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Our Aurrum family caring for your family.
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REMEMBER, WE ALL HAVE A STORY TO TELL Brian McLachlan, with a photograph of himself captured by Sylvi Kreinberg.
Inspired by one of our core values to create a fulfilling and enriching environment for residents, in February this year, we launched the Aurrum ‘REMEMBER’ dementia program at the Healesville Aged Care facility in Victoria.
which encourages residents’ independence by applying Montessori methods to promote engagement, motor skills and cognitive function. Read more about Aurrum’s REMEMBER program on page 5.
As part of the program, Aurrum commissioned local photographer and Aurrum care staff member Sylvi Kreinberg to freely capture residents at the facility. This work resulted in the ‘I’m Still Here collection’ of photographs, which are now on permanent display in the facility’s 32-bed Memory Support dementia unit. The photographs have brought much joy and pleasure to residents and their families. Aurrum Healesville General Manager Kathleen Collings said, ‘The exhibition is a reminder that no matter where life’s journey takes us, the soul and personality will always remain. Everyone has a story and everyone deserves to be seen and heard.’ Lifestyle Co-ordinator Jennifer Inchley says the environment at Healesville has been enhanced by the dementia program,
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A young visitor inspects the Aurrum Healesville exhibition.