Jim's story

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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

community says Thanks

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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

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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

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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

Residents with coloured hair

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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

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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

Connecting through the window of love

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Window of Love

Social distancing has posed challenges for many of us wanting to spend time ‘in real life’ with family and friends. Our teams at our Geraldton and Kawana Waters homes have…

8th April 2020

Savi from Netherby

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Meaningful relationships through virtual connections

Life as we know it has changed significantly for everyone in 2020 but particularly for our elderly population living in residential care, whose connection to the community has…

3rd April 2020

blacktown train virtual simulation

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Activities for dementia care -The value of reminiscence

Reminiscence involves sharing thoughts and feelings of past experiences. Activities for dementia care such as reminiscence requires recalling and reflecting upon important…

5th March 2020

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