This month, a group of our BallyCara certified Exercise Physiologists attended the first inaugural BallyCara Walking Netball Festival at the Queensland State Netball Centre to mark our partnership with Netball Queensland. Walking Netball offers you the opportunity to play the...
In August BallyCara had the absolute pleasure of launching Silver Memories Radio in our Residential Aged Care home. Silver Memories is a special 24 hours, seven days a week nostalgia radio service that was created specifically for aged care homes....
On the rainy morning of Saturday July 6, 8 motivated BallyCara Friends and 4 keen BallyCara staff members braced the weather to walk the Gold Coast Marathon 5.7km event. Our team, made up of Logan and Gold Coast Wellness Clients...
Lynn was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) several years ago. Her and her husband managed this independently, before she decided to give Short Term Restorative Care (STRC) a go. This multi-disciplinary approach has allowed her to better manage her condition...
From February to March, seventeen BallyCara Residents were part of a Griffith University feasibility study called Healthy Beat Acupunch (HBA). This is an exercise program that involves vibration through the hands by cupping or tapping parts of the body to...
Leading Age Services Australia’s (LASA) Excellence in Age Services Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of the age services industry. BallyCara participated in the Queensland LASA Excellence in Care Awards, competing in the Organisation Category. We were thrilled to reach the...
BallyCara was thrilled to be featured on Channel 7 in a segment talking about the future of the Australian workforce. Here at BallyCara we have five generations of employees working with us and it was wonderful to be recognised for...
Meet Keith, one of our STRC clients. Keith was having trouble performing daily tasks around the house. His different medical conditions meant that he had a lack of energy and focus. After assessing Keith’s situation, our exercise physiologists began to...
The Christmas spirit was well and truly upon us this year. Joyous celebrations were had amongst our Gold Coast, Logan, Brisbane North, Scarborough and Melbourne communities. It was great to see so many happy faces come together. Thank you to...
Meet Barbara Stewart, one of our homecare package friends with BallyCara on the Gold Coast. Barbara for many years has been socially shy and lacking motivation which has caused her to decline the invitation to group activities. However, due to...
