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.

Click here to view our annual Social Impact Report. 
Aged Care Team Day 2020

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Aged care team day 2020

On Aged Care Team Day we are proud to recognise the wonderful work, dedication, and caring that our team brings each day to our residents. This includes all our nurses,…

3rd August 2020

Connecting through zoom

Care Community stories

Intergenerational friendships across our care communities

We often hear about stepping outside ourselves, but rarely about stepping outside our generation - Chriss Jami. Each day across our Care Communities we are fortunate…

27th July 2020

meadowbank grove first resident

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Meadowbank Grove Care Community welcomes first residents

We are delighted to announce that Meadowbank Grove Care Community’s first residents have been warmly welcomed into their new home, marking an important milestone for aged care…

20th July 2020

Betty and Harry Opal Bairnsdale

Care Community stories

Respite Recovery: the power of love, care and compassion

Betty came to live at Bairnsdale Parklands Care Community in 2017 for respite care after knee replacement surgery didn’t go to plan. One of our team met Betty at the…

15th July 2020

Judith and Bill

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Resident tells carer he has found paradise

Bill lives at Murdoch Gardens Care Community. He is a real creative and enjoys writing poetry. When one of Bill's favourite team members and his carer, Judith, retired…

9th July 2020

Michael and Eric

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What is Respite in Aged Care?

If you are caring for an elderly person - in your own home or theirs - you will no doubt have experienced the weight of the responsibility and the intensity of the commitment…

6th July 2020

Narrandera residents

Care Community stories

Connecting families at Narrandera Homestead

With every challenge comes opportunity and the pandemic this year has given us an opportunity to extend the way we connect with our families and community. The restricted…

2nd July 2020

Roly Caird

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AFL Umpire Roly Caird celebrates his 100th Birthday

A legend of the Australian Football League (AFL), our very own Mornington Bay resident, Roly Caird recently chalked up an admirable personal milestone, celebrating his 100th…

29th June 2020

Visiting relatives

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Visitor arrangement update: Tuesday 23 June 2020

We understand how important visits from family and friends are to our residents and we welcome the opportunity to enable more flexibility for visitors as the broader community…

23rd June 2020

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