In early September, the Department of Health and Aged Care released its final draft report on the design principles and guidelines for renovating or building aged care facilities. One of the three principles in the report was to ‘cultivate a home’. “For people moving...
The different care models for people with dementia are heavily discussed and this type of program prides itself on being more like a retreat rather than a respite. Group Homes Australia (GHA) recently held its first Rementia Together Retreat at the end of August,...
In a heartfelt interview with Eric and Vivian Tischler, their journey through Group Homes Australia’s innovative dementia retreat program comes to light. These retreats, designed to provide respite and support for couples living with dementia, have proven to be a...
Published 27 August on the Sun Herald, Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, WA Today and The Age. Donna Ward has clear, though disappointing, memories of the conversation she had with the doctor when her sociable, creative mother was diagnosed with dementia. “We had...
Group Homes Australia, leading dementia care provider, has launched its first Rementia Together Retreat (21st to 25th of August); making Group Homes Australia the first provider to deliver a Government-funded program in a retreat format out of the 10 Australian care...
Introducing Rementia: Unlocking the Potential of people living with Dementia Rementia, an innovative concept pioneered by the esteemed Tom Kitwood in 1996, revolutionized our understanding of dementia and highlighted the remarkable capacity for improvement in...
