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After spending years knitting jumpers for fairy penguins, dedicated Mornington local Betty Bilson has finally come face to face with her first penguin, thanks to not-for-profit aged care provider Benetas’ One Wish program.
In today's society, it is not very unusual for women to travel for study or to start their own business, but when Connie Hayter left her rural upbringing for the bustling streets of Sydney 80 years ago, she was one of a kind.
A much loved resident of Seasons Aged Care Kallangur, Connie was born on February 25, 1915 and recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
At 109 years old, Alfred ‘Alfie’ Date is Australia’s oldest man. Living in a retirement home on the New South Wales Central Coast, Alfie was asked by two nurses to help make the sweaters – putting his 80 years of knitting skills to good use.
Yesterday the Abbott Government delivered on its commitment to establish an alternative program to Labor’s Dementia Supplement, announcing an initiative to expand support for aged care residents experiencing severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
