Aged care turns to child's play

Anam Cara will officially launch their new children’s playground at a morning tea for residents, their families and children on Tuesday 23 February from 10.00am.

The playground which features a slippery slide, cubby house and noughts and crosses game has been built outside Galen House, one of the aged care communities, providing residents the opportunity to watch the children playing from the comfort of their home.

Facility Manager of Anam Cara, Mr Shawn Ringelstein said “The playground provides increased opportunities for our residents to maintain contact with children and not feel isolated from younger generations".

The playground will be officially opened by the Wheller Gardens Auxiliary, who donated the playground equipment after holding rummage sales throughout the year to raise funds to purchase larger items for Wesley Mission Brisbane’s aged care communities, and items which the communities could not fund themselves.

The playground provides visiting children with a safe area to play when visiting their grandparents.

Wesley Mission Brisbane’s Anam Cara is an Aged Care facility that embraces the Eden philosophy and was the first Residential Aged Care facility in the Brisbane area to achieve registration with Eden in Oz and NZ®. They have since obtained recognition for four of the 10 Eden Principles.

Wesley Mission Brisbane was established in 1907 and leads the way in providing aged care, youth support, disability services and support for the disadvantaged.