Aged Care

Lutheran Aged Care and Community Services Conference highlights

The recent Aged Care and Community Services Conference was a great opportunity for members of Lutheran care agencies to gather and share news from within our entities and the sector, along with some real-life stories.

Robots carry load at TLH

A trio of robots is saving staff at Tanunda Lutheran Home (TLH) from walking thousands of kilometres, and giving them back important face-to-face time with residents.

Residents create native garden

What do you get when you combine three big heaps of dirt with a whole lot of vision, ingenuity and skill? For the residents of Murray Bridge Lutheran Villages, the answer is a brand-new native garden space, with true wow-factor.

Heeding the call for COVID help

Staff from South Australia’s Lutheran aged care providers didn’t hesitate to put up their hands when the call went out for personnel to assist in Victoria during the COVID-19 crisis, as part of the National Aged Care Emergency Response (NACER) program.

Comfort and Connection

Buoying spirits and helping residents to feel comforted and connected are tasks that chaplains at our District’s Lutheran aged care and retirement living facilities undertake every day, but their role recently became even more crucial given the lockdown measures in place due to the global pandemic.

Tanunda Lutheran Home Gets Loud

Mental health and suicide awareness is not always an easy topic to discuss, but Tanunda Lutheran Home has opened up the channels of conversation by hosting a BE LOUD day, with funds being raised for Beyond Blue.