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MAS Calendar out now!
Exciting news! Diversicare’s Multicultural Advisory Service (MAS) has finalised the 2019 Multicultural calendar. Watch out for the printed copy of the Multicultural Calendar in your region. Talk to your local MAS Officers who will be delivering the calendar around early December. This year’s calendar features 12 articles which offer a glimpse into health beliefs from…
Elijah is doing it in a dress
Over 130 million girls around the world are denied an education and Elijah Buol, ECCQ Director has decided to do something about it. This year, Elijah became an Ambassador for One Girl, a not-for-profit organisation based in Australia. One Girl works in Sierra Leone, Uganda and partners with many organisations in other African countries. One…
Redevelopment of Berlasco Court
ECCQ is undertaking its biggest project yet with the redevelopment of its residential care facility, Berlasco Court Caring Centre, located in Indooroopilly. In early 2019, the current building will be demolished to make way for a state of the art, culturally sensitive and technologically advanced facility. For more information click here.
Virtual program offers home safety tips for older people
Diversicare is developing an exciting new program, ‘Multicultural Interactive Planning Solutions’ (MIPS), an interactive website that provides virtual tours on home safety to assist a person’s ability to live at home safely, for longer. Funded by the Department of Health to assist in supporting safety issues in the home often associated with the onset of…
The Best of Care
We all like to maintain our independence as we age and Diversicare recipient Adamacia Lava Da Silva says she is no different. Ninety-three year old Adamacia has lived with her daughter Eunice and her family for the last 17 years since migrating from Brazil at the age of 76. The care that Adamacia receives enables…
