John Curtin Aged Care

John Curtin Aged Care John Curtin Aged Care is a vibrant community group, providing accessible, flexible, welcoming and re

ANZAC Day, Lest we Forget!
25/04/2026

ANZAC Day, Lest we Forget!

20/04/2026

This week HAPPY HOUR will move to Thursday 2-3. Rueben will be our entertainment.
FRIDAY we will have Mr Phil Greenbank from the Creswick RSL conduct an ANZAC Service at 11am in the Huntley Function Room.

08/04/2026

Please note that the Cafe at John Curtin is closed TODAY

Happy Easter to all! 🐰🐣🐰
05/04/2026

Happy Easter to all! 🐰🐣🐰

Easter 2026 at John Curtin bought many activities for our residents to participate in. Biscuit making and decorating, Mo...
02/04/2026

Easter 2026 at John Curtin bought many activities for our residents to participate in. Biscuit making and decorating, Morning Tea together, Easter egg hunts for Curtin and Peacock, with our Peacock residents thoroughly enjoying the rewards and culminating in a chocolate gift for one and all. 🐣🐇

Vale Sharon Doody🦋It is with sadness that we share news of the recent passing of Sharon. Many of us had the pleasure of ...
24/03/2026

Vale Sharon Doody🦋

It is with sadness that we share news of the recent passing of Sharon. Many of us had the pleasure of knowing her and have asked Jenni Sewell as a former CEO of JCAC and who new her better, to add some words, having known her longer!.....

John Curtin families, friends, staff and residents since 2009 had the privilege of knowing our Sharon. During her many years’ service, she held several roles from reception to admin manager, kitchen manager, caterer, café creator and manager and project worker. Those of us lucky enough to work alongside her knew her as hard working, loyal, efficient and a damned good cook.

I was lucky to have Sharon as my friend and sidekick as we negotiated the ebbs and flows and occasional stormy waters of a busy aged care facility. Who could forget the first Mothers’ Day High Tea? The Open Garden gourmet BBQs and the team favourite passionfruit sponge, best scones in the district.

I am deeply saddened by her sudden loss and will miss her greatly. We send buckets of love to her family and loved ones.

Jenni Sewell

Our Irish week finished with an amazing performance from Rueben. It was standing room only, and what a marvellous time w...
22/03/2026

Our Irish week finished with an amazing performance from Rueben. It was standing room only, and what a marvellous time we had. It was lovely to see a number of residents with their family members. ☘️🧑‍🧑‍🧒

News from the President!The Lifestyle Team at John Curtin Aged Care work hard to provide entertaining and interesting ac...
20/03/2026

News from the President!

The Lifestyle Team at John Curtin Aged Care work hard to provide entertaining and interesting activities for our residents and 18 months ago, working with the Community Engagement Committee were able to create a Literary Appreciation Group. This group is a mix of residents from both the nursing home, the independent living units and now, the wider community; with currently 8 regular members.

In its early days, they read The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham, then watched the movie and compared the two. They read Finding Eliza by local Author Heather Whitford Roche, followed by a session with the Author. We have found that their favourite choice, is when we explore the writings of a particular Author, such as Sophie Green, Sandie Docker and Jennifer Scoullar. These current Australian Authors write stories the group resonate with, often with the location and with their stories.

Another activity we undertook within the group was writing a poem and that took on a life of its own. Initially they protested, but most of them produced one, and we have shared them in the past in the Curtin Chronicle and on the page. What it also did, was create a second group, a Poetry Circle, which has brought in some additional residents. One of our residents is a local and well known Poet and she is a member of both groups.

The Literary Appreciation Group has now evolved into a Bookclub, the first that many have belonged to. The challenge for the Team is sourcing books that both challenge and stimulate them. They started this year with Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey just as the controversy broke. We went ahead with it and encouraged them to judge the book on its own merits. The consensus being, they enjoyed it.

This activity stimulates their mind and has had the additional benefit of creating deeper friendships; and from the feedback we've
received, provided a topic for discussion with their families when visiting: What book are you reading Mum?

The Bookclub meet 3rd Thursday and the
Poetry Circle meet 4th Thursday, both at 10.30am

Susan Craven

Our Easter raffle is up and on display in our reception area. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Drawn Thursday 2nd April ...
17/03/2026

Our Easter raffle is up and on display in our reception area. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Drawn Thursday 2nd April at 2.30pm. 19 prizes in total.Money raised is being put towards a pedal assist bike for taking our residents out and about.

Happy St Patrick's Day. Today it was celebrating all things Irish. From our visiting Leprechaun and his wonderful assi...
17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick's Day. Today it was celebrating all things Irish. From our visiting Leprechaun and his wonderful assistant, we drank green Guiness (cordial!), ate green fruit and mint leaves. Games afternoon started with a Scavenger Hunt and ended with some Irish songs. Even lunch had some colours of the Irish flag, Crispy Salmon and homemade Hollandaise sauce. 🍀

Congratulations to our Lifestyle team who added some Freaky Friday to our day. The residents loved it and Happy Hour wit...
13/03/2026

Congratulations to our Lifestyle team who added some Freaky Friday to our day. The residents loved it and Happy Hour with the wonderful Rino, turned into dancing with residents from Curtin and Peacock. Even Cafe Curtin wasn’t safe!

🎄 Thank You to Our Amazing Team 🎄A heartfelt thank you to all of the staff at John Curtin Aged Care who helped make toda...
19/12/2025

🎄 Thank You to Our Amazing Team 🎄

A heartfelt thank you to all of the staff at John Curtin Aged Care who helped make today’s Residents, family and friends Christmas party such a wonderful success.

From the beautiful decorating of the Huntley Function Room to the cooking, serving, and cleaning up afterwards, your hard work and dedication did not go unnoticed. The food was absolutely amazing, and everyone had a truly lovely time.

A special mention also goes to Santa for visiting and bringing gifts for both the young and the young at heart — it was a huge hit and brought many smiles to the room. 🎅🎁

Thank you again to our incredible team for creating such a warm, festive, and memorable celebration for our residents and their loved ones.

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5 Cushing Avenue
Creswick, VIC
3363

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