Bolton Clarke Farnorha, Cairns

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Bolton Clarke Farnorha, Cairns

Our beautiful Bolton Clarke Farnorha community is centrally located in a quiet pocket of Westcourt in Cairns in the tropical Far North.

The community provides high-quality aged care in a friendly, secure and comfortable residential environment. To help you live well in a safe and friendly environment, our team is happy to take you for a tour of your new Cairns home, assist you through the application process or tell you more about our community. Bolton Clarke is Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit aged care provider shaping the future of positive ageing. With RSL Queensland and the Royal District Nursing Service at the heart of our DNA, we have been caring for Australians since 1885. Today, our exceptional teams support more than 130,000 people to live independently at home and across our 43 retirement living communities and 88 residential aged care homes. Everything we do is dedicated to enabling, celebrating and supporting older Australians to live and age positively.

18/03/2026

International Women's Day celebrations at Farnorha were marked with a decadent high tea, with the team and residents raising their teacups to all the wonderful achievements of women from around the world and within the home!

07/03/2026

Today is International Women’s Day, and we’re recognising the foundational role women have played in our organisation, from its beginnings to the present. From Lady Janet Clarke’s tireless commitment to rallying government and community support for those most in need, to Prime Minister Alfred Deakin’s wife Pattie who accompanied our early nurses on their rounds, to our 16,000+ workforce today, Bolton Clarke has been shaped by the vision, hard work and expertise of generations of women across leadership, support and frontline care services.

03/03/2026

Northern Pride and North Queensland Cowboys Women stopped by to say hello to Farnorha residents this week. Players Bree, Tahlulah and Joe signed posters and had a chat in the lead up to the season starting!

02/03/2026

Today (3 March) is World Hearing Day and with almost half of Australians older than 75 having difficulty hearing, it's important to understand how you can take early action to help minimise the social and health impacts of hearing loss.

Here are our top tips to manage your hearing health:
🎧 Protect your hearing by avoiding exposure to loud noise
📆 Check your hearing regularly
👨‍⚕️ If you have trouble hearing, don't tough it out - get professional advice
🦻 Take advantage of hearing aids and other assistive technology

You can read more about maintaining your hearing health in our latest whitepaper 👉 https://www.boltonclarke.com.au/news-resources/white-papers/hearing-and-your-health-world-hearing-day-2026/

19/02/2026

Valentine's Day was extra special with endless smiles and lots of love filling the home over the weekend.😍

16/02/2026

On 17th February, 2025, Bolton Clarke began its celebration of 140 years caring for Australians. Today we're sharing this compilation of our 140 years stories - the stories that underpin our ongoing work and innovation to help Australians live and age well.

06/02/2026

While the weather has been less than ideal in Cairns lately, residents took advantage of the short reprieve this week and enjoyed a good old Aussie barbecue. There were sausages and Greek salad to accompany a beer or wine, along with a tropical mango and kiwi fruit salad handmade by Nicky for dessert. A big thank you to volunteer Gillian for cooking the barbecue! Resident Don shared his thoughts after lunch, stating that his time at Farnorha keeps getting better every day, even after living at the home for over seven years!

24/12/2025

We are wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year during this very special time!🎄

22/12/2025

Last month, resident Joyce celebrated a massive milestone turning 100! She marked the big day with her family, friends and the Farnorha community.

16/12/2025

With only 10 sleeps until the big day, residents have started the festivities early with their Christmas Party!

09/12/2025

The festive season can be a particularly overwhelming time for people with dementia and their carers – especially where family events are involved.
Bolton Clarke Senior Research Fellow Claudia Meyer says preparing yourself and your family can help make celebrations more enjoyable for everyone.

Dementia and the festive season: tips for carers | Bolton Clarke

17/11/2025

On this day in 1926 we opened Melbourne’s first after care home to provide transitional care for people of all ages after a hospital stay. MDNS President Jessie Henderson described the hospital as “a new expression of an old need”. Today, we’re still finding new ways to meet community needs, from our parenting, birth and baby telephone helpline to telehealth, home and community support and in our retirement villages and aged care homes.

Address

257 Lyons Street
Cairns, QLD
4870

Website

https://www.boltonclarke.com.au/living-options/residential-aged-care/farnorha/

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