Aged care resident Carmel, 89, and five-month-old Charlie share a special bond at an intergenerational playgroup, which helps combat depression and loneliness for older Australians. Read more:
Experts say intergenerational playgroups at aged care facilities"work wonders" to help combat depression and loneliness for older Australians.
"Just seeing their eyes light up every time I come up here, and they're like, 'How's Charlie, can I have a cuddle?'""I want [my kids] to understand that you need to include [older people] in the community," she says. Parents and aged care residents play together, facilitated by two supervisors, for two hours every fortnight.Swinburne University professor of psychology Sunil Bhar says the prevalence of mental health conditions is so high at aged care facilities, they are described as "mental health geriatric hospitals".
For the Sydney mum, having conversations with older residents is rewarding as she misses face-to-face interaction with her own parents."Having some people to talk to who have more knowledge than myself, I think it's very comforting actually," she said.
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