News: August 2016
‘Saluting Excellence Staff Conference 2016’ – Sponsorship Now Open
23 August 2016: Corporate Sponsorship Options The Saluting Excellence Staff Conference celebrates the care and support that our staff give every day to clients and residents. It will be taking place at Fenix Restaurant in Richmond on Thursday 10 November. We invite sponsorship from companies with a close and valued working relationship with Vasey RSL...
Barry Earle – Vietnam Veteran
3 August 2016: This year we remember the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan and Vietnam Veterans Day on 18 August. Some of the veterans of Vietnam live in our Independent Living Villages and we were privileged to hear about their experiences and the effects the war had on their lives. In the...
Gordon Sampson – Korean Veteran
27 July 2016: With commemorations of the Korean War on 27 July and the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan and Vietnam Veterans Day on 18 August, we invited a group of Vasey RSL Care residents in our Independent Living Units to share their experiences of those conflicts and the effects they had on...
If Diabetes was a country, it would be the world’s third largest (Diabetes Australia)
10 July 2016: National Diabetes Week: 10-16 July In 2015, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated that around 415 million adults were living with diabetes around the world. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2011-12 Health Survey indicated that 917,000 Australians over 18 (5.4% of the adult population) are living with this disease. The ABS survey...
New Lapel Pins Recognise Staff Length Of Service
30 June 2016: “I like working with the elderly, it’s a good team and we’re treated well,” Ellen Marsh says. Ellen recently reached 35 years’ service at Vasey RSL Care! She is one of the 40% of employees who have worked for the organisation for more than five years. Ellen was presented with a mark...
Music and Memory: how music can reawaken memories
24 June 2016: “Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.” Oscar Wilde Our modern lives are filled with music at every turn; we choose music for important celebrations with great care, and when we hear a particular song, it can instantly transport us back to a moment in time....