At CraigCare, our caring extends beyond our homes and into the communities around us. Residents, their families and friends, along with our whole team, come together to share kindness, connection and small moments of joy with those in our local community who need it most.
Giving Back, Reusing and Making a Difference
We were delighted to welcome Rotary to our Moonee Ponds home to collect our unused wheelchairs, walkers and shower chairs. Through Rotary’s wonderful Donations in Kind program, these items will be carefully serviced and repaired before being sent overseas to people and communities in need. What may no longer be
Giving Old Equipment a New Purpose
We’re delighted to be working with our friends at Rotary to give our old mobility equipment a new lease on life. Our Assistant Maintenance Officer Alex from CraigCare Moonee Ponds has organised for the Rotary Club to collect walkers and wheelchairs that are broken or no longer able to be
Giving Back, One Pencil Case at a Time
Our residents and team at CraigCare Berwick have been busy spreading a little kindness through a wonderful community giveback project. Together, we have prepared pencil cases filled with pencils and rulers, which will be making their way to Samoa as part of a special community project with LetTeine Polynesian Dance
Supporting a Cause Close to Our Hearts
At CraigCare Ascot Waters, coming together to support our community is something we value deeply. Recently, residents, families, visitors and team members gathered for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, raising an incredible $1,200 for the Cancer Foundation. Cancer touches so many lives, whether through family, friends, colleagues, or our own personal
Our Community Rallies for Rescue Animals – And the Results Are Heart-Warming
This March and April, our little community truly shone, coming together in an incredible display of generosity and care. Residents, families, friends, and our teams across all of our homes and Support Office united to support our local animal rescue shelters – and the impact was nothing short of heart-warming.
Albany Donation Drive Sends Mobility Aid to Fiji
It’s that time of year again where our Albany home is excited to kick off their annual donation drive, where they collect unused/donated mobility equipment to help those in need in Fiji. This year, just like in previous years, they are packing up their bus with much-needed items like walkers,
2025 Christmas toy appeal CraigCare Christmas Toy Appeal Delivers 904 Toys This festive season, our CraigCare community came together for our Christmas Toy Appeal, raising toys for seriously ill children spending Christmas in hospital. Thanks to the generosity of our residents, families, staff, and community partners, we collected 904 toys
“I am so thankful and happy my husband is cared for here. Every staff member is kind, supportive and cheerful. The care of Ken has been beyond expectation. It is a hard adjustment after 50 years of marriage to be separated. Ken was no longer safe at home.
The adjustment has been made so much easier because of the caring staff at CraigCare. They are also very supportive of the family members, which added to my adjusting to handing my beloved husband into someone else’s care.
When visiting, I always feel welcomed by all staff. I feel at home, and enjoy getting to know the staff and the other residents. I am totally at ease knowing that Ken is cared for. Ken enjoys bus outings, shopping trips to Bunnings, gardening and helping in the Men’s shed, playing games, attending exercises, special morning and afternoon teas for occasions like Father’s Day and Easter.
I also enjoy having a meal with Ken in the dining room, usually once a week. The meals are presented so beautifully and so very tasty. Great variety and very nutritious – restaurant standard meals.
I would not wish for Ken to be at any other aged care home. He is living at the best!! Thank you every single one of the staff members for your care, given with love and fun.”
“Cathy has not stopped talking about the entertainment this afternoon – she is really happy about all the song choices and staff dancing and singing along with her. I love Thursdays because of Happy Hour and a special singer who sings beautiful songs; it’s also nice to watch the dancing and it entertains me a lot.”
“Thank you lifestyle staff for all you do for Dad. Dad loved it at Morning Melodies. The photos you sent me of Dad are fantastic; you are all amazing and I appreciate it.”
“The time and personal efforts that were given to the preparations for Milka’s special day was very much appreciated. Milka became emotional with tears of joy as she celebrated her culture and heritage with her new family at CraigCare. A special mention must go to the Chef for replicating our traditional Macedonian dishes. The dance group was well received and it was enjoyable to see the other residents joining in the dances. Our family is happy that we chose CraigCare to take care of Mum.”
“I enjoyed the travel chair to India very much – learning about India, testing my knowledge and realising that I know very little; I would like to know a lot more.”
“I was honoured and proud to be reading the ANZAC Post as my father and three uncles served in the Middle East and in Japan. I was also honoured to attend a special morning tea with fellow residents, to watch the ANZAC Day dawn service and ANZAC march. Thank you as it means a lot to me to honour my father and my uncles.”
“It was lovely to see all smiley faces and I enjoyed the Bollywood dancing. It reminded me of when I use to dance in England at Christmas.”
“Thank you for organising the Italian Day Celebration. My father and I had a wonderful time. My father was so happy and he loved the music. It was fantastic, great work always.”
We’re here to support you every step of the way. If you’d like to speak with one of our friendly Admissions team members, please call our Western Australian team on 0419 856 664 or our Victorian team on 0468 718 856, or click here to submit an online enquiry.
