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A group of Year 10 and 11 students from Riverside Christian College is about to start a school-based traineeship and Certificate III in Individual Support using PresCare’s communities as their living classroom. The seven students will undertake a two-year traineeship, initially making use of the training room, but in time working with the PresCare teams so they gain valuable hands-on experience caring for residents.
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.
As a primary caregiver for her elderly parents, Nyo Khin's experiences highlight the critical role that services like the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) play in ensuring the well-being of both caregivers and care recipients.
By guest author, Care Connect CEO Lynda Chalmers
It’s hard to find someone who isn’t feeling overwhelmed these days. Between work, family, and the constant juggle of everyday life, everyone I speak to seems to have far too much on their plate. But if you’re a working woman who is both raising children and caring for ageing parents, chances are your plate is a little fuller than most.
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.
RSL LifeCare is proud to announce it has been awarded $170,000 in funding under the NSW Government’s Return to Work Pathways Program to deliver a transformative new initiative that supports women in regional NSW to become qualified carers for veterans and seniors.
Family and friends matter when it comes to navigating life’s ups and downs. So, what can you do to keep the special bond alive when an elderly parent is living with dementia?
Ibis Care has launched its latest sustainability project in the form of a Fashion Recycling Room at their Blakehurst Home – an initiative designed to breathe new life into pre-loved fashion while building on the provider’s commitment to community.
When it comes to winning awards, once is good, but winning a second time is twice as nice. Carinity has been recognised as the winner of ProductReview.com.au’s annual awards in the Health Services category for 2025. It’s the second year in a row Carinity has taken out the award.
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.
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