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
4 reasons why animals are important in aged care
Most pet owners will agree that animal interaction can improve physical, mental and social wellbeing. Many of our Opal HealthCare Care Communities regularly welcome animal visitors…
13th May 2021
Care Community stories
Balance and Strength
At our brand new state-of-the-art HCA wellness centre in Kawana Waters Care Community, balance and strength are two of the key drivers for engaging our residents to work towards ta…
4th May 2021
Care Community stories
Living the dream
From a young age, Ray Holley has always dreamed of flying high and recently he took a step closer with his first ever skydive from a plane 14,000 feet above the ground. Ray, aged 9…
29th April 2021
Care Community stories
Living well in care
It is natural to want to live in a place where you feel safe and included. By enhancing the indoor and outdoor living spaces in our care communities, we are creating homely environ…
26th April 2021
Care Community stories
Consistent exercise is the key
Our new on-site wellness centre at Tweed River Care Community is a great place for residents to stay active, with an expert team of physiotherapists, exercise physiologists and occ…
23rd April 2021
Care Community stories
Never too late to fall in love
Marie and Ron met in January 2019 at Cameron Park Care Community but their whirlwind romance really only began less than a year ago when they attended an exercise class together. …
19th April 2021
Care Community stories
The antidote to ageism
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO), Global Report on Ageism* released in March, half of the world’s population is believed to hold ageist attitudes towards older pe…
8th April 2021
Our Team
Senior leadership roles available in WA
A Regional General Manager (RGM) role within aged care is a uniquely rewarding career and Opal HealthCare is a hugely supportive environment in which to make the move. Whilst we ar…
16th March 2021
Our Team
Regional Manager is a uniquely rewarding career
Edwina Caesar is Opal HealthCare’s Regional General Manager in Queensland, where she is responsible for ten care communities. Her career in Australia began 25 years ago when she mi…
8th March 2021