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Domestic Assistance for Seniors to stay safe at home

Released: 21/02/2019

McLean Care has been successful in obtaining additional funding to assist older people (65 years and older or 50 years and older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) with domestic chores to maintain their capacity to manage everyday activities in a safe, secure and healthy home environment.

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Aged care crisis if Australians fail to plan

Released: 13/02/2019

Failing to plan for future aged care has been revealed as a common trend among older people prompting concerns of a future care crisis.

Australians are failing to make any plans to ensure they receive their preferred future aged care and many older Australians are not very confident that they, or the Government, will be able to fund their future care.

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Learn more about McLean Care® at your community forum

Released: 23/10/2018

McLean Care® invites the Guyra community to join us next Tuesday the 30th of October for a community forum at the Kolora Residential Facility. The community forum will be an excellent opportunity for members of the Guyra and surrounding communities to learn more about McLean Care® as an organisation and answer any questions you may have on the Kolora transition.

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New alliance will support the future of the Kolora Residential Facility in Guyra

Released: 25/06/2018

After a lengthy consultation and tender process, Armidale Regional Council, in collaboration with the Guyra Aged Care Advisory Committee, has announced that McLean Care® is the successful tenderer for the management and operations of the new state-of-the-art 32-bed Kolora Aged Care Facility in Guyra.

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Driving Change: Could Virtual Reality Be the Solution for Older Driver Road Safety?

Released: 20/06/2018

What might once have seemed impossible is about to become a reality. Award winning not for profit aged care provider – McLean Care, has partnered with the team from the CADET Virtual Reality (VR) Laboratory at Deakin University to make history.

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VR Technology steering older drivers in the right direction

Released: 20/06/18

The VR driving simulator is the first of its kind and will allow people in the New England and Northwest Region to experience driving in a safe and controlled environment.

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Deakin University in town to demonstrate New VR Technology

Released: 30/05/2018

YOU'RE INVITED to come meet the team from Australia’s leading virtual reality (VR) lab at Deakin University and have a hands-on experience of their Virtual Reality technology inventions for yourself.

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It’s never too early or too late to talk about aged care

Released: 16/05/18

If living in your family home is important to you as you age, then plan now for a future that will support your choices about the way you want to live your life in the future.

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Keep our seniors safe this winter

Released: 16/05/18

Almost 1 in 3 fire fatalities are of people aged over 65. Due to age related disability, older people may be slower to identify a fire in their home. Fires can occur if people forget to turn off their stoves, leave heating or electrical appliances on or fall asleep whilst smoking. Being a high-risk group, it is important to look out for our senior community and keep them safe this winter.

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We need to protect our elderly this flu season

Released: 3/05/18

In 2017 we experienced one of the worst flu seasons, and in order to protect more people, especially those over 65, it is highly recommended to get a flu shot.

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