About Brighton Health Campus

On the Moreton Bay foreshore, the Brighton Health Campus delivers some compassionate aged care, disability, transition and rehabilitation services.

We have some fabulous teams including:

• Interim Care
• Gannet House
• Brighton Brain Injury Service
• Community Transition Care Program
• Community Based Rehabilitation Team
• Brighton Rehabilitation
• Brighton Health Hub.

Brighton Shining Star Winners (March 2023)

Sarah Fitzhenry, Advanced Physiotherapist, Brighton Rehabilitation

“Sarah is always looking for opportunities to enhance the practice or systems in the service for the wellbeing of our patients.

“Her desire to ensure that the service is a place that we would want our family members to come to has encouraged a fearless approach to feedback and advocacy.

“I have observed her encouraging family members to engage in therapy, working collaboratively with them and making rehabilitation a fun and exciting process.

“The service would not be the same without her.”

Terri-Ann Morton, Senior Administration Officer and Michelle Molineux, Facility Administration Officer

“Both Terri-Ann and Michelle are dedicated and hardworking. Being the largest bedded service within Community and Oral Health, each day is different and some days can be quite challenging. 

“While they’re each responsible for specific tasks in their respective roles in the Centre Management Team, they are often found assisting their co-workers as well.

“They always assist with a smile on their face and a positive attitude. They go above and beyond and I can’t thank them enough for providing the service they do to the facility.”

Lauren Harris, Speech Pathologist, Brighton Rehabilitation

“Lauren is a rock of Brighton Rehabilitation. She is a clinician that wants to help, is fearless with her excel spreadsheets, and is free with her knowledge because she has the understanding that it will ultimately support what she values most – patient care.

“Lauren is one of those shining stars that sees opportunities and freely assists. She shines even brighter as there are times that she will see an opportunity and she will develop up ideas and possibly solutions independently.

“She leaves the service that much brighter with every contact that she has.”

Jennifer Beyer, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Brighton Rehabilitation

“Jenny is new to the service, but she is already a star. Her high expectations of others, willingness to provide feedback, and tireless energy to improve the service is what shines so bright.

“She values patients and clinical excellence, and pushes others to consider their own approaches. 

“When the service had a significant deterioration of a patient, Jenny was there observing, directing and rapidly calling on the expertise of others to support – including for the immediate emotional needs of staff.

“Jenny is a star that we hope will continue to shine brightly in the years to come.”

Brighton Rehabilitation Unit

“The Brighton Rehabilitation Unit should receive a Shining Star award due to their compassionate and caring nature which improves our patient’s experience and outcomes.

“This team’s work is not only invaluable to Metro North  hospitals, their efforts support many patients to gain the confidence, capability and personal tools to return home safely.

“The Brighton Rehabilitation Team is empowering people to live their best life after trauma or a serious medical condition.”

Spotlight: Gannet House Shining Star

Julie Euler,
Recreation Officer, Gannet House

“This even involves dressing up in outrageous outfits as she often does for theme days.

“Julie always encourages resident involvement in the planning of programs and to make suggestions such as the recent horse therapy visit we had.

“Julie’s happy, positive attitude is infectious!”

A journey down memory lane

Our team of Recreational Officers are consistently finding ways to entertain our residents at Gannet and Cooinda House.

Recently, the Gannet House residents enjoyed a visit from Faith, a 12-year-old mare, and her handler Merril.

Recreational Officer Julie Euler said bringing Faith into aged care was an enjoyable journey down memory lane for many of the residents.

“It brought back some great memories and provides another creative and enjoyable way we can entertain the residents,” she said.

However, this is not the only thing that our recreational officers do to make our residents’ experience fun and entertaining.

Julie mentioned they regularly delivered themed activities based on popular celebrations such as St Patrick’s Day and Chinese New Year.

“The residents are also treated to bus outings, arts, crafts and music workshops, and party and movie nights.”

Spotlight: Oral Health in Aged Care

Ever considered the cost associated with maintaining good oral hygiene among residents of an aged care facility, especially if mobility is an issue?

Following a promising study of teledentistry in the residential aged care sector, our Oral Health colleagues have been supporting some of the residents at Gannet and Cooinda House.

Recently, the team was on hand to care for a number of patient requiring immediate care and treatment.

And, planning is underway to look at ways the Metro North Oral Health Service could deliver oral health care safely and more effectively in public residential facilities. We will keep you posted on any developments!

FAST FACTS

Of the nearly 22,000 episodes of direct rehabilitation care in the community last year,
more than 7,000  were delivered virtually.

The majority of aged care residents at Gannet House are aged over 70 years.

Spotlight: Dizzi-less project looks at phsiotherapist management

A Dizzi-less project to optimise physiotherapy assessment and management of people with vertigo or imbalance has begun at Brighton.

The project, led by Ann Rahmann, aims to enable appropriate physiotherapy management for clients across Metro North, particularly in the northern part of the district to save clients having to travel to TPCH or RBWH to access this clinical service.

Dysfunction of the vestibular system in the inner ear can cause dizziness and vertigo, increasing the risk of falls and reducing quality of life regardless of age of onset.

The first phase of this project developed a short vestibular screening tool (VST+) to quickly identify which clients would benefit from a vestibular physiotherapy assessment.

The second phase of this project will provide clinical upskilling and implement a peer support network for vestibular physiotherapy champions within COH clinical teams.

Around 500 patients are compassionately helped to access an aged care home each year
through the Interim Care service.

Compliment – Community Transition Care Program

The son of a patient from the Community Transition Care Program wanted to pass on his appreciation for the care, co-ordination and professionalism provided by the team.

He recalled reading the CTCP brochure in hospital before his mother’s discharge.

He was impressed by the services offered by CTCP and grateful for when these services were put in place on discharge.

The son wanted to tell us that all of the staff that have come to visit his mother have been great and is thankful for everything that they have done.

Nominate a Sandgate Dental Clinic Shining Star!

Our next Shining Star Award will be focused on the Sandgate Dental Clinic alongside the executive visit this month.

We encourage Sandgate Dental Clinic staff in particular to nominate a colleague or team for
the April Shining Star Award by sending a 50-100 word submission to COH-Communications@health.qld.gov.au

Nominations close Wednesday 12 April.

The next COH executive visit and Shining Star Awards

Sandgate Dental Clinic
Staff Morning Tea

Tuesday 18 April
@ 11:00 am