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
Embracing a culture of generosity
We are blessed to have authentic relationships with many community members who generously contribute their time and resources to enhance the health and wellbeing of our residents. …
3rd March 2021
Care Community stories
Joe finds joy at Bankstown Terrace!
When Joe first moved to Bankstown Terrace Care Community from the Sutherland Hospital, he had been living alone grieving for his wife after she had passed away. He felt he had been…
17th February 2021
Our Team
CareerTrackers paves the way for Indigenous youth
We are proud to be partnered with CareerTrackers as they drive career development opportunities for young Indigenous people in Australia. Kim, who joined our Opal family in Novembe…
10th February 2021
Care Community stories
The importance of movement
Our in-house Wellness Centres focus on improving the mobility of our residents which among other benefits, significantly contributes to their quality of life and improves long-term…
3rd February 2021
Care Community stories
Christmas card community collaboration
This year Narraweena Grove Care Community, in association with the students of St John The Apostle Catholic Primary School, were chosen to be involved in the design and production …
22nd December 2020
Care Community stories
Courage, Connection and Heart
Our book, 2020, The Year of Courage, Connection, and Heart captures just some of these remarkable moments with a selection of snapshots taken by our Opal HealthCare team throughout…
14th December 2020
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