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.

Garden keeps Nancy busy

Nancy Esmore is 101 and lives independently in her family home in Melbourne. She is passionate about her garden, regularly attends church and a gardening club, and loves spending time with her family, including her seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and great-great-granddaughter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, which are made from fresh, seasonal produce.

Farewell Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We were shocked and saddened today to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

It was in 1967, that Royal Freemasons were bestowed with the imprimatur “Royal” by Her Majesty as recognition of 100 years of service to the Victorian community. The flags at our homes fly at half mast today in her honour.

Many of our residents will remember her coronation fondly and…