Social isolation in aged care is not uncommon in Australia, and it can have a significant effect on a person’s mental and physical wellbeing. So what are the risks of social isolation, and which types of aged care support can help people stay socially connected at...
It seems that all aged care should begin with a focus on the individual, but it’s only in recent years that this approach has become widely accepted and valued in the aged care sector. We all have the right to dignity, choice, comfort and independence as we grow...
Paro the robotic seal is an advanced interactive therapeutic robot available to residents at Aurrum’s aged care facilities. Paro has been found to help reduce stress and agitation and improve relaxation of aged care residents. Paro uses facial recognition and is very...
Each Aurrum site in NSW and VIC participated in a fun spring scarecrow contest this month! Residents and Aurrum employees came up with a concept for their scarecrow and worked together for about six weeks bringing the masterpieces to life. Fantastic effort by everyone...
Aurrum Wyoming has chosen to donate $1,000 to the Central Coast Children’s Fund and is looking forward to building a relationship between organisations. To mark the occasion , we invited Jan Richens, the Manager of Fundraising and Donations at the Central Coast Local...
In December 2016 the Director of Aurrum, decided to allocate $1,000 to each of the Aurrum age care homes to donate to a local community charity of their choice. Each of the facilities decided on a charity that had in one way or another impacted their lives with the...
