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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.

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.

Victorian aged care provider Benetas, hosted an Olympic Torch relay, which kicked off in Bendigo on Monday 5th July and is on its way to 14 homes across Victoria, finishing at Benetas support office in Hawthorn.

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.