Salt Village Market Kingscliff

13/11/2025

BRAIN HEALTH 🧠 It's really important to keep your brain active as we age.

🎸 🎷 Learning to speak a language or play a musical instrument are two of the best ways to keep those neurons firing

Alternatively, grab yourself a puzzle book or jigsaw puzzle 🤔

Challenge yourself! Your brain will thank you 😊

11/11/2025

🎼 Music provides significant health benefits, including reducing stress, pain, and symptoms of depression by lowering cortisol levels and boosting mood-related hormones like dopamine.

🎶🎵 Music also enhances cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and motor skills, and improves physical health by lowering blood pressure and heart rate.

💿🎧 Furthermore, music can strengthen social bonds and provide emotional expression and connection.

11/11/2025

🫶 The core values of a carer are Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment – all values essential to high quality care.are Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment – all values essential to high quality care.

Being a carer is not always an easy task which is why it is so important that carers take the time to look after their own health and wellbeing 🙏

26/10/2025

⛱️ HOLIDAY CLOSURE ⛱️ 30 October- 9 November 2025. Our office number will be unattended for 11 days while Jayne, our fearless leader, takes a well deserved break.

For all emergencies call 000 🚑 🚔

📱 A new office number and staff member will be introduced in 2026, but until then, please contact us via messenger or email.

24/10/2025

💜Today is World Polio Day - 24th October 💜
Is a reminder of how far global health efforts have come in reducing this once devastating disease. 💪🌍
Thanks to vaccination and awareness, polio is now close to eradication — but the fight isn’t over.
💉 Vaccination saves lives and protects communities.💫

22/10/2025

22/10/2025

“My brother’s decline from dementia has been slow and I think the reason for that is because he is quite clever and always kept himself busy.”

When Dementia Australia Dementia Advocate Bernie’s brother Michael who lives with down syndrome, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease, he continued immersing himself in his lifelong hobbies and interests.

“He had hobbies and interests like football, jigsaws and politics. We would go for walks – Michael would be ten feet behind me and grumbling but he would exercise.”

“He would always be doing jigsaw puzzles and using his brain. He was socially connected; going out and about and was connected to community and family."

Mental exercise helps to build new brain cells and strengthen connections between them, keeping your mind and brain in their best condition as you get older.

To find out about more about mental exercise and reducing your risk of dementia, head to: https://www.dementia.org.au/brain-health/reducing-your-risk-dementia

21/10/2025

🧠🧠🧠 Puzzles good for the brain include crosswords, Sudoku, and jigsaw puzzles, which improve cognitive skills like memory, problem-solving, and logic. Other beneficial options are chess, word games like Scrabble and Wordle, and strategy games like Rubik's Cube, as well as apps like Lumosity that offer structured brain training.

18/10/2025

🫶 Life story work is particularly effective in improving the quality of life for older adults, including those with dementia, & people with TBI or other memory issues. 🏡 They improve mood, cognition, social interaction, and reduce depression.

🌼🌱 These are great for carers and support workers to use to assist with memory prompts, conversation and reminiscing.

🌱🏡 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Life story books provide mental benefits such as improved self-esteem and identity, enhanced emotional regulation and resilience, and greater life satisfaction and purpose. They help individuals, particularly those with dementia or children in foster care, to process their past, build a coherent sense of self, strengthen their relationships with caregivers, and cope with challenges by creating a tangible record of their life. 💕

18/10/2025

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18/10/2025

🌼🌱 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🌷 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 🌱🌼 Every woman’s menopause journey is unique 🪷
🌷🌷🌷Today is a reminder to pause, reflect, and open up the conversation about menopause — the symptoms, the changes, and the support that makes a real difference. 💕