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. 
Jim's story

Care Community stories

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

Cristine Care Manager

Videos

Journey from Registered Nurse to Care Manager

Cristine is currently a Care Manager at one of our newer homes and has been with Opal HealthCare for six years in three different Opal Care Communities. Starting off as a…

15th May 2020

graduate nurse program

Videos

Nurse Graduate Program

Lifelong learning begins the moment a nurse begins their career at Opal HealthCare as part of our Graduate nurse Program 2020. View this year's graduates from our 2019…

11th May 2020

community says Thanks

Care Community stories

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

Care Community stories

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

Care Community stories

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

Easter bunny visits Opal Kawana Waters

News & Events

Easter bunny visits Kawana Waters

The Easter Bunny really knows how to make an entrance with impact on the Sunshine Coast. Kawana Waters care community received an unexpected visit that really caused a…

20th April 2020

Residents with coloured hair

Care Community stories

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

Care Community stories

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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