Your Home
Opened in mid-2024, this new worldclass campus has been purpose-built to the highest standards, to support people with Huntington’s disease and provide accommodation for 21 clients over 7 homes. Each home is certified as a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high needs. The residential campus includes 21 bedrooms and ensuites over seven houses with specialist assistive equipment and leading edge technology. Importantly, it also includes a sensory garden with zones for living, relaxing, engaging and socialising.
At Piara Waters, Brightwater provides:
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Specialist Disability Accommodation
- Private rooms with ensuite.
- Built in cabinetry with storage.
- Personal TV in every room.
- A community feel, sharing services and communal living spaces between neighbours.
- Beautiful shaded outdoor areas for community activities.
- Accessibility enabled, with rooms prepared for hoist installation if required.
- A layout which provides privacy and light touch support from staff.
- A balance between open, social community spaces and private areas.
- Exclusive Huntington’s Disease gated community, with security features at key entry points.
- Plenty of parking for friends and family.
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Supported Independent Living
- Staff ratio aimed at 3 – 6 people during the day.
- Expert team delivering 24/7 care over the course of disease progression.
- Staff experienced with the behavioural and physical aspects of Huntington’s Disease.
- Support to establish structure and routine to assist during early disease progression.
- Daily self-care and management.
- Oversight of severe dysphagia, wound care, PEG (tube feeding), and high intensity supports.
- A collaborative approach to palliative care.
- Support to reconnect clients with family and their broader community.
- A multi-generational approach to care.
- Meal preparation and laundry are conducted on site, allowing residents to engage with personal care activities.
- A collaborative approach to working with our clients’ circle of supports.
Stay Connected to Nature
Dive into an environment designed to awaken the senses and evoke memories. Piara Water's multi-sensory gardens are carefully put together spaces to engage all seven senses: touch, taste, sight, sound, smell, balance and spatial awareness. Creating unique experiences to boost wellbeing and help clients connect with others.
Stroll through the looping pathways, relax on thoughtfully placed benches, and let the intricate beauty of nature refresh both the mind and body.
Our approach
We support people whose lives aren’t always easy. We don’t simply aim to make their lives better. We aim to help people to live their best possible lives, whatever that means to them. Through our Capacity Building and Supported Independent Living teams, we approach Huntington's Disease in the following way:
- We adapt to change our support through disease progression.
- We provide active support to empower self-management.
- We stimulate engagement to retain skills.
- We support individualised goals, objectives, and social connection.
- We empower decision making and end-of-life planning.
- We provide a multi-generational approach.
Resources
Piara Waters Referral Form
Piara Waters Fees & Charges
Support Coordinator Flyer
For Families
Piara Waters Service Delivery Model
Thank you to our supporters
We are incredibly grateful to the many individuals and organisations who have generously supported our work.
