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
From finance to aged care – Kimberley’s leadership story
Kimberley Richter, Customer Support Manager at Burpengary Gardens Care Community, has never shied away from a challenge. After getting her start in finance, Kimberley became the…
3rd April 2025
News & Events
Growing in NSW
Cranbrook Care’s five residential aged care communities in New South Wales today officially become part of Opal HealthCare, one of Australia’s leading aged care providers.The union…
3rd March 2025
Care Community stories
Creative connections spark a beautiful friendship
Intergenerational relationships promote understanding, empathy and respect between people of all ages. At Glenmore Park Care Community in western Sydney, a mutual passion for art h…
21st February 2025
Care Community stories
Celebrating love at Marsden Park Care Community
If you needed proof The Beatles were onto something when they sang “All you need is love”, you’d have found it at Marsden Park Care Community on Valentine’s Day. On a beautiful …
14th February 2025
Care Community stories
Conversation creates belonging
Every second Tuesday at Altona Gardens Care Community in Melbourne’s western suburbs, a humble coffee grinder, known as a mlin, stands as a metaphor for the power of connection. …
29th January 2025
Care Community stories
The power of music in speech therapy
At Meadowbank Grove Care Community in Sydney, our team and speech pathology students from the University of Sydney are bringing serious fun to supporting residents with communicati…
15th January 2025
Care Community stories
From paralegal to care manager
For Rachel, Care Manager at Mandurah Coast Care Community in Western Australia, a career move to the aged care sector was driven by a heightened sense of meaning. “I’d worked as…
13th January 2025
Care Community stories
Competition and community inspires movement
The human body was designed to move. Any exercise, however small, helps us feel and think better. And that’s especially important as we age, when our activity levels may reduce. Ou…
19th December 2024
Care Community stories
Helping Margaret live her fullest life in care
The beautiful garden beds and hanging baskets outside Margaret’s bedroom are a haven for local birdlife. A labour of love for Margaret and our team, they’re a deeply personal symbo…
9th December 2024