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Beats, belonging and a break from the everyday

Date: 27/06/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Counselling & Family Services

Description: An afternoon of live music gave young people doing it tough in SA a rare opportunity to relax, connect and express themselves.

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10 signs your elderly parent needs help

Date: 17/06/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Home Care

Description: Discover 10 signs your elderly parent needs help, from changes in daily living to physical limitations and how home care, professional support and senior living options can help them stay independent.

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What is a care plan in aged care?

Date: 16/06/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: Discover what is a care plan in aged care and how care planning with aged care providers informs quality care and personalised residential aged care services.

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Baptcare Wyndham Lodge Italian Club

Date: 05/06/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: Every Tuesday morning for the past eight years two big-hearted Baptcare volunteers, Concetta Cini and Maria Lock, bring a touch of Italy to Wyndham Lodge Aged Care community in Werribee, Victoria.

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BaptistCare Mid North Coast At Home team showcases strength, care and community during record-breaking floods

Date: 05/06/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: As the rain kept falling and river levels started rising, the BaptistCare Mid North Coast At Home team leapt into action.

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Relocating in retirement

Date: 04/06/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: Discover practical tips and emotional guidance for relocating in retirement. Learn how to plan your move, explore retirement relocation options and support your retirement goals with confidence.

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More than a match – how Date-Ability sparked a true friendship

Date: 03/06/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Counselling & Family Services

Description: Supported Independent Living participant George joined Date-Ability, gaining confidence, social skills, and meaningful friendships.

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Pet therapy for the elderly

Date: 29/05/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: Discover what pet therapy for the elderly involves, its emotional, physical and social benefits in aged care, and the types of animals used to provide comfort and connection.

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Bridging now to next at WestCare, South Australia

Date: 28/05/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Counselling & Family Services

Description: During National Reconciliation Week the WestCare Centre held a community barbecue to celebrate our shared histories, cultures, and achievements.

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BaptistCare to acquire Keyton’s Western Australian retirement village portfolio

Date: 12/11/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: BaptistCare is pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement to acquire Keyton’s portfolio of retirement villages in WA.

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Cooking up a career: How work experience led Arthur to his dream job

Date: 11/11/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Home Care, Retirement Living

Description: When 18-year-old Arthur Robinson first stepped into the kitchens at Sunrise Supported Living Tuncurry retirement village as a year 10 work experience student, he had no idea how much it would shape his future.

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BaptistCare opens its newest aged care home, as BaptistCare Glendale Lodge is officially opened

Date: 10/11/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: Community was on full display as a gathering was held to open a new aged care home.

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BaptistCare to acquire Keyton’s Western Australian retirement village portfolio

Date: 12/11/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: BaptistCare is pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement to acquire Keyton’s portfolio of retirement villages in WA.

Arthur sunrise kitchen

Cooking up a career: How work experience led Arthur to his dream job

Date: 11/11/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Home Care, Retirement Living

Description: When 18-year-old Arthur Robinson first stepped into the kitchens at Sunrise Supported Living Tuncurry retirement village as a year 10 work experience student, he had no idea how much it would shape his future.

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BaptistCare opens its newest aged care home, as BaptistCare Glendale Lodge is officially opened

Date: 10/11/2025
Category: News
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: Community was on full display as a gathering was held to open a new aged care home.

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Supporting a loved one living with dementia at Christmas

Date: 12/12/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Home Care

Description: Christmas tips for families supporting a loved one living with dementia, plus respite options and practical ways BaptistCare at home can help during the festive season.

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When Christmas brings change: Recognising the signs of dementia

Date: 10/12/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: Noticing changes in a loved one at Christmas? Learn the signs of dementia, how to explore aged care options together, and what BaptistCare residential aged care can offer.

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Dubbo retirement village with aged care next door

Date: 10/12/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: Explore BaptistCare’s Kintyre Living Village in Dubbo, a leading retirement village with aged care next door at Kintyre Lodge.

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Supporting a loved one living with dementia at Christmas

Date: 12/12/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Home Care

Description: Christmas tips for families supporting a loved one living with dementia, plus respite options and practical ways BaptistCare at home can help during the festive season.

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When Christmas brings change: Recognising the signs of dementia

Date: 10/12/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes

Description: Noticing changes in a loved one at Christmas? Learn the signs of dementia, how to explore aged care options together, and what BaptistCare residential aged care can offer.

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Dubbo retirement village with aged care next door

Date: 10/12/2025
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: Explore BaptistCare’s Kintyre Living Village in Dubbo, a leading retirement village with aged care next door at Kintyre Lodge.