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MAS Cultural Briefing Roadshow
Date: 2 November 2016 Time: 8.30am for a 9.00am start – 2.00pm Mt Gravatt Bowls Club, 1973 Logan Road, Upper Mt Gravatt RSVP to Bushra Aman baman@diversicare.com.au Mobile: 0413 054 642 Morning tea and light lunch will be provided. Learn more about service delivery when interacting with people from different cultures. Raise awareness about the…
Diversicare & UQ collaborating on aged care study
In conjunction with Diversicare, researchers at the University of Queensland have been successful in obtaining funding from the Australian Research Council for the project Ageing Well in a Foreign Land: Identity, Social Connectedness, Well-being. This project (2016-2019) aims to understand the best approaches to help older people to adjust socially and culturally in Australia. The…
Invitation to ECCQ’s 40th Annual General Meeting 27 October
You are cordially invited to ECCQ’s 40th Annual General Meeting being held on, Thursday 27 October 2016 6:00pm The Greek Club, 29 Edmondstone Street South Brisbane The AGM is open to everyone. We hope you can join us. For catering purposes bookings are essential. Please RSVP by Friday 7 October by emailing administration@eccq.com.au.
September is Dementia Awareness month
People with Dementia are the loneliest people in Australia. People with dementia are almost twice as likely to have high rates of loneliness compared to the general public, a new survey has found, and people with dementia and carers are significantly more lonely than the general public. Read more below: https://qld.fightdementia.org.au/qld/people-with-dementia-the-loneliest-people-in-Australia
Diversicare celebrating Seniors Week
As part of Seniors Week, the Diversicare Chinese Respite group celebrated with a Mini Olympics! They participated in a variety of activities as well as gave a Tai Chi display and Chinese dancing. The event was opened by Diversicare’s management team and medals presented to winners by Julie, Activities Facilitator. Congratulations to all those that…
