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Alzheimer's Australia Vic -
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Alzheimer’s Australia Vic’s aim is for a society committed to the prevention of dementia, while valuing and supporting people living with dementia by providing leadership in dementia policy, risk reduction and services for people living with dementia, and their families and carers. For over 25 years Alzheimer’s Australia Vic has been providing a range of crucial services to help people cope with t…
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For each person diagnosed with dementia, there are often a number of other people who are also affected. When a person has dementia it can affect the whole family, siblings, children and grandchildren.
This is Nick’s story about his grandfather who has dementia.
Before I started Yr 3, my Grandad taught me how to tie my tie. He taught me how to play soccer. My Grandad used to play profession…
Entry Last Updated :14-Oct-2009
Alzheimers Australia WA -
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Alzheimer's Australia WA provides a much appreciated range of services to people with memory loss and dementia and their carers, including a variety of respite services, support services such as counselling, a program for people in the early stages of dementia, education and training for carers and care workers and information through an about ot be launched specialised memory and dementia 'drop-i…
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Entry Last Updated :06-Sep-2005
Amana Living Incorporated -
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Generating a sense of passion and energy about people living their life to the full; Creating genuine choices so that people can live life in a meaningful way, Always involving and consulting people in decisions that affect them; Creating opportunities for people to stay connected with past friendships and to develop new ones; reflective of their preferences and individuality; Creating opportuniti…
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Amana Life Dec 2008 Residents and clients celebrate everything Australian at annual party Amana Living residents and clients joined together to celebrate all things Australian during the annual residents and clients party on 23 October at Burswood Resort. As preparation residents and clients were allocated a piece of an Australian map to decorate. They were asked to use their creativity to interpr…
Entry Last Updated :21-May-2009
Anglican Homes Foundation -
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Anglican Homes’ mission is to excel in providing Christian care to people who are elderly or disabled in Western Australia.
We were founded in 1962 and are the principal aged care agency of the Anglican Diocese of Perth. We are a Public Benevolent Institution and receive no financial support from the Diocese but do receive significant operating subsidies from the Commonwealth Government for our…
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More than $1M was raised in a capital fundraising campaign conducted by Anglican Homes between 2001 - 2005, to support the cost of building a nursing home and hostel (Edward Collick Home), in regional Kalgoorlie after an existing home was forced to close down…..demand for accommodation was high and the home is 100% occupied.
Our internal Staff Giving Plan provides for employees to donate funds fr…
Entry Last Updated :24-Jan-2006
Easy Care Gardening Inc -
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To assist frail aged people and younger people with a disability and their carers to stay in their own homes by providing a gardening and lawn mowing services.…
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MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release:
30 July 2004
VOLUNTEER GARDENERS GIFT TO THE ELDERLY
Easy Care Gardening Inc, working in Ryde as its only community gardening Service is looking to recruit new volunteer gardeners to meet the increasing demand in the area for service.
Every day volunteers like Ian Norman and Mike Stamm convert the gardens of the elderly and disabled to low maintenanc…
Entry Last Updated :10-Aug-2005
Sacred Heart -
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Sacred Heart Hospice is one of Australia’s leading inpatient palliative care providers and also offers a community service program to support patients at home.
Established by the Sisters of Charity in 1890 and managed by St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, the hospice has grown from a 12-bed palliative care cottage to a 65-bed facility treating over 800 palliative care and rehabilitation patients eve…
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Donor support has enabled us to purchase a new Motomed machine - The Motomed is a motorised therapy system that is used predominately in neurological and orthopaedic rehabilitation and is particularly beneficial for patients in wheelchairs as it enables them to commence rehabilitation at an earlier stage. It is used by both physiotherapists and occupational therapists to help patients exercise upp…
Entry Last Updated :11-Sep-2006
St Joseph’s Hospital -
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Founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1886, St Joseph’s Hospital provides services and support to sick and aged residents in the local and wider community of Auburn and Western Sydney. Now forming part of St Vincents and Mater Health Sydney, the Hospital’s core service areas are palliative care, rehabilitation, aged care and aged care psychiatry.
St Joseph’s Hospital has 81 beds dedicated to med…
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A key partnership has been formed with Westmead Hospital and the St Joseph’s aged care rehabilitation team whereby suitable non-weight bearing patients are transferred to St Joseph’s Hospital, freeing up an average of six beds a day at Westmead. Through collaborative work with other health care providers, St Joseph’s is helping to address the needs of the community and provide complete health care…
Entry Last Updated :16-Sep-2006