News
10 September 2021
R U OK Day
This week, we have celebrated the ‘R U OK Day’. This is a national day of action dedicated to inspiring all people to regularly ask each other ‘Are you OK?’. On the day, all of our our resident and staff received themed (and delicious) cupcakes. We also had two big morning teas where our residents… Read more »
6 September 2021
Father’s Day Celebrations
Our aged care residents had wonderful Father’s Day celebrations. First up was the Father’s Day Happy Hour with a glass or two of beer or wine for everyone and a tasty BBQ prepared by our lovely lifestyle staff. Our residents were quizzed about their knowledge in regards to fathers and everyone had a lot of… Read more »
17 August 2021
Art Donation
We recently received a donation of beautiful paintings given our residents from the daughter a former volunteer here at Martin Luther Homes. The woman behind these pictures is Robyn Lorenz, a piano teacher who used to bring her students to play for us in the past. She also enjoyed chatting with our residents, both in… Read more »
13 August 2021
Aged Care Employee Day and Award Celebration
In the last week, we have celebrated the Aged Care Employee Day. This is a national recognition day on the 7th of August to celebrate Australia’s aged care workers. In light of this day, we would like to thank all aged care staff and our staff at Martin Luther Homes in particular for the amazing… Read more »
15 July 2021
Swinburne University at MLH
Martin Luther Homes is collaborating with a research team from the Swinburne University of Technology. This very international team consists of Sonja Pedell from Germany, Lan (Mia) An from China, and Diego Muñoz from Chile. They are trying to find out how technology can enrich the everyday life of elderly people. The team has started… Read more »
9 June 2021
A ‘health check’ for Herbie
Before the latest lockdown , our innovative car ‘Herbie’ got a lift to get his ‘health check’ done. Herbie, as it has been named, used to be an average Mercedes Benz A-Class that got its owner from A to B around the streets of Melbourne. However, now in its second life, it serves a much… Read more »