydronic heating. There is a Registered Nurse on call around the clock, an approachable manager, dedicated team of housemates and an energetic social support team to enable resident needs.

The Willows has an informal, intimate atmosphere where families are very involved with day-to-day life. We promote interaction, friendship and laughter whilst providing a comfortable lifestyle. Respite stays are welcome.

Live life to the fullest
The Willows has a friendly, homely vibe with plenty of activities on offer through Lifeview’s Horizon Happenings program. Residents enjoy daily activities such as golf, bowls, cooking, skittles, bingo, card games, art classes, Tai Chi and yoga to name a few. There are also enthusiastic theatre, knitting and punting groups, a coffee group, walking group and regular outings via the Lifeview Bus. Keeping up community connections and discovering new possibilities is a big focus at Lifeview.

The monthly Horizon Happenings calendar provides a variety of special events and entertainment so there is something happening for everyone. Themed events like a Roaring 20's Party, Valentine's Day, IDAHOBIT Day and football finals are specially celebrated at The Willows. Any reason to have a party, get dressed up, decorate and have fun, we’re living it.

Our people are your people
Every staff member at Lifeview is carefully selected, not just to make sure they’re suitably qualified for the role, but to also ensure they’re the right cultural fit in meeting our L.I.F.E. Principles. Lifeview staff attend regular training sessions, conferences and seminars to keep abreast of industry developments and advances in aged care. They’re committed to making sure residents live life to the fullest and all it has to offer through a high standard of care and personal service. That’s the Lifeview difference.

Your dining experience
The menu changes seasonally based on information gathered from the resident food committees and through surveys. Our Chefs create tasty, freshly prepared meals each day and cater for special dietary requirements and personal preferences through a resident Food Appreciation Program. Each day starts with a continental breakfast buffet served over a two-hour period, so residents can rise at their leisure.

Professional services
Services including physiotherapy, dental, podiatry, hairdressing, beauty, dietetics, a choice of doctors and ministers of religion - all visit residents in the comfort of their home.