Aged Care
St Vincent’s Care Services (SVCS) recently agreed to purchase three residential aged care facilities in Queensland, currently operated by PresCare, located in Carina and Corinda Brisbane, and Douglas Townsville. St Vincent’s Care Services is part of the St ...
Many Australians view death and dying as a taboo topic – and this is affecting the decisions they make and the quality of care they receive as they age, according to Equity Trustees. Jodi Kennedy, ...
VMCH’s O’Neill House, an end-of-life comfort care centre in Prahran, opens its doors this week to provide 22 beds for people to experience the best available support at their end of life. Sonya Smart, VMCH ...
Melbourne-based B-Corp agency, Today, has launched Daybreak, a five-year program that will see it extend strategic design support to Australian not-for-profit organisations, with a goal to accelerate innovation and create positive change across five identified ...
Aged care specialist VMCH is looking to companion dogs as an alternative form of therapy for its residents. Have you ever owned a dog? If so, you’ll know why they’re known as man’s (or woman’s!) ...
A cancer battle was the catalyst for Miriam Gauci to begin her volunteer journey with non-profit organisation VMCH. During chemotherapy, Miriam was visited by a friendly pastoral care worker whose companionship she enjoyed. “I thought, ...
Preventing and combatting elder abuse requires planning and an understanding of the warning signs and risk factors, writes Marie Brownell, National Manager, Estate Planning, Equity Trustees. Elder abuse is a topic that is gaining increasing ...
Two new customised community transport vehicles are being launched in the Canterbury-Bankstown area by Bankstown Canterbury Community Transport (BCCT), transforming the lives of senior and disabled residents who use the service. The two deluxe Toyota Commuters ...
Aged care and disability services provider Your Side has announced award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer AM as their new ambassador. Tracey will be talking about how care planning early can assist ageing loved ones to stay safe in their ...
Catholic Aged Care provider VMCH has begun its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in its 12 facilities, the catholic not-for-profit announced in a media release. According to VMCH CEO Sonya Smart, 80 residents received their first dose ...
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