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BaptistCare team officially opens new Home Care hub in Ballina

Date: 10/11/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: Home Care, BaptistCare

Description: It was an exciting morning in Ballina as BaptistCare Home Care clients and carers gathered to open the new Home Care hub on River Street.
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Cathy’s twenty-two-year journey from volunteer to employee to aged care home resident.

Date: 02/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes, BaptistCare

Description: Cathy’s relationship with BaptistCare has been a part of her life for over two decades. Starting out as a volunteer in residential aged care during the 1980s, she was later employed by BaptistCare as a Recreational Activities Officer. Now a resident herself, she’s still supporting the aged care home community to live well.
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How to apply for an Aged Care Assessment (ACAT) 

Date: 02/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Home Care, Aged Care Homes, BaptistCare

Description: Wondering where to start with the ACAT process? Our complete guide has got all your questions covered.
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What to expect from Palliative Care in an aged care home

Date: 02/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes, BaptistCare

Description: If you or someone you love is living with a life-limiting illness, a palliative approach to care in a residential aged care home can help you to cope and know what to expect during the end-of-life stages.
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What’s it like living in a retirement village?

Date: 30/10/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: Patricia, a resident at BaptistCare’s Angus Bristow Village in Elderslie, shares her experiences of retirement living for anyone considering the move.
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How Kathleen and the BaptistCare at home team are helping hundreds of locals to live their best possible lives, at home

Date: 03/10/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: Home Care

Description: “It’s often the little things that make the biggest difference to someone’s quality of life,” says Kathleen, local Care Facilitator for BaptistCare at home.
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Vintage car show delights residents at BaptistCare Warena Centre aged care home

Date: 28/09/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes, BaptistCare

Description: There was a little something for everyone when a fleet of classic cars rolled into local aged care home, BaptistCare Warena Centre.
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BaptistCare The Grange residents team up with Wagga students to tackle life’s big issues

Date: 20/09/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: Retirement Living, BaptistCare

Description: The life experience and local knowledge of residents from BaptistCare’s The Grange have been tapped into by students from Mater Dei Catholic College to create and pitch solutions to challenges experienced by Wagga Wagga community members.
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What is a retirement village and why make the move?

Date: 19/09/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: What defines a retirement village? Who are they for? And what are the benefits?
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Congratulations to our 2023 award winners!

Date: 07/12/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: BaptistCare

Description: The annual BaptistCare Awards have been held, recognising an incredible line up of staff and volunteers.
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Kintyre Living quilt show weaves support for HopeStreet Dubbo

Date: 01/12/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: Retirement Living, HopeStreet

Description: At their first quilt show, the Macquarie Sewcialites showed their skills and immense generosity.
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“Without the support, it would be hard for us. HopeStreet makes it easier.”

Date: 01/12/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: HopeStreet

Description: Please give generously and help BaptistCare HopeStreet continue to respond to the ongoing needs of families and individuals, providing hot meals, food vouchers, and emergency food packs this Christmas.

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Congratulations to our 2023 award winners!

Date: 07/12/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: BaptistCare

Description: The annual BaptistCare Awards have been held, recognising an incredible line up of staff and volunteers.
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Kintyre Living quilt show weaves support for HopeStreet Dubbo

Date: 01/12/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: Retirement Living, HopeStreet

Description: At their first quilt show, the Macquarie Sewcialites showed their skills and immense generosity.
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“Without the support, it would be hard for us. HopeStreet makes it easier.”

Date: 01/12/2023
Category: News
Subcategory: HopeStreet

Description: Please give generously and help BaptistCare HopeStreet continue to respond to the ongoing needs of families and individuals, providing hot meals, food vouchers, and emergency food packs this Christmas.

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Downsizing to a retirement village? Here are three steps to a stress-free move

Date: 24/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: If you’re preparing to downsize from your family home into a retirement village, you may be feeling slightly daunted by the task ahead of you. The trick is to take it one stage at a time, so we’ve broken the journey down for you into three manageable steps.
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Can retirement villages boost your wellbeing in older age? This couple think so

Date: 24/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: Julie and Bryan decided to buy into BaptistCare’s Kintyre Living Retirement Village in Dubbo in their early sixties. More than 15 years later, they say the move has had a powerful impact on their overall wellbeing and is the best choice they ever made.
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Cathy’s twenty-two-year journey from volunteer to employee to aged care home resident.

Date: 02/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes, BaptistCare

Description: Cathy’s relationship with BaptistCare has been a part of her life for over two decades. Starting out as a volunteer in residential aged care during the 1980s, she was later employed by BaptistCare as a Recreational Activities Officer. Now a resident herself, she’s still supporting the aged care home community to live well.

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Downsizing to a retirement village? Here are three steps to a stress-free move

Date: 24/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: If you’re preparing to downsize from your family home into a retirement village, you may be feeling slightly daunted by the task ahead of you. The trick is to take it one stage at a time, so we’ve broken the journey down for you into three manageable steps.
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Can retirement villages boost your wellbeing in older age? This couple think so

Date: 24/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Retirement Living

Description: Julie and Bryan decided to buy into BaptistCare’s Kintyre Living Retirement Village in Dubbo in their early sixties. More than 15 years later, they say the move has had a powerful impact on their overall wellbeing and is the best choice they ever made.
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Cathy’s twenty-two-year journey from volunteer to employee to aged care home resident.

Date: 02/11/2023
Category: Stories
Subcategory: Aged Care Homes, BaptistCare

Description: Cathy’s relationship with BaptistCare has been a part of her life for over two decades. Starting out as a volunteer in residential aged care during the 1980s, she was later employed by BaptistCare as a Recreational Activities Officer. Now a resident herself, she’s still supporting the aged care home community to live well.