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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.

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Nursing Reform

News & Events

Fulltime nursing reform welcome

Opal HealthCare supports proposed reforms to the aged care system that aim to improve sub-acute care for older Australians. The Australian Parliament is currently debating…

9th September 2022

Narrandera Homestead

Care Community stories

The fine art of enjoying life

Gary’s been making art since he was a boy. Murals, landscapes, wildlife – anything to do with nature is his thing. Now living at Narrandera Homestead Care Community in rural NSW…

19th August 2022

managing parkinsons disease

Care Community stories

Importance of exercise for managing Parkinsons disease

The importance of exercise in managing Parkinson's disease has been evident in Dieter's ability to alleviate his symptoms at Carine Parkside’s wellness centre. Dieter…

13th August 2022

Wellness Centre

News & Events

Wellness Centre Kawana Waters- Iain Powell

When Iain moved into Kawana Waters Care Community two years ago, he was restricted to a wheel chair and was not able to mobilise on his own. Iain decided to join our in-house…

11th August 2022

Anticipation benefits wellbeing

Care Community stories

Always looking forward

Having a cuppa with a friend. Sharing a joke and a laugh with someone like-minded. The power of having something to look forward to cannot be underestimated! We all need…

29th July 2022

Aged care reform

News & Events

Aged care reform welcome

Opal HealthCare today welcomed the introduction of a suite of aged care reforms into the Federal Parliament, and urged MPs to pass the proposed legislation into law as soon as…

27th July 2022

caring careers

Our Team

Building caring careers through the Opal HealthCare Academy

As Australia’s ageing population grows so does the need for capable and competent aged care workers who can deliver the highest standard of care. To us, continually investing…

19th July 2022

Walking after a fractured knee cap

Care Community stories

Walking after a fractured knee cap

Kaye moved into Ashfield Terrace Care Community (formally Cardinal Freeman) when she needed some help following a hospital stay as a result of a fractured kneecap. For Kaye,…

15th July 2022

Caring for animals affected by the NSW floods

Care Community stories

Caring for animals affected by the NSW floods

Tweed Rescue Community Cooking – Caring for animals affected by the NSW Floods When Chef Deb at Tweed River Care Community wanted to expand their popular Cooking Club to…

12th July 2022

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