Peter steps up with Juniper TCP

Stepping into Juniper’s Transition Care Program (TCP) at Juniper Annesley has provided a pathway for Peter Dunlop to get back to his normal life.

A retired clinical psychologist, the 81-year-old sustained a broken right ankle after being struck by a car on a walk home late last year.

After a three-week stay at Royal Perth Hospital to realign his ankle, which involved surgery, pinning, and a plaster cast, Peter was discharged with a non-weight-bearing restriction and required to wear a moon boot.

With the bedroom and bathroom of his Shenton Park home upstairs, Peter transferred from hospital to Juniper’s TCP at Juniper Annesley in Bentley with the goal of being able to get home and successfully navigate the stairs to access his bedroom and bathroom.

TCP provides short term care for up to 12 weeks for those who need additional support after staying in hospital. Juniper’s TCP takes a reablement approach, supporting people like Peter to be as independent as possible and get back to, or as close as possible, to where they were before their hospital stay. Juniper’s TCP is delivered by a multidisciplinary team comprising of nurses, allied health professionals, and support staff.

“My main concern was walking up and down stairs,” Peter said.

“The physio said if I didn’t focus on my recovery properly, I’d never get my full walking back and that convinced me.”