Blue Care started as the Blue Nursing Service in 1953 and has grown into one of Australia's leading providers of community health and residential aged care, caring for more than 12,500 people every day. We are one of the many not-for-profit organisations that provide health care as part of Uniting Care Queensland, a network of Uniting Church agencies dedicated to assisting individuals, families and communities. We promote and deliver quality caring services based on the compassion of Christ. This site now incorporates the following Blue Care Lower South Coast /Tweed respite Care (Akirra Cottages ) and Kirrahaven Aged Care Facilities