An intergenerational reminiscence program at Courtlands Aged Care in North Parramatta is celebrating the lives of elderly residents and fostering relationships between young and old. The program involved students from Tara Anglican School for Girls, and linked a resident with…
When Rachel Laing first started volunteering at Courtlands Aged Care around three years ago she didn’t realise how much she would gain from the experience. Every week she brings her dog Jackson, a cross golden retriever and poodle, to share…
A volunteer art therapy program is focusing on the area of the brain that is often the last to be lost to dementia. For art teacher Judy Muir the end product is never the point of her classes. She volunteers…
On your next visit to Ashburn House in Gladesville, make sure you stop in the waiting room across from reception to see the Gratitude Tree. All the ornaments on this tree were hand-made by residents during the Creative Art &…
Ridgeview is very blessed to have new Volunteer (Bobby Kerr) coming in on a Saturday morning twice a month. A bit about Bobby … “I was born in 1944 in Whitletts, Ayrshire, Scotland. My grandfather, Robert Kerr, sang on the…
