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News & Stories

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.

At Opal HealthCare we are always striving to improve the wellbeing of the wider community by being a sustainable organisation. In our Social Impact Report, we share some of the many things we do to realise a more prosperous future for our people, places and planet.

Click here to view our annual Social Impact Report. 
Managing Dementia

Care Community stories

Managing Dementia through experience

Managing Dementia We recognise that people living with dementia can continue to live active and rich lives many years after their diagnosis. Maureen, a resident at …

23rd September 2021

illnesses associated with dementia

Care Community stories

Illnesses associated with dementia

Dementia is not a single disease, but a term used to describe the symptoms of a range of illnesses which cause a progressive decline in the ability to think and perform everyday…

22nd September 2021

MRAG

Care Community stories

Art and Dementia - Connecting with the world

This year the theme of Dementia Action Week is "A little support makes a big difference” which highlights that people living with dementia can continue to live well for years…

20th September 2021

Samira Quakers Hillside Chef

Videos

Chef delights in Aged Care

Many chefs have a signature dish. For Samira, our head chef at Quakers Hillside, that special dish is baklava. Samira says that baking the decadent Middle Eastern treat…

19th September 2021

STEP intergenerational program

Care Community stories

Intergenerational friendships benefit young and old

As people age and their social networks become smaller, it’s important they have opportunities to continue to engage with the wider community. Story-sharing across the…

16th September 2021

Appreciation Station at Kawana Waters

Our Team

Caring for our carers – R U OK?

Asking anyone who works in the front-line of healthcare ‘R U OK?’ is more important now than ever. Because asking them R U OK? is about taking care of our carers. Among a…

9th September 2021

Sale Agricultural Show

Care Community stories

Sale Agricultural Show

As the old saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” That’s exactly what our residents did when they found out their beloved annual tradition would not go ahead…

2nd September 2021

Exercises for mobility

Care Community stories

How Joy transformed her health with exercises for mobility

Joy, a cheerful resident with a cheeky sense of humour has been living with us at Bankstown Terrace Care Community for nearly two years. She has made great strides in her…

26th August 2021

Barbara and Playgroup WA

Care Community stories

Fun for all ages

In 2020, Murdoch Gardens Care Community partnered with Playgroup WA, a community of mums and bubs seeking connection with older people. Every Monday, Playgroup WA visits…

19th August 2021

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