Mitchell House Hostel

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The Mitchell House facility opened on January 15 1986 with 36 beds. This has since been increased to 56 beds. An independent Committee of Management operates as an autonomous body. The facility is built on one level and comprises 56 private bed-sitting rooms each with its own ensuite. Three rooms are reserved for residents who require respite or temporary care. The facility is surrounded by an attractive garden within the Complex and has comfortable communal dining lounge activity rooms and a chapel plus a podiatry and physiotherapy department. Five tea rooms and a large multi-purpose room are available for social or private meeting and dining areas. Residents are encouraged to participate in the life of the facility and to maintain their involvement with the wider community as much as possible. The Mitchell House Inc. Committee believes that:- - The purpose of the facility is to provide comprehensive and appropriate care and support for the older people of Morwell. - The nature of comprehensive and appropriate care should encompass notions of dignity privacy personal fulfillment self-determination and an enabling environment. - The care and support for each resident should be the primary purpose of the facility and all other functions must be subservient to this purpose. - The vitality of the facility depends on the staff the relatives and friends of the residents and the wider community from which the residents have been drawn and of which they still retain membership.