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All smiles for Bisdee respite care services
Read More: All smiles for Bisdee respite care servicesYou can tell by her wide grin and cheerful disposition just how happy and content Lynn is at Bisdee. “I feel safe here and I get to spend time with other people,” she says of her regular week-long stays in our respite care centre. As part of the service, during her stay, Lynn has her…
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It Takes a Village
Read More: It Takes a VillageThe story of Korongee through the eyes of the people who live and work in the village. We are so proud of the Roar Film team, our villagers and their loved ones who made this incredible documentary. Contact Roar Film – they are happy to make the 56 minute documentary available for screenings. It Takes…
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Dementia design elements at Korongee
Read More: Dementia design elements at KorongeeHear from the director of the Wicking Dementia Education and Research Centre, James Vickers, and Glenview CEO Lucy O’Flaherty talk about how dementia design elements and person-centred care can have a big impact on the lives of the residents who call the village home.
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Younger onset dementia
Read More: Younger onset dementiaIn this short video, Prof James Vickers, director of the Wicking Dementia and Research Centre in Hobart, answers some questions regarding younger onset dementia. What is it exactly? Who is more at risk of developing younger onset dementia? And what is Korongee doing differently? Prof James Vickers on younger onset dementia from Glenview Community Services…
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What’s in a name?
Read More: What’s in a name?People often ask us where the name Korongee originated from. The story itself is shrouded in the mists of history but after undertaking some historical research, a likely answer to the name question has come to light. The original land owner was a man by the name of Henry Emmet, and by the 1890s, the…
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The European influence on Korongee
Read More: The European influence on KorongeeKorongee will draw on a range of international best practice models, particularly the Hogeweyk dementia village in the Netherlands. Glenview CEO, Lucy O’Flaherty, visited Hogeweyk in 2014 and she was inspired by the transformative health and wellbeing benefits village life had made to people who live there. Hogeweyk is a specially designed village with 23 houses for…