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ECH to acquire Masonic Homes' care facilities and services
April 13, 2012
ECH Inc. will acquire Masonic Homes’ residential care facilities and community care services in an agreement due to be finalised on 30 June.
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Age old memories lead to arts award
October 26, 2011
A theatre production inspired by the memories of older South Australians with dementia has won the creative arts award at the 2011 Every Generation Festival Positive Aging Awards.
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ECH wins award for contractor safety
September 12, 2011
ECH Inc. has received an award for leadership in workplace safety in the Self Insurers of South Australia (SISA) Awards announced on Friday night.
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"Smithy's Place" - ECH opens Day Respite Program in Smithfield
June 2, 2011
ECH has opened a Day Program in Smithfield to provide respite in a modern fully refurbished building for older people in the northern suburbs.
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Also A Mirror premieres at the Fringe
March 11, 2011
Aiming to break the stereotype too often given to people with memory loss, ECH and Urban Myth Theatre of Youth collaborated to create a drama production which reflected the real life memories and experiences of people with memory loss or dementia....
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Producing films about lives of people with dementia
January 6, 2011
ECH has been working in partnership with Helping Hand Aged Care and the Media Resource Centre to produce short films about the lives and memoirs of people with dementia and memory loss.
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Recollections of people with memory loss play
January 2, 2011
The reflections of fascinating lives told by older people are being dramatised by a young theatre group determined to break the stereotype too often given to people with memory loss.
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Social support at the Southern Day Program
December 22, 2010
ECH recently launched a new day program of social activities for older people in the southern suburbs after research revealed a gap in this type of service for the area.
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Introducing Northern Living Well
December 16, 2010
Recognising that social isolation and loneliness contribute to poorer health, ECH Community Services is making this a priority area for service development.
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