Fun Day at the Footy for Freedom Residents

While some may envision music therapy as putting on an old record or strumming a guitar, the reality is a clinical health service that is far more intriguing and complex in nature. It also happens to yield amazing results. Read More

Maree grew up watching her mum Alice lead a very busy social life with daily lunches, the phone constantly ringing and a household of visitors. But when Alice developed dementia several years ago her friends drifted away, unable to cope with or understand her changing behaviour.  Maree then took over, becoming her mum’s full-time carer... Read More

Two men have been charged with manslaughter after leaving their 73-year-old mother to suffer such extreme neglect that she eventually died. Brothers Phillip and David Thompson faced court today over the death of their mother, Shirley, last year. The court heard the men called an ambulance in August last year after finding their mother lying... Read More