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2019-06-17T00:37:33+00:00

A holiday for people needing care (via BYNT)

Recently re-opened in brand new premises, BaptistCare’s Willmette facility in Kellyville makes it possible for local woman Marzieh Brentnall and her 83-year-old mum Olga to both get a holiday.

2019-06-17T00:38:01+00:00

Winter health guide (via BYNT)

Winter is a magical time of year: crisp blue skies, frost-tipped grass, nature in waiting. The colder weather is a great chance to snuggle down and get cosy, but the cooler, darker days can also present a number of health challenges for older people. Follow these five tips to keep yourself or an older loved one warm, safe and healthy this winter.

2019-06-17T00:36:47+00:00

OT for people living with dementia (via BYNT)

A diagnosis of dementia needn’t spell the end of an individual’s independence. Occupational therapy can keep people in their own homes for longer with a high quality of life, explains BaptistCare aged care expert Nicole Donohoo.

2019-06-17T00:39:16+00:00

What is a marine protected area? (WWF)

Never before in human history have the world’s oceans and the creatures that live in them been under greater stress. With the human population of the Earth now topping seven billion, fish are being harvested for the table in record numbers, with many species being hunted to extinction.

2019-06-17T00:39:24+00:00

What is climate change? (WWF)

The climate of the Earth is made up of all the various regional climates put together. It has changed throughout the planet’s 4.5-billion-year history, with conditions becoming warmer or cooler at various times in the past. However scientific observations now show that the Earth’s climate has changed very rapidly in the last 100 years or so – climbing by a little under 1 °C.