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Remember - Dementia is NOT a normal part of ageing. It is a disease.
If you are caring for someone with...

If you have a permanent or long-term medical condition, you could talk to your doctor about your concerns...

1. Prevent Disease
All movement, even light exercise like walking, can be powerful at preventing disease. P...

The concept of the Repair Café was initiated in the Netherlands in 2009 by Martine Postma, an Amsterdam-based journ...

If you are caring for someone with dementia, it is important to take regular breaks to keep up to relax/r...

Enhanced care for seniors to assist them enjoy a safe, quality lifestyle independently in their own home, ...

A Will is a legal document that sets out how you want the things you own (your bank accounts and estate) t...

Fifteen letters from Tamborine Mountain seniors (individually and collectively signed), were presented to Mr. D...

The Elder Abuse Prevention Helpline is a first port–of–call for support, referrals and information about ...

There are many benefits to Chair Yoga. Yoga Improves flexibility, strengthens muscles, improves posture ...

Anyone can become a Carer if the need arises. Carers make an enormous contribution to our communities and hen...

Services are delivered by both paid staff and volunteers. Services delivered are funded by the Commonwea...

Here are some general guidelines for you to be ‘safer’ …
- List only your initials and surname in the phon...

The concept of the Repair Café was initiated in the Netherlands in 2009 by Martine Postma, an Amsterdam-based journ...

When the Friday Friendship group was asked to dress up as scarecrows instead of making a scarecrow, they r...

Services funded by Government and delivered by TMCCA under specific guidelines include:
- Social Support Indi...

Funded by the Commonwealth government to provide in-home aged care services, we are extremely proud to be ...

Table Tennis enhances brain growth and improves emotional well-being, as revealed by a primetime BBC1 pro...

Tamborine Mountain Community Care can assist with transport needs, the cost of which is subsidised through t...

TMCCA is one such organisation, established in 1992 to provide care for senior residents living independen...

How effectively we maintain our body, mind and energy systems will determine how resilient we will be tow...

“I want to thank TMCCA for their excellent Social Support Group Services for senior citizens.

My mother, a cli...

Seniors Enquiry Line is a state-wide information and referral service provided at the cost of a local cal...

Chair Yoga improves flexibility, strengthens muscles, improves posture and balance, helps blood circulation...

The concept of the Repair Café hails from the Netherlands. It was formulated in 2009 by Martine Postma,...

Be kind to your feet. Years of wear and tear can be hard on feet. So can disease, bad circulation, poorly t...

Why Volunteer?
Volunteering is a rewarding way in which an eligible person can participate in the activities of ...

Tamborine Mountain Community Care, located at 42 Southport Avenue, launched its Repair Café in October 202...

Speaking of masks and memories, talk of the Venetian mask emerged around the time the Covid mask was to ...

Neurography Art is a way to work with the subconscious mind through drawing. This creative method stimu...

It doesn’t matter if you sing ‘a Capella’ or ‘in the shower’…all you need is your voice and your ukulele. If y...

If you have a permanent or long-term medical condition, you could talk to your doctor about your concerns,...

The hands-on knowledge gained through volunteering has become very real for me – neither literature nor a...

Perhaps you aren’t quite sure how to talk with Mum since her stroke, or too preoccupied with Dad’s medicat...

From improving our diet and levels of physical activity to getting health screenings and manageing risk fact...

From improving our diet and levels of physical activity to getting health screenings and managing risk fact...

Tamborine Mountain Community Care Association hosts regular social support groups, available to registe...

Gary Stewart, an iconic figure of the Lions Club Tamborine Mountain, High School physics, chemistry and ma...

The word ‘yoga’, derived from the Sanskrit root ‘yuj’ literally means ‘to unite’, ‘to yoke’ or ‘to merge’....

Rumours were alive and well that Scenic Rim Regional Council would get their hands on the “old IGA” site next ...

As a result, the aged care sector has moved away from a dependency-based service delivery model (‘doing...

If you have a permanent or long-term medical condition, you could talk to your doctor about your concerns,...

Enhanced care for seniors to assist them enjoy a safe, quality lifestyle independently in their own home, ...

These changes impact the physical, social, and emotional life of not only the person with dementia, but als...

Making a will can be simple and need not be expensive. It must be properly signed and witnessed. It is best to ...

Carers would do well to create a comfortable space for the senior to discuss these matters with a view ...

Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)
The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) is an entry level h...

TMCCA is a first-level aged care, government-funded, not-for-profit organisation and is always ready and w...

Our organisation has met with many unforeseen challenges since the pandemic began in March 2020 and taken...

With regard to social needs, this aim is effectively addressed through a structured system of Centre-Ba...

There are many benefits to any yoga practice, chair yoga included. Yoga improves flexibility, strengthens m...

Tamborine Mountain Community Care Association (TMCCA) relies on the ongoing assistance of volunteers who ...

Carers make an enormous contribution to our community as well as our economy and National Carers Week gives e...

Family, friends, and carers of the senior or seniors themselves can talk to a real person to access inform...

Early influences were the works of J.M.W. Turner and John Constable. As a young man, he emigrated to Aus...

Kim specialises in building rapport with clients and their guide dogs, all while assisting her clients w...

What is your daily practice?
If you are exuberant and dynamic, your chances of staying healthy are higher....

Bushfires can strike anywhere. You don’t need to live in a regional area to experience a bushfire firstha...

Making a will can be simple and need not be expensive. It must be properly signed and witnessed. It is best to ...