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What the Support at Home Delay Means for Older Australians

on Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Australian Government recently announced a delay in the rollout of its new Support at Home program, shifting the start date from July 1 to November 1, 2025. This program is a key component of the broader aged care reforms, including the new Aged Care Act, aimed at enhancing in-home care services for older Australians.

What the Support at Home Delay Means for Older Australians

Leonie Celebrates 40 Years with Resthaven

on Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Leonie Mules, Enrolled Nurse at Resthaven Port Elliot, is this year marking 40 years of employment with Resthaven. ‘I started at Resthaven Bellevue Heights, on a four-week contract,’ Leonie says. ‘And things just went on from there!’ Leonie was recommended the job by her mother, who was working as a cook at the site.

Leonie Celebrates 40 Years with Resthaven

“Resthaven Twins” Celebrate 90th Birthday

on Monday, June 23, 2025

Twins, Mrs Lynette Pickering and Mrs Heather Hender (a former Resthaven Board Member) have always been there for one another. From celebrating successes, to shouldering burdens and everything in between. Turning 90 on 30 November this year, the pair share a birth year with Resthaven, which is also celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2025.

“Resthaven Twins” Celebrate 90th Birthday

Caring and support: Dot helps makes life a little easier

on Monday, June 16, 2025

Dorothy ‘Dot’ Mickan, a dedicated Resthaven Home Support Worker, was honoured with the inaugural President Award at the 2025 Resthaven Excellence Awards. With a lifelong passion for care shaped by her own family’s experience, Dot brings warmth, resilience and deep compassion to her work supporting older people in the Murray Mallee Hills region. Her story reflects decades of personal commitment to community care and the evolution of aged care services in South Australia.

Caring and support: Dot helps makes life a little easier