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Cafe Connections: Brewing more than just coffee

Across our aged care homes, our cafes can be vibrant places where residents, staff, volunteers and families come together.

Recent Articles

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Finalists for the Southern Stars Awards 2022 declared!

Here are the finalists for the Southern Stars Awards 2022! Don’t forget you can watch the awards on our live Facebook stream on Thursday 3 November.
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How do I eat healthy?

What is healthy eating? Sounds relatively simple right, but there is a little more to it. For starters, what actually is a healthy diet and does that meet your individual needs?
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Excitement in the air in Mount Barker

Years of dedicated planning and hard work came to fruition with the official opening of the Oakfield Rise Community Centre on 27 September.
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Sophie’s skilling up!

Sophie has been a FSA for 15 years, and said she really enjoyed the 5 module course which included practical classes at the  Regency TAFE Campus.
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Vale Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The Southern Cross Care community mourns the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Catherina at 110 is an inspiration

South Australia’s oldest resident, Catherina van der Linden, celebrated her 110th birthday on Friday 26 August, 2022.
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SALA launches in style

Southern Cross Care's South Australia Living Artists (SALA) program successfully launched at Carmelite on Thursday 4 August, with the opening of our SALA exhibition.
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A better way to retire

Janice moved to Glen Woodley just over one year ago, and she enjoys regular catch ups over dinner or drinks with fellow residents.
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Three words can go a long way

Sunday is Aged Care Employee Day and here at Southern Cross Care, we are saying thank you to our 2,800 compassionate, capable, collaborative and creative employees!
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Best career choices for jobseekers in 2022

Chloe Young, one of our incredible Registered Nurses, was featured in The Advertiser over the weekend.
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Driving success

Southern Cross Care is excited to announce that Altaira is the inaugural sponsor of our Care Car program, helping people stay connected to their local community.
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Meet the Rabologist

Joy is a collector of walking sticks! In all, 54 of them, are from all over the world. Recently, she gave an interesting talk about her collection of sticks.