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 new research has shown that many older gay men are worried that their sexuality may cause problems if they want to move into an aged care facility. These men fear that they will be ostracised by homophobic residents and their families, as well as care workers and management at the facility. The Swinburne University...
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Lilian now lives in aged care, but her extraordinary story began long before that. From training before dawn on the Sunshine Coast to earning a place on Australia’s Olympic squad for the 1964 Tokyo Games, her love of swimming has never faded. Michael Preston shares her remarkable story.
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