Residents have celebrated the Queens Birthday public holiday with an exquisite High tea that would be fit for the queen herself! Everyone was all smiles as they nibbles on a great display of sweet and savoury treats. We hope...
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From being pampered, to scrabble, to enjoying shows live from the Theatre to FaceTime with family this morning. All our ladies were spoiled with chocolates and homemade cards from all our staff, and loved receiving flowers and gifts from...
One of our Favourite places to go on outings is the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery. With our outings on hold to keep us safe, we decided that if we couldn’t go to the Chocolaterie we’d have to...
Residents at Holmwood Aged Care celebrated the First Birthday of our new wing Townsend this month. With much to celebrate, everyone enjoyed a delicious morning tea birthday party with live entertainment and good old-fashioned fun! Rachael Beever, Facility Manager,...
At Holmwood Aged Care, we love Christmas so much we celebrate it twice! For a bit of mid-winter cheer, we have celebrated Christmas in July. Everyone had fun decorating the lounge areas with beautifully adorned trees and all the...
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Our residents love our Monthly “Big Breakfast Banquet” here at Holmwood. They love starting their day with a feast for the ages. The dining room was open from 8am to...
You get a super fun and exciting activity for all to enjoy! Children keep us young and continuously keep us on our toes. Our residents are loving our inter-generational program with visiting children from a local childcare centre, Robyn...
Thursday’s are for Spa Days! Who doesn’t love a little pampering and TLC? Residents are loving the new weekly Holmwood Day Spa activity. The sitting room is converted into a sub-tropical paradise with lots of lush greenery, quiet surrounds,...
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”- Josh Billings Pet therapy is a favourite program at Holmwood, and our residents were recently inundated with four-legged friends at our Paws party. ...
Holmwood Aged Care was delighted to have Kaye, the great granddaughter of Melina Townsend visit the home! Our new extension opened in August 2018 and is named ‘Townsend’. This was named after Kaye’s great grandmother Melina Townsend. Melina Townsend...