Bupa Aged Care Echuca residents (from left) Susan Dae, Flo Burkett and Joan Hore taking part in one of the many activities at the centre.
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Bupa Aged Care Echuca is always full of life and festivity year-round, not just during annual Seniors Festival celebrations.
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Bupa Aged Care Echuca new general manager Mary O’Neill said regular activities on offer are “vital” to the residents for every aspect of their wellbeing.
Resident Beryl Bacon enjoys a craft activity.
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“I don’t think people can underestimate how important having these activities, having something to go to is,” she said.
“It helps in every way their mental, their physical, their social, it’s an all-rounder . . . They just brighten up.”
Bupa Echuca has a wide range of activities on offer, catering to every taste, ability and mood - ranging from art and craft groups to gardening and exercise, with many more available on demand or in conjunction with special events.
“We’ve got weekly activities, we’ve got daily activities too, so four or five activities a day,” Ms O'Neill said.
Joan Smith taking part in a card making craft activity.
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The team is always enthusiastically on board for new suggestions and options, so there’s never a risk of boredom or a gap in interests.
For Seniors Festival, the team has a whole host of exciting and new activities planned to celebrate residents and the wider senior community.
They will be hosting an afternoon tea celebration for the residents as well as extra activities, including macrame craft key ring making, garden pot painting and cooking classes.
Shirley Fuchs and Flo Burkett enjoying a hands-on activity, part of everyday life at Bupa Aged Care Echuca.
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Residents will also be able to enjoy a Zoom music concert on October 5, as well as two other special events, including a group bus trip to the local gardens and a barbecue lunch.
“I absolutely think celebrating Seniors Week is important to the residents . . . it highlights what’s going on outside their own world,” Ms O'Neill said.
“All of these things are important . . . we celebrate anything and everything we possibly can.”
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