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Our residential aged care homes encourage people living with dementia to take part in meaningful activities and take on roles in their community where staff prepare the environment so it is easier to navigate and relieves stress. Find out more about our aged care homes.
Memory support
We create supportive, dementia-friendly environments with colour contrast, clear signage, and easy-to-read name badges. Residents can reminisce with memory boxes and books, and families are encouraged to share life histories, often displayed in their rooms.
Our homes offer engaging activities and evidence-based therapies, including music, dance, art, pet, doll, and robotic therapy, tailored to individual needs. Many also feature sensory gardens with walking paths, seating, and familiar daily activities like watering plants or hanging out washing—creating a calming and enjoyable space for residents.
Montessori Environments
In many of our aged care homes we have introduced Montessori Environments, where people are meaningfully engaged in activities and roles that promote independence and self-worth, reducing the need for some medications. Some homes have introduced self-serve, flexible meal service and tea and coffee-making facilities and drink stations to aid independence.
Discover Dementia
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Positive Ageing podcast
“Getting a diagnosis of dementia is not the end. It’s the beginning of a journey in the person’s life. People can still live well with dementia.”