New Re-Cycle program ratchets up resident enjoyment for great cause
Published: 01/03/2024
Tinkering with your bicycle as a child is a great Australian tradition, according to Robbie Trevitt, one of Lifeview’s Maintenance team members. “As Australian kids, it was just something you enjoy doing. Trying to tweak your own bike and making sure you have all the best of gear on it,” he said.
go to the articleLifeview launches Reilly Art Prize
Published: 22/02/2024
Innovative Victorian aged care provider Lifeview is excited to unveil a new intergenerational art program, which will connect secondary school aged students and residents living at Lifeview homes. Local secondary students in Years 10-12 will be invited to participate in Lifeview’s inaugural Reill...
go to the articleLifeview residents, staff take great Pride in Marching at Midsumma
Published: 06/02/2024
Lifeview residents and staff once again helped turn St Kilda’s famed Fitzroy St into a sea of colour and solidarity at the annual Midsumma Pride March on Sunday. The residents and staff joined the festivities, forming a vibrant moving rainbow of colour in bright t-shirts adorned with Lifeview’s 2...
go to the articleMagic Moment: Resident Gillian proves age no barrier to joining tattoo club
Published: 22/01/2024
Lifeview Emerald Glades resident Gillian cannot wait to show off her new tattoo to her grandson. Gillian, 83, got her first tattoo last week after deciding it was something she wanted to do.
go to the articleLifeview's new resident cookbook now available online at Lifeview.shop
Published: 09/01/2024
Lifeview’s new cookbook, Resident Recipes – From Our Homes to Yours is now available for purchase at Lifeview’s online shop. The cookbook celebrates the culinary favourites of a group of residential aged care residents in Melbourne.
go to the articleHigh performers celebrated at Lifeview Staff Awards Night
Published: 08/01/2024
Lifeview honoured its highest performing staff members of 2023 at the annual Lifeview Staff Awards Night gala event in December. A huge number of nominations were received, with staff nominating colleagues, and residents and family nominating those they have witnessed consistently going above and b...
go to the articleResidents share culinary memories and secrets in new Lifeview cookbook
Published: 15/12/2023
A new cookbook published by Lifeview celebrates the culinary favourites of a group of residential aged care residents in Melbourne. Resident Recipes – From Our Home to Yours features 15 timeless recipes contributed by residents of Lifeview’s four homes in Melbourne’s south-east.
go to the articleLong-time postal worker Ron inundated with birthday mail
Published: 30/11/2023
Emerald Glades resident Ron Duncan turned 87 yesterday and celebrated with a mailbag full of birthday greetings and chocolates. Prior to living at Emerald Glades, Ron had a lengthy career working at the post office, and Social Support Coordinator Marc wanted to surprise Ron for his birthday with a M...
go to the articleNothing About Me Without Me campaign relaunched
Published: 28/11/2023
Lifeview is relaunching its successful Nothing About Me Without Me campaign throughout its homes. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of genuinely involving residents in all decision-making regarding their care and everyday preferences at Lifeview.
go to the articleWillows staff help Ted and Win cheers to 70 years
Published: 22/11/2023
Seventy years after saying “I do”, Ted and Win Russell are still very much in love. Last week they celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary, with a special two-course dinner and bottle of champagne organised by The Willows’ Social Support Coordinator Bernadette. The resident couple enjoye...
go to the articleResidents rock at annual Lifeview Positive Ageing Celebration
Published: 27/10/2023
Residents were rocking around the clock – on the dancefloor and the jukebox – at Lifeview’s annual Positive Ageing Celebration (PAC) event this month. The 1950s rock and roll themed “JJ’s Diner” proved a roaring celebration with all the trimmings, including dance, music, sliders, fries, milkshake...
go to the articleLifeview residents join Caulfield Grammar students for Human Community Library
Published: 28/09/2023
Sixteen Lifeview residents from The Willows and Argyle Court visited Caulfield Grammar School’s Wheelers Hill campus earlier this month to take part in the “Human Community Library”, an initiative driven by two Year 9 students and their teacher. Students Jessica and Molly, supported by teacher Me...
go to the articleLifeview joint recipient of inaugural Bob Harvey Award
Published: 21/09/2023
Lifeview is thrilled to be the joint recipient of the inaugural Bob Harvey Award, presented by the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS). The award honours the memory of Bob, whose battle to remain with his beloved dog, Darcie, is featured in a video at the SCAS website.
go to the articleMagic Moment: Community spirit lifts Emerald Glades residents 23m into the air
Published: 11/09/2023
Heather is well-known in the Emerald community. “Lots of people are always asking me about mum and how she’s going,” her daughter says. “They all remember her.” As the town’s first female motorcycle postie, Heather has indeed been somewhat of a trailblazer, too. Now residing at Lifeview Eme...
go to the articleConnecting Memories: Memory Lane Café to open at Victorian Pride Centre
Published: 14/08/2023
Dementia Australia, Lifeview, and the Victorian Pride Centre are excited to announce the launch of Memory Lane Café – Victorian Pride Centre. This innovative program will provide a safe and inclusive space for people from LGBTIQ+ communities living with dementia and their carers, by creating a po...
go to the articleLifeview celebrates IDAHOBIT 2023
Published: 17/05/2023
Today Lifeview is proud to again celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). As the first private aged care provider to receive Rainbow Tick accreditation, Lifeview, also a foundation partner of the Victorian Pride Centre, takes inclusion extremely serio...
go to the articleAged care knitting group donate 12-months of knitted blankets to wildlife shelter
Published: 27/03/2023
Earlier this month, Lifeview Emerald Glades knitting group visited Locky's Legacy, a dedicated wildlife sanctuary and wildlife shelter located in Pakenham Upper.
go to the articleLifeview renews partnership with Victorian Pride Centre
Published: 19/01/2023
Lifeview renews partnership with Victorian Pride Centre, highlighting the value of support, belonging and connection for older LGBTIQ+ community members
go to the articleLifeview’s Planting with a Purpose program wins InnovAGEING Award
Published: 29/11/2022
Lifeview is excited to announce its 'Planting with a Purpose' program has won the ‘Enhancing Consumer Experience’ Award in the 2022 InnovAGEING Awards. The ceremony was held online Thursday 24 November, where Lifeview was represented by Executive Manager – Hospitality Stephen Milsted.
go to the articleLifeview's Positive Ageing Celebration Event Is Back
Published: 21/10/2022
After two long years, Lifeview’s Positive Ageing Celebration (PAC) was back bigger and better this week. Residents and their families were invited to a magical Mad Hatter's Tea Party at the Springvale Town Hall on 20 October 2022.
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