When is the right time to move into care?
Founder and Co-CEO of Group Homes Australia, Tamar Krebs, shares her thoughts on understanding the right time to move into care, and some tips to plan for an ageing journey with your loved one. When is the right time to move into care? There is no right or wrong...
5 tips for interacting with someone living with dementia
When it comes to dementia, interacting can be challenging. Everyone wants to connect, and being able to stay engaged with people living with dementia is essential. To share this connection, someone needs to change how we have a conversation. And it’s easier for the...
Taking a closer look at how COVID-19 has impacted those living with dementia, and their loved ones
Founder and Co-CEO of Group Homes Australia, Tamar Krebs, takes a closer look at how COVID-19 has impacted those living with dementia, and their loved ones This pandemic has hit every community, old and young, in a different way. It has isolated people, it has torn...
Pieces of the puzzle: a dementia series. Part 2 – Cherished Moments by Tamar Krebs
Cherished Moments When someone is living with dementia, often people will ask me: Can they experience joy even if they cannot remember the moment? Do we need memory to experience moments of happiness? Do we need memory to be able to cherish and appreciate a moment in...
Pieces of the puzzle: a dementia series. Part 1 – Life Story by Tamar Krebs
A Life Story A life story is made up of many chapters and years of living experience, narrated by the people that come and go in our lives, the challenges, the moments of joy, the places we’ve travelled to, the hobbies, the jobs that we spend time in, and the personal...
Thank you for your support of Group Homes Australia: Wahroonga
Thank you for your support of Group Homes Australia. We recently opened another new home at Group Homes Australia. We welcomed the community of Wahroonga and our special visitors with a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate at the front door (and our visitors also had...