Children and seniors are benefiting from a project that allows them to get together and form strong bonds.
Residents at Braemar Village’s aged care facility in Willagee have been striking up friendships with youngsters from Birra-Li Child Care Centre next door.
The partnership aims to encourage companionship and connections between young and old.
Village manager Lyn Cattell said the partnership reduced the loneliness and isolation of residents who received few visitors, perhaps because their children lived overseas or were working.
And the benefits extended both ways, with the children and residents involved genuinely enjoying their time together.
“We’re delighted by how well our intergenerational partnership has been received by both the residents and children alike,” Lyn said.
“Seniors benefit from interacting with younger people, particularly the little ones.
“It helps them to feel young themselves and reminds them of their own childhood, as well as enabling them to share stories and showcase their special hobbies, talents and life lessons.”
Meanwhile, residents at Braemar Cooinda were recently joined by members of the Royal Flying Doctor Service for an informative talk.
It was given by the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Michelle Grant, who spoke about its beginnings, John Flynn who started it, its early flights in small propeller planes and the fact it is not just an air ambulance but a flying intensive care unit.
Braemar Presbyterian Care is a community ministry of the Presbyterian Church in WA.
