While Christmas is a time of ‘joy to the world’ for many, it can also be a time when isolation seems more pronounced for those who are older, unwell, less mobile and in need of care and support.
We are pleased to announce that the WA Primary Health Alliance has partnered with HammondCare to implement the Advance Project training and resources in WA.
HammondCare, one of the nation’s most innovative health and aged care providers, has welcomed today’s agreement with the State Government to build South Australia’s first cottage-style care homes for people with dementia in the Repat Health Precinct.
Sujay Singh and his two pet galahs, Jill and Jerry, are inseparable – he has had them for about 10 years. So when Sujay needed admission to HammondCare’s Neringah Hospital for pain management last month, he wanted Jill and Jerry there too.
The growing “tsunami” of older people facing Australia in coming decades should be viewed as a triumph of public health rather than a problem, HammondCare Chief Executive Stephen Judd told a Newcastle conference.
A new wave of design innovation in our towns and cities to support the ‘hidden disability’ of dementia would have the added benefit of reducing stigma and raising awareness, according to Director of HammondCare’s Dementia Centre, Prof Colm Cunningham.
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