To date, BaptistCare HopeStreet has raised an astounding $7,000 off the back of community members recycling cans and glass bottles at Return and Earn locations around NSW.That equals 70,000 cans or 35,000 glass bottles, which is an extraordinary effort.BaptistCare HopeS...
This National Reconciliation Week, we are delighted to launch BaptistCare’s first Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Developed in collaboration with Reconciliation Australia, the Reflect RAP is a meaningful roadmap towards building stronger relationships with Fi...
The BaptistCare Wallsend Social Club provides day respite for older people and people with mild to moderate dementia.
Download this article as a printable PDF. After more than thirty years of working as a builder within the construction industry, Tony chose to make a sideways career move into maintenance work within residential aged care. Like many before him, Tony had grown tired of...
First Nations Australians are the oldest continuing living culture in the world, and during NAIDOC Week, we honour their history, culture, and achievements. NAIDOC Week, an annual celebration, runs from Sunday, 2 to Sunday, 9 July. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines...
“Chaplains are approachable people who love God and love people.” These words from BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore sound simple, but they hold great depth. In many ways, chaplaincy is the embodiment of the BaptistCare purpose, vision and values. Every day, Don Watson tran...
Retirement living has become an increasingly popular lifestyle choice for many Australian seniors these days, with 5.7 percent of the over-65 population choosing to make the move into retirement villages. By 2025, this number is predicted to rise to 7.5 percent (Retirem...
BaptistCare’s largest social and affordable housing development was officially opened this week by Minister for Housing and Homelessness, the Hon Rose Jackson MLC, on the site of the organisation’s birthplace. The new housing location, BaptistCare Gimbawali Place in Ca...
While BaptistCare home care client Robyn Stewart enjoys getting out and socialising, she knows there’s no place like home . She doesn’t even need to click her shiny silver shoes three times to get there thanks to the support she receives from BaptistCare’s growing Home...
Leading aged care and retirement living provider BaptistCare NSW & ACT has been announced as a finalist in the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW Awards for Excellence, in the Retirement Living category. The Gracewood Community's third and final sta...
In August Madge Miller, a long-time resident at BaptistCare Aminya Village turned 100! A special BBQ spit roast party was held at the village to mark the milestone, with family members, residents and staff present. Madge grew up in Liverpool, England and was adopted at...
At 101 years young, BaptistCare at home client Josef is a remarkable person, with a truly unique hobby that exemplifies his creative talent, skill, and cultural heritage. Josef has spent a lifetime crafting bespoke furniture and models that sing of his upbringing in Ro...
Elizabeth moved into Cooinda Court residential care home just under a year ago.Download this article as a printable PDF. Elizabeth moved into Cooinda Court residential care home just under a year ago, but she’s been a familiar face to many in the BaptistCare community f...
What are Refresh Retreats?The Refresh Retreats program aims to equip carers with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to care for somebody living with dementia at home, whilst their loved ones receives quality care and a simultaneous program of engaging activities.S...
Gimbawali Place, BaptistCare's largest and newest social and affordable housing community in Carlingford for seniors and single-parent families, is built on an historic piece of land for BaptistCare. Now designated a Site of State Significance, it was the first land p...
Gimbawali Place, BaptistCare’s newest and largest community housing development of 162 apartments for seniors and single-parent families in Carlingford, is built on a historic piece of land for BaptistCare, the site of our very first aged care home, Yallambi Elderly Lad...
The strength of our organisation, our values, and our purpose is embodied through our people.
Since 1944 when BaptistCare commenced as the NSW Baptist Homes Trust in NSW, Baptist churches have been significant partners in all our ministries through prayer, volunteering and giving. BaptistCare is committed to this partnership and continues to provide opportunitie...
The BCS Foundation was established in June 1995 and accepts donations, bequests and other benefits from the public. The funds are invested in accordance with the provisions of the Trustee Act of NSW. The BCS Foundation is a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and all donati...