82-year-old man who wants to learn to swim has his wish fulfilled
Tony, an 82-year-old aged care resident, asked HelloCare if we could help him learn to swim.
An 82-year-old aged care resident asked HelloCare if we could help him learn to swim. With the help of generous people and our aged care gift-giving platform, Connect the 40%, we were able to make it happen and his dream come true!
A single photograph opened the door to an extraordinary story. In his latest aged care story, Michael Preston shares Elsie's heartbreaking memories of losing her seven-year-old son, Billy, and why she still treasures every opportunity to remember him.
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Earlier this month, The Maggie Beer Foundation was quietly handed another $7.2 million in the federal budget, months before an independent evaluation into its effectiveness was completed. The government has no answers for this - but we do.
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Government rhetoric suggests baby boomers can afford higher aged care fees. Yet most people entering residential care are women in their mid-80s with minimal superannuation. The wealthy boomer myth may be politically convenient, but it does not reflect reality.
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