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Lavington local, Lola Bradley, will be celebrating her 100th birthday on the 26 June. This is an important milestone for Lola, who is an avid painter, but a great opportunity for the entire community to acknowledge and celebrate. She is the first centenarian at Southern Cross Care Lavington Residential Aged Care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a variety of challenges for us all. One thing we can all relate to is the loss of engagement while we try to adapt to new ways of connecting with family and friends. By Guest Author, Maree McCabe, CEO Dementia Australia.
Australians are being urged to thank aged care workers – the forgotten heroes of Australia’s response to the pandemic - in a new campaign launched by one of the largest not-for-profit providers of aged care, Uniting.
With more than 459,000 Australians estimated to be living with dementia in 2020, there is a growing need for a highly skilled aged care workforce to provide dementia care. However, even with appropriate levels of education, there are substantial barriers for individuals and organisations in applying this newly-acquired knowledge to practice.
