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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News & Events
Evolving leadership style a recipe for success
Audrey, Head Chef at Bathurst Riverview Care Community, loves her job. She always believed the traditional style of leadership she had learned in the kitchen was the only way to ac…
28th April 2023
News & Events
Aged care pay increase pledge
Opal HealthCare is committed to a 15 percent increase to award rates for its aged care team who provide direct care to residents from 1 July 2023 with the support of the federal go…
17th April 2023
News & Events
Designing buildings for residential aged care
How does the way we design our buildings improve the lived experience in residential aged care? This was the subject of an Opal HealthCare Panel Discussion with experts in …
14th April 2023
Care Community stories
Setting social impact goals
Opal HealthCare is built on the belief that we can improve the lives of older Australians by providing high quality residential care- and in doing so, contribute to the wellbeing o…
10th March 2023
Care Community stories
Dementia Care Connections: Supporting families with understanding and empathy
It’s estimated more than 400,000 Australians are living with dementia; a figure that’s expected to double in the next 25 years. Nearly two-thirds of people living with dementia are…
9th March 2023
News & Events
5 Steps to begin your journey into Residential Care
Residential aged care is a life decision that few people anticipate, but which ultimately many older Australians either choose or need. This means that when faced with the prosp…
1st March 2023
Care Community stories
Wayfinding solutions for better living
What is Wayfinding? Wayfinding refers to the practice of using spatial information to help people navigate a physical space. This is particularly important in aged care settings…
8th February 2023
Care Community stories
Keith gets his groove back
There’s nothing like a few catchy tunes to lift the spirits! For Keith, picking up a guitar and strumming a few bars was just the beginning. Now he’s sharing the healing power of m…
17th January 2023
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Moving into residential care
Moving house is known to be one of life’s biggest stressors – no matter what age or stage we’re at. Moving into residential care is no different. Fortunately, there are ways to hel…
12th December 2022