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Social Support Groups: Ageing with new friends

on Monday, September 3, 2018

Having a regular event to go to every week does a lot for someone’s mental health. Especially for the elderly who feel isolated.

Social Support Groups: Ageing with new friends

Montessori Changing the Lives of a Different Generation

on Monday, September 3, 2018

One Australian is diagnosed with dementia every six minutes, and the problem is only getting worse because of Australia’s ageing population. Not-for-profit organisation, Villa Maria Catholic Homes, has spent the past 12 months introducing the person-centred Montessori practice to support people living with dementia at its residential aged care communities across Victoria.

Montessori Changing the Lives of a Different Generation

Seek support early: Dementia Awareness Month

on Friday, August 31, 2018

Get a second opinion and trust your instincts. That’s the message from Glen Iris resident Maria Giacomantonio ahead of September’s Dementia Awareness Month. Maria is a full-time carer for her husband of 52 years, Dominic, 82, who is living with Lewy body disease, one of the most common causes of dementia among older people.

Seek support early: Dementia Awareness Month

ACH Group Welcomes Sun-Life Visitors

on Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Leading not-for-profit aged care provider ACH Group has welcomed a group of 12 aged care workers from Sun-Life, an aged care organisation based in Japan.