Giving gifts of joy this Christmas to aged care residents in need
Royal Freemasons has launched a Christmas Gift Appeal this year for its aged care residents in need. It is estimated that a third of elderly people living in aged care are socially isolated[1]Â and many of them will spend Christmas Day without families and loved ones to give them a gift to unwrap. At Royal Freemasons, […]
A younger generation highlights the benefits of volunteering in aged care
Medical students, Mitwa, Avisha and Aryan, first met four years ago while studying at Monash University. Despite busy schedules of their final year in medicine and working full-time as student doctors in Melbourne hospitals, most Saturdays the three friends volunteer together at our Monash Gardens residential aged care home in Mulgrave. Mitwa, who spent his […]
Young and old come together
Royal Freemasons Springtime residential aged care home has joined forces with students from Catholic Regional College in Sydenham (CRC) for an intergenerational program. Year 11 and 12 CRC students recently visited the home to play board games with the residents, sing karaoke, and share gifts and stories with them. The initiative was spearheaded by CRC […]
Food for residents living with dementia
An estimated 487,500 Australians are living with dementia. Royal Freemasons is proud to provide specialist dementia care for over 1,300 residents in all of our 16 residential aged care homes in Melbourne and regional Victoria. One of the many ways in which we support residents living with dementia is by serving them appetising, nutritious meals every day, […]
Streeton Park residents knit their hearts out for Ukrainian children
In just a matter of weeks, a group of creative residents from Royal Freemasons Streeton Park retirement complex, and their friends, produced an abundance of knitted goods to clothe and comfort children in the Ukraine. The project was ignited by Streeton Park’s Facility Manager Linda Williamson who was deeply moved by photos her journalist daughter […]
Clare’s passion for community care
Royal Freemasons Clinical Nurse Consultant Clare Wanjau loves caring for the elderly in their homes so they can continue to live independently. Growing up in Kenya, Clare Wanjau dreamed about helping people through healthcare. Her favourite television program was Grey’s Anatomy, and Clare says it inspired her future career in nursing. When she was 20 years old, Clare […]
Retraining for the love of her grandparents
With the busiest years of parenting behind her, New Zealander and mother of ten, Ana Katoanga was ready to care for another tribe she loves — the elderly. Ana trained to be a personal care worker in aged care when she was just 16 years of age. It was her deep love for her grandparents […]
A menu to make Royal Freemasons Footscray residents feel at home
More than two years ago, Royal Freemasons Footscray residential aged care home introduced a new menu designed to serve its residents. Located near Melbourne’s bustling Footscray market, the home provides residential aged care for 60 residents and specialises in high-need care for members of the Chinese and Vietnamese communities. Acting facilities manager Thi Kim Nguyen […]
Honouring Marcello’s last wish
With the help of Royal Freemasons Home Care, Marcello Paoli was able to live at home with his wife Yolanda, right up to the end of his life. The couple began receiving assistance from Royal Freemasons Home Care in 2020, when Yolanda’s lung disorder worsened and Marcello was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Marcello and Yolanda’s […]
One big family at Royal Freemasons Sale
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Jamie Attard joined Royal Freemasons’ aged care home in Sale while she was still a student. At the time, she didn’t expect to stay in the aged care sector for long, but now, more than a year later, she could not imagine working anywhere else. “I was referred to Royal Freemasons by […]
