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A retirement village resident of IRT Links Seaside Wollongong has caught a glimpse of the future after being selected to test drive an Ohmni telepresence robot in his home.
In December 2020, Resthaven Aberfoyle Park celebrated Resthaven’s 85th anniversary with a day of nostalgia.
Approaching an ageing loved one about entering residential aged care can be daunting. Many older people have a fear of being ‘sent to an old age home’ and most of the time they want to continue living in their own home – because that is where it feels familiar and safe to them. But there will come a time where you may notice someone you care about reach a point where they are struggling to take care of themselves, or their home, like they used to.
The Group Homes Australia (GHA) model is firmly built on the belief that people living with dementia thrive in a home environment. GHA homes are ordinary homes, on ordinary suburban streets, where 6 to 10 residents live together. Residents have 24-hour care, provided by a team of staff called ‘Homemakers’.
Catholic Healthcare has released a series of five new videos featuring the benefits of a Home Care Package. These videos are a great tool to help navigate what a Home Care Package is and what it can be used for to help seniors live at home independently for longer.
We all agree that 2020 has been a year like no other, full of unique challenges and circumstances that none of us could have imagined possible. It has also been a year where Opal Healthcare's care communities have seen the power of the human spirit rise to meet those challenges in the most extraordinary ways.
Catholic Healthcare is seeking volunteers to join its Community Visitors Scheme (CVS), a national program aimed to enrich the quality of life of seniors living at home and in residential aged care homes. Volunteers are matched with clients or residents, as a way to ease social isolation and provide friendship and support to senior Australians.
Residents from five aged care facilities channelled their inner artist during lockdown, with art packs gifted to the centres as part of the City of Greater Dandenong’s 9 by 5 Exhibition.
The Christmas spirit is alive and well at a not-for-profit Mercy Health aged care home, thanks to the creative talents of one of the residents - 90-year-old Ethel Delmenico.
Christmas is a time to rest and recharge for the coming year ahead. It is also a time that sparks interest in respite care for carers who may be needing a well-earned break. For carers, respite accommodation means having time for rest and rejuvenation. For their loved ones, it means being supported by 24/7 nursing staff, nutritious daily meals and comfortable air-conditioned rooms.
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