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Welcome to Piara Waters

7 vacancies

Opened in mid-2024, Brightwater’s world-class campus is purpose-built to support people with Huntington’s disease.

Piara Waters was co-designed with families, allied health, advocacy and clinical organisations to ensure residents with Huntington’s disease experience excellent standards of care and the highest quality of life.

Supported Independent Living

A collaborative approach is used to ensure residents at Piara Waters remain involved in their own care along with input from family and friends. Support includes:

  • 24/7 care over the course of disease progression
  • Staff experienced with behavioural and physical aspects of Huntington’s disease
  • Support to establish structure and routine during early disease progression 
  • Daily self-care and management 
  • Onsite meals prepared with a trained chef specialising in the modification of food textures.
  • Oversight of severe dysphagia, wound care, PEG (tube feeding), and high intensity support

Continued

  • Collaborative approach to palliative care which includes residents and their families
  • Reconnecting residents with family and their broader community 
  • Onsite meal preparation and laundry, allowing residents to engage with personal care activities.

A minimum Supported Independent Living (SIL) budget of $199,000 is required to be considered for this vacancy.

Backed by research

Brightwater is the only WA disability services provider with a dedicated Research Centre. We collaborate with national and international universities to find innovative solutions to improve the quality of the lives of people we care for.

  • 2023: Brightwater participated in a study on optimising the quality of clinical data to improve care delivery and clinical outcomes (OPTIMISE). Piara Waters’ residents benefit directly from the measures put in place as a result of this research.
  • 2021: Nutrition and Huntington’s disease: Comparison between specialised and non- specialised facilities.

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