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Thanks to a grant from the Psyche Foundation awarded to leading aged care provider Benetas, research was conducted into how to improve the mental health of people moving into residential aged care and ease the transition for them and their loved ones. Benetas welcomes more than 300 new residents into their Residential Aged Care homes every year. The research, managed by Benetas Senior Researcher Dr Meg Polacsek, aimed to uncover the pain points to help support residents and families better when the time came to make the move.

Benetas is supportive of the mandated vaccine for residential aged care employees to ensure that those we care for who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 are protected.

The Traralgon Pastoral Care team from Victorian aged care provider Benetas had to significantly adapt to tackle the challenges that COVID-19 brought in providing much-needed support to older Australians.

Benetas, celebrates the great joy and competitive spirit ignited as a result of their six week Olympic Torch relay which attended all 14 homes across Victoria.

Starting a new chapter in life is best done by finding an aged care home that’s committed to ensuring the process is easy, helpful and straightforward for everybody involved.

My Aged Care is your gateway to obtaining Australian Government funding for support at home known as a ‘home care package.’

Did you know that you are not obliged to stay locked in to services with your home care provider?

Once you have been assessed for a home care package you will receive notification of the outcome via a letter in the mail. If you’ve been approved for a home care package, you will be put on a national waiting list, which can be up to 12 months depending on the level of priority placed on your circumstances