Residents of one aged care facility are doing things the old fashioned way – writing letters to pen pals, to “the furthest town from the sea”.
Those at Infin8 Care Cornubia are connecting the way things used to be done.
“Think about how you feel when another person takes the time to reach out to connect with you, for no other reason than to just say hello?” a representative said.
“No agenda, no ulterior motives, they just chose to invest a bit of their valuable time into letting you know they thought of you and want you to know they care.”
Aged Care residents have connected with school students from Eronanga State School, a remote school in Outback Queensland with nine students – five in Grade 1, three in Grade 5 and one in Grade 6.
“The students love writing to our residents and sending them their artwork, and our residents just love receiving these special packages,” the representative said.
“The value that can be found in a unique connection between the older and younger generations is just a beautiful, special thing, and we love that we can facilitate this for our residents.”
Eromanga is known for a significant paleontological discovery of Australia’s largest dinosaur remains. The area has been coined by scientists as the most exciting and prolific dinosaur site in Australia to date.
