News & Stories
Aged Care News and Stories
We publish regular stories of joy from across our Care Communities and invite you to share in these stories, videos, insights, news and events. To us, quality aged care means supporting peoples’ physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellbeing and we share those stories here.
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Care Community stories
Connecting with our communities
We are grateful to have strong bonds to the communities in which we live. We truly appreciate the support given to us at Opal HealthCare and any contribution, be it big or small ca…
7th December 2020
Care Community stories
It's party time! Our 40's inspired Dance
Our residents at Ashfield Terrace in Ashfield, Sydney love a party! They decided to invite fellow residents from four other Opal care homes to join in the fun in their 40’s themed …
4th December 2020
Care Community stories
Pursuing passions in aged care
We encourage our residents to explore their talents and enjoy pursuing passions and the things they love in life. For many of our residents, this could mean rediscovering earlier i…
27th November 2020
Care Community stories
Sale Gardens Show goes ahead
The Sale Show in Gippsland, Victoria is an event our residents look forward to every November and when our Sale Gardens residents found out the event was cancelled this year due to…
25th November 2020
News & Events
Wallarah Point Care Community in Toukley welcomes first residents
On Monday we opened our doors at Wallarah Point Care Community in New South Wales to our first residents. Our new home is in a stunning location in Toukley, capturing sweeping view…
18th November 2020
Care Community stories
Community Partnerships through work placements
Our Care Communities in WA have had the wonderful opportunity to open their doors again to high school students for their work placements. Our lifestyle team at Murdoch Gardens Car…
3rd November 2020
Care Community stories
Resident-run supermarket transforms lives at Alfred Cove
A simple idea has transformed the daily lives of residents at our Alfred Cove Care Community, where a resident-run supermarket, known as the OGA, has become a thriving hub for shop…
20th October 2020
Care Community stories
Living a meaningful and active life with dementia
Dementia Action Week raises awareness to the fact that people living with dementia can continue to live active and rich lives many years after diagnosis and as a community we must …
7th October 2020
Videos
Journey to Client Services Officer
Moving into aged care can be overwhelming for many individuals. As our Client Services Officer, Pritpal helps our residents to transition from the hospital or home into aged care. …
28th September 2020