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!
This story was originally written by Jakob Neeland last year. To honor Jakob who is sadly departing the HelloCare team today, we are republishing this important piece. As a child growing up through the ’80s and ‘ 90s, part of me felt that it was as if television was made specifically for older people. At 5.00pm every day the theme song from...
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After a marathon meeting that lasted 28 hours, Victoria’s assisted dying bill has passed the Upper House. This puts Victoria on the verge of becoming the first Australian state to legalise voluntary euthanasia, once the bill returns to the Lower House next week for ratification before becoming law. It was passed in the upper house...
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The coronavirus outbreak has had a significant impact on the process of shopping for groceries that goes far beyond empty shelves and mask-wearing consumers. Supermarket retailers across the globe have employed a number of innovative strategies to protect shoppers, many of which focus on exclusive offerings for their older and most vulnerable customers. US...
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