Holiday stay at Nardy House

James Blinman enjoying pizza with staff member Kylie Salway. James loves  having respite  at Nardy House.  He says  the views are beautiful and the grass is lovely and green at the moment. Staff love having James visit, we all look forward to his good wisdom and comical conversations.    

Profile – Nathan Johnston

My name is Nathan Johnston. I was born with cerebral palsy and I live in The Bega Valley, New South Wales, Australia. My work history started in Horticulture at Tulgeen Riverside Nursery. I next moved onto Homecare Direct shopping where I was a product distributor progressing to manager for the Bega Valley area. My next … Read more

Mitzi Hyland – Profile

Mitzi Hyland is the Clinical Care Co-Ordinator/Manager of Nardy House Inc. Mitzi obtained her Bachelor of Nursing Degree in 2010. She rotated between Bega District Hospital and Pambula Hospital and after completing  First Line Emergency Care and Nurse Delegated Emergency Care courses, Mitzi commenced working in Emergency care and a Nurse led Clinic at Pambula. … Read more

Profile – Denise Redmond

We are doing a series of profiles.Our first profile is of our CEO, Denise Redmond.   Denise Redmond is CEO of Nardy House Inc. This organization provides respite and permanent accommodation to people with profound disabilities aged 0-65. The organization runs 24/7 and has Registered Nurses and Disability Support Workers supporting residents at all times … Read more

New support worker

We have a new support worker Jessica Shipton commence employment at Nardy this week. Whilst on the floor, Jessica picked up a guitar and all the participants and staff had a lovely sing along. In addition to Jessica singing, Cassy Sweeny and Claudia Bartlet entertained the participants as they bobbed along to the music. Not … Read more

Ila family outing

Ila having a wonderful time with her sister Florence, grandparents Rob & Pam, and cousins Emmett & Reid. With the participants and staff from Nardy House and Ila’s family, there were 13 friends all enjoying party time at Nardy and an early breakfast at Raven’s at Narooma. Ila was a wonderful entertainer, giving us some … Read more

Airway Management

Dysphagia can be a high risk for those with a profound disability. Coughing and choking is a common occurrence which needs careful food preparation and monitoring whilst participants have their diet and fluid intake. Staff at Nardy House have completed education on “what to do “in the event of a participant with a foreign object … Read more

Ila Smith White’s 16th birthday

A big happy birthday to Ila, who turned 16 years old this week. Ila enjoyed the day opening presents from her mother Nicole, Grandparents Robert and Pam and sister Florence. Ila also enjoyed having a long chat with Ma & Pa on the mobile phone. The highlight of Ila’s day was eating the birthday cake … Read more

Nardy House Highlights for 2023

Over the past 12 months we have seen many changes to Nardy House. The most exciting change will be the opening of the hydrotherapy pool hopefully mid-2024. The pool will be available to anyone who has a disability, or injury, and has a physiotherapist/hydrotherapist program in place. We are currently looking at hydrotherapy training for … Read more