Augmented reality

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Augmented reality in aged care for sensory stimulation

Dorothy gazed at the brightly coloured fish swimming in a pond full of lily pads. “Had she played in the pond growing up?” we ask. Dorothy describes to us her childhood and…

22nd June 2020

Art Therapy Bankstown

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Creating art as an expression of our lives

Creative Legacy Artist and Coordinator, Grace Faint-Ludemann is facilitating a beautiful lifestyle activity at Bankstown Terrace Care Community over the next month.…

1st June 2020

Cindy receiving her clothes

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Purposeful partnerships through care communities

Community partnerships are invaluable to us at Opal. We believe that we can only provide the best possible care when we do so in partnership with others. We choose to work with…

25th May 2020

Jim's story

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Jim’s Radio Show – an unexpected return to the airwaves

During Jim Fleming’s 43 year career in broadcasting, his breakfast show became something of an institution as his dulcet tones rang out across the regional Queensland airwaves…

20th May 2020

community says Thanks

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Our Opal community says Thanks for Caring

Nurturing our relationships with family and friends is as important as ever and is at the heart of our approach to care. Throughout COVID-19 our residents have been sending…

8th May 2020

Joan Sale Garden

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Person centred care ensures genuine human connection

  Human connection is vital now as much as ever. Our person-centred care fundamentally means deeply knowing our residents and acknowledging each person as an…

4th May 2020

Gardening

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The healing power of gardening

  Research has shown that gardening is an activity that promotes overall health and quality of life, physical strength, fitness and flexibility, cognitive ability and…

27th April 2020

Residents with coloured hair

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Having a really good hair day!

Maintaining a positive and joyful atmosphere for our residents is at the heart of what we do at Opal. We strive to deeply get to know our residents and their likes and…

17th April 2020

Max the elephant image

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Max stays connected

  Meet Max. He represents so many of our residents in his need to stay connected with his family and friends. Watch Max come to life in the adorable animation below…

10th April 2020

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