Reimagining care for those with dementia
Around 400,000 people were living with dementia in Australia in 2022, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, making it one of the country's most significant health issues. With the size of our ageing population on the rise, it is expected that...
The quiet Australian achiever: Is GHA the world’s best dementia solution and service? Possibly yes.
11 years ago, aged care and dementia nurse, Tamar Krebs, wanted to create something better. Today, Group Homes Australia (GHA) has 21 specialist homes across all regions of Sydney, with six more in development. The DCM Group has visited dementia homes internationally...
The upside of dementia – living beyond a diagnosis of dementia Published in The NSW Doctor September/October 2023
“It’s a nice thing for doctors to have something besides a diagnosis to give.” When Brendan Greer was diagnosed with dementia at age 61, he and wife Jenny felt all their life plans fall away. “We’d done all our financial planning and we had our retirement all mapped...
Dementia in retirement villages – every operator’s problem but there is a world-winning answer – Group Homes Australia
Last March, Judy Mayfield, President of the Association of Residents of QLD Retirement Villages (ARQRV) told me when the Village Manager goes home at night and on the weekends, the residents become the carers for village residents living with dementia – and the...
Dementia care revolution: Tamar Krebs’ rementia approach
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...
Dementia retreat changes this couple’s outlook on life post-diagnosis
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,...
