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July 1 see’s two aged care providers become one
An exciting new chapter has started for two aged care providers who have chosen to join forces and become one, following…
Setting the standard of gender equality in an aged care workplace
Victorian aged care provider Benetas is just one of five health and social services organisations awarded as part of the…
Fighting loneliness and isolation with friendship
If you ask 79-year-old Carol Inglis and 78-year-old Carol Jackson, the power of friendship among older Australians is a …
Concerns held for sustainability of Australia’s aged care system
Providers and peak bodies have raised concerns over the future of aged care in Australia and have made calls for greater…
Benetas appionts Dr Catherine Joyce as research manager
Leading not-for-profit aged care provider, Benetas, announces the appointment of Dr. Catherine Joyce as its Research and…
New resource will add life to your years
With a screening tool giving individually tailored information tips on how to maintain vim and vigour, as well as an are…
Benetas launches new model of care
With the opening of its latest residential aged care development, Benetas has launched a new model of care which will gi…
Benetas celebrates ‘unsung heroes'
The contributions of hundreds of volunteers, including two long serving volunteers, have been recognised during Benetas'…
Benetas reaffirms commitment to workplace equality
Victorian aged care provider Benetas has a longstanding commitment to promoting the need for fair conditions for both ge…
Given the chance to succeed in aged care
Benetas is reaping the rewards from a partnership between the Victorian care provider and community organisation Brother…
From little things big things grow
Aged care provider Benetas has partnered up with a local school in Mornington to develop a sensory garden for its dement…
Discover what's beneath the wrinkles
'Unexpected Heroes', a unique photographic exhibition showing Victorians what's beneath the wrinkles of some of its olde…
Benetas Multi-million dollar expansion continues at Traralgon retirement village
Stage two of a $22.5 million expansion of Dalkeith Heights Independent Living in Traralgon started this week, with 37 ne…
Granting the 'wish' of life for residents
A program which grants special one-off wishes to aged care residents is aiming to provide recipients with access to oppo…
A garden for the senses
Benetas recently celebrated the opening of the beautifully renovated gardens at Benetas Lovell House alongside residents…
Seniors mediation program puts solutions 'on table'
A program which gives older people and their carers the opportunity to 'be heard' has been launched by Victorian not for…
Marg and daughter unite 'With One Voice'
For resident Marg Walker, the With One Voice Altona Meadows community choir at Benetas St George's is more than just an …
'Marvellous' Millie receives OAM
Mildred 'Millie' Andrew, a resident at Victorian aged care provider Benetas St George's, is used to giving not taking.
‘Marvellous Millie' receives Order of Australia medal
Benetas St George's resident Mildred ‘Millie' Andrew has been honoured with an Order of Australia medal (OAM) for h…
Benetas advocating on Centrelink delays
Benetas is a proud advocate for aged care and older people in our community.
Development on $21m Frankston aged care service
Victorian aged care provider, Benetas, has commenced on a $21 million state of the art aged care service, which is expec…
Benetas to deliver frailty screening and support
Victorian aged care provider, Benetas, will undertake a significant new research project focused on identifying and miti…
Wishes come true at Benetas
After spending years knitting jumpers for fairy penguins, dedicated Mornington local Betty Bilson has finally come face …
Home equity and personal capital in aged care
Benetas chief executive, Sandra Hills, has responded to comments made by the Minister for Social Services, Scott Morriso…
'Barnyard' experience for Benetas
Residents at Victoria's Benetas Dalkeith Hostel have undergone a 'barnyard' experience as part of the organisation's com…
Understanding of ageing changing
Leading not for profit aged care provider, Benetas, has acknowledged the importance of a new research project, Experienc…
'Step forward' in dementia support
Victorian aged and community care provider, Benetas, has described the federal government's announcement of dementia rel…
Benetas supports experience of ageing
Residents from Victoria's Benetas St George's, a residential aged care home in Altona Meadows, were recently star struck…
Aged care donates to those in need
A significant donation of goods from not for profit aged care provider, Benetas, is expected to improve the lives of man…
Past, present and future of aged care
Aged care has recently undergone large scale reform, bringing a new way of thinking to how organisations operate and app…
Achieving gender equality in aged care
Victorian not for profit aged care provider has been recognised with the inaugural Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGE…
Retirement village development moves ahead
Victorian not for profit aged care provider, Benetas, yesterday celebrated the beginning of further expansion of its ret…
Centre for healthy and active ageing
Victorian not for profit aged care service provider, Benetas, has welcomed the announcement of the successful bid to com…
Erin's volunteer work takes the win
An award winning aged care volunteer has made it her job to spend time with each resident, keeping them engaged with the…
Twenty years and going strong
Benetas, one of Victoria's leading not for profit aged care providers, came together as a community recently to celebrat…
New online calculator makes sense of aged care reforms
A new online tool, designed by not for profit aged care provider, Benetas, is making life easier for people trying to ma…
Uncertainty and strain on providers remains
Benetas, one of Victoria's aged care providers, has added its voice to the expressed concerns of the industry over the h…
Barriers for older Victorians accessing healthcare
New research has shown there are significant barriers for older people accessing health care services in Victoria.
Shadow Minister for Ageing visits not for profit aged care home
The Hon. Shayne Neumann MP, Federal Shadow Minister for Ageing, will today (Friday, 2 May 2014) visit local not for prof…
Be creative with aged care design
Australian aged care providers need to be creative in their design of new facilities, according to a Victorian not for p…
Raising the bar on aged care
Two Victorian organisations have joined forces to develop highly skilled and professionally qualified aged care workers …
Making health care easier as we age
A better approach to supporting older people and their families and carers to move between their homes, hospital, rehabi…
Partnering perfection for older Aussies
A new partnership between two organisations supporting older Victorians will see a wealth of opportunities for older peo…
Better Practice Award for Benetas
Not for profit aged care provider, Benetas, has won a 2013 Better Practice Award for Innovation for its Pastoral Care Tool.
Help aged care homes this winter
Victorian not for profit aged care provider, Benetas, is calling on the generosity of local communities to support the r…
The voices of older women
Not for profit aged care provider, Benetas, launched the ‘Women at Work – The voices of older women’ research pape…
Little chicks ignite memories
An egg hatching program at a Victorian aged care facility is helping ignite old memories as residents fondly recall chil…
Depression: it’s never ‘natural’
How many times have you heard ‘it’s just part of getting old’? Our bodies slow down; our memories fade. How often …
Make a difference this X’mas
Helping someone – no matter how big or small – is the most valuable gift you can give this Christmas. Benetas, a not…
Merger: ‘best way forward’
Grace Bruce Homes and Benetas have announced an amalgamation between the two not for profit aged care providers. The mer…
Generations working together
Channel Nine newsreader, Peter Hitchener, reminisced about his mum’s cooking and discussed the importance of intergene…
A day to remember
A generous gift – left to a Victorian aged care facility by a resident who passed away – has made the vision of a de…
The meaning of ‘ageing'
Victorian not-for-profit aged care provider, Benetas, will uncover what it means to be an ageing person in Australia at …
