Tony Balding is a member of The Forrest Centre’s Board of Directors. Here he explains why.
At The Forrest Centre, we pride ourselves on our person-centred approach and we are dedicated to creating environments that best support our aged care residents.
Resident Noreen, enjoyed playing the piano with Jeremy, while others sat back and enjoyed the show!
Thank you to Byrnes Trailers for donating these glorious floral arrangements to Mary Potter Nursing Home, following the Wagga Gold Cup racing carnival.
Josh, Lesley and Kerry are all featured in this edition of the newsletter. Read on to find out more!
A service was held at Loreto Home of Compassion in remembrance of our ANZACs and other military personnel and their families.
Residents at Loreto Home of Compassion were treated to a concert today by members of the Probus Club Choir.
Identifying the first signs of dementia
The thought of you or a loved one developing dementia can be scary, but acknowledging the signs and taking steps towards an early diagnosis can change everything – the sooner you know, the more you can do.
Robert and his guitar performed this week for residents at Loreto Home of Compassion, with those in attendance enjoying the music, a cuppa and a chat.
Forrest Community Services clients enjoyed Easter Bingo sharing laughter and tasty treats.
When considering person centred care, we focus on each person’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs and honour their choices to ensure they live the life they choose with dignity, respect and understanding.
Our very knowledgeable “Aged Care Solutions” officer, Louise Hohnberg recently attended Senior’s Expos in the region.
Spreading the love on Valentine’s Day and now preparing for Easter…. plenty of action with The Forrest Centre!
Thank you to Luke Vineburg for painting this wonderful mural, and to Wagga City Council grant program for helping us to fund this project.
Congratulations to all these employees who have clocked up significant years working at Loreto.
Residents at Mary Potter Nursing Home enjoyed the annual Christmas Concert last week. Staff and some residents performed. We were also treated to singing by the Rugby Men’s Choir. It was a marvellous afternoon enjoyed by many.
Clients of Forrest Community Services enjoyed their Christmas party lunch with special guest musical performers!
We are excited to announce the winners in our Shine a Light photo competition. We had more entries and a higher quality of entries than in our inaugural competition, which is great to see people’s enthusiasm for sharing their “oldies” with us all.
Have you seen our posters and display at the Wagga Marketplace yet? Our Shine a Light photography competition is drawing to a close with voting closing in the “people’s choice” category on Tuesday 5th December.
Decorations are starting to appear around the nursing homes as we prepare to commemorate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago.
Recently some of our Forrest Community Services clients attended a Christmas Concert at the Wagga Civic Theatre. As you can see by the smiles on faces, a delightful day was had by all.