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!
The COVID-19 pandemic has already changed so many things about our society and our lives. While some of the impacts can be seen clearly and straight away, others take more digging.
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It takes a special type of person to want to work in the aged care industry. Being responsible for the welfare of another human being is one thing, but being entrusted with the wellbeing of someone else’s loved one at the most vulnerable point in their life is something else all together. As is the...
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