HammondCare explained

HammondCare
Formation:1932
Founder:Robert Brodribb Hammond
Purpose:Aged care and health services
Headquarters:St Leonards, NSW
Key People:Andrew Thorburn (CEO)
Website:https://www.hammond.com.au/

HammondCare is a not-for-profit independent Christian charity that provides aged care and health services including residential care, home care, community health and hospital care.

History

HammondCare was established in1932 during the Great Depression when thousands of poverty-stricken rent-paying families were evicted from their inner-Sydney homes. In response to this crisis Anglican Archdeacon Robert Brodribb Hammond (also known as Rev Bob Hammond) used his own funds to purchase land near Liverpool which was later named as Hammondville. Families who were homeless or facing homelessness from eviction were offered an opportunity to rent-purchase a home on this pioneer settlement, providing them with stability and independence through home ownership.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The work of Bob Hammond was the birth of the charitable organisation now known as HammondCare.

In 1995, HammondCare opened its first small household or cottage dementia care home[6] and also founded the Dementia Centre in Australia (and more recently in the UK) as a provider of dementia-related research, development and support services.[7] 1995 also saw the appointment of Stephen Judd as CEO.[8] [9]

HammondCare Head Office is located in St Leonards, NSW with local offices located with residential care homes and other health, aged and dementia care services throughout Australia.[10] [11] [12]

In 2021 HammondCare partnered with Coles Supermarkets to build mini, dementia-friendly supermarkets within their care homes nationally.[13]

The University of Sydney announced partnership with HammondCare in March 2022 to shape the sector through collaboration on research, education and social impact.[14]

Services

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References

  1. Web site: Hammond, Robert Brodribb Stewart The Dictionary of Sydney . 2022-03-09 . dictionaryofsydney.org.
  2. Web site: HAMMONDVILLE . 2022-03-09 . www.parliament.nsw.gov.au.
  3. Web site: 2011-04-07 . Robert Hammond . 2022-03-09 . A tribute to influential Australian Christians . en.
  4. Book: Lake, Meredith . Faith in action : HammondCare . 2013 . UNSW Press . 978-1-74224-616-1 . Sydney . 834594846.
  5. Book: The Concise Encyclopedia of Australia . 1979 . Horowitz . 978-0-7255-0597-4 . en.
  6. Dyer . Suzanne M. . Liu . Enwu . Gnanamanickam . Emmanuel S. . Milte . Rachel . Easton . Tiffany . Harrison . Stephanie L. . Bradley . Clare E. . Ratcliffe . Julie . Crotty . Maria . 2018-06-04 . Clustered domestic residential aged care in Australia: fewer hospitalisations and better quality of life . Medical Journal of Australia . 208 . 10 . 433–438 . 10.5694/mja17.00861 . 29848247 . 44107996 . 0025-729X.
  7. Web site: HammondCare and the Dementia Centre . 2022-06-08 . The University of Edinburgh . en.
  8. Web site: January 26th . Eternity News . Comment . 2021 06:00 AM Add a . 2021-01-25 . AM for Stephen Judd, builder of HammondCare - Eternity News . 2022-09-07 . www.eternitynews.com.au . en-AU.
  9. Web site: Third Bernard G. Judd Memorial Lecture, a Family Affair . 2022-09-07 . christiantoday.com.au . en.
  10. Web site: Agenda . Australian Ageing . 2021-09-21 . HammondCare announces new dementia cottages . 2022-03-09 . Australian Ageing Agenda . en-AU.
  11. Web site: Our Locations HammondCare . 2022-05-30 . www.hammond.com.au . en-gb.
  12. Web site: Agenda . Australian Ageing . 2022-03-01 . HammondCare opens Horsley expansion . 2022-06-08 . Australian Ageing Agenda . en-AU.
  13. Web site: Coles to build 'mini supermarkets' inside aged care facilities . 2022-06-08 . www.9news.com.au.
  14. Web site: University of Sydney and HammondCare announce partnership . 2022-06-08 . The University of Sydney . en-AU.
  15. Web site: Health . Australian Government Department of . 2019-12-19 . Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) . 2022-06-14 . Australian Government Department of Health . en.

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