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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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Marvellous day at McCracken

The new centre will help us to deliver our healthy ageing approach across South Australia and the Northern Territory, with the centre featuring the latest NuStep exercise equipment
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Our new CareCar Program

Our new CareCar Program will support older people in our community who face financial hardship. (A trial program will commence in early 2018 and on successful completion we hope to
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59 fabulous years

The Bucklands Residential Care site played host to a special celebration in January, for some of Southern Cross care's most dedicated volunteers.
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Mount Barker’s future is on the rise

A proposed state-of-the-art gym and community centre are just some of the benefits on offer to residents of Southern Cross Care’s new $70 million retirement living development
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Riverside residents show their big hearts

Retirement living residents from Southern Cross Care Riverside are showing the true Christmas spirit by continuing to give back to those who need it most.
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Mount Carmel says Namaste!

We held a fantastic day of Indian colour, culture and tradition at our Mount Carmel Residential Care site on Tuesday 15 August to celebrate Indian Independence Day.
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Kennedy shows a can-do attitude

We’re proud of our Cleaner and Gardener Brett Kennedy who recently reached the milestone of working with Southern Cross Care for 10 years.
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Double celebration for Myrtle Bank Couples!

Neila and Geoff Foggo and Coral and Geoff Tate, live in the same Southern Cross Care precinct in Coach House Mews and the Waterford Apartments respectively.