#Getupchallenge - Kaye - 30 SeC Boxing
#Getupchallenge - Week 2 - Highlights Reel
#Getupchallenge - Richard - 30 SEC Push-UPS
This Week, It's Time To Don The Leather Gloves, Lace Up The High Boots And Paste The Brow With Vasoline, As Our Residents Take On The 30 Second Boxing Challenge. Kaye Has Taken It Upon Herself To Throw Down The Challenge. How Many Punches Can You Throw In 30 Seconds
This Week Our Awesome Residents Took On The 30 Second Push-Up Challenge. Each Week We're Releasing A New Exercise Based Challenge To Keep Our Residents Motivated To Stay Active During Covid-19. Check Out The Video And See If You Can Beat Our Champions.
Whilst We Were All Filling Our Faces With Chocolate Over The Long-Weekend.. Richard Was Crushing Some Wall Push-Ups. He's Put The Challenge Out To All Aged Care Residents To See If They Can Beat His Score.
GET UP CHALLENGE - Week 1 - Highlights Reel
First Ever "Get Up" LIVE Session - Check It Out
#Getupchallenge - Gwen - 30 Second STS
Our First Get Up Challenge Saw Residents From All Over Australia Submit Their 30 Second Sit To Stand Efforts. Each Week We're Releasing A New Exercise Based Challenge To Keep Our Residents Motivated To Stay Active During Covid-19. Check Out The Video And See If You Can Beat Our Champions.
Check Out A Little Snapshot Of Our First Ever LIVE Exercise Session On Zoom. We Were So Happy To See 12 Live Streams With Residents From 3 States. Join Us Each Thursday At 11am For Our Live Physiotherapist Run Exercise Sessions. Simply Download The Zoom App On Your Phone, Tablet Or Computer And Use The Meeting ID: 271-996-719
Meet Gwen - She's 86 Years Old And This Week She Took On Our 30 Second Sit To Stand Challenge As Part Of Our "Get Up Guide" Program During Covid-19. Gwen Throws Down The Challenge To All Aged Care Residents To See If They Can Beat Her Score Of 17!
Meet Sandy - 93yo - A Journey To Confidence
Thinking About Aged Care? Good Thought!
Meet Audrey - 97yo - Mt Terry Trailblazers
This Is Sandy. He Was Initially Reluctant To Participate In Physiotherapy Due To A Combination Of Fear Of Falling And A View That He Couldn't Improve. After A Few Weeks Of Deliberation He Finally Agreed To "Give It A Try". Sandy's Goal Is To One Day Be Able To Walk The Hallways Of His Home Without Using His Walker. We Primarily Focus On Improving Strength, Power, Static And Dynamic Balance, Improving Movement Volumes, Dual Tasking And Multi-Directional Stepping. Prior To Commencing Physiotherapy Sandy Would Only Let Go Of His Walker If He Had Something To Hold Onto. Needless To Say, He’s Overcome That!
Here's A Short Video Featuring Our Managing Director & Physiotherapist - Simon Kerrigan Discussing Why He Likes Working In Aged Care. Simon's A Leading Aged Services Australia Next Gen Ambassador For NSW. The Next Gen Committee Is All About Promoting Aged Services And Encouraging Young Professionals To Work In Aged Care.
Meet Audrey, Our Oldest Competitor At The Blaze Battle 2019. Audrey Inspired All Of Us With Her Commitment To Our 8-Week Physiotherapy Training Program And Her Competitive Drive On The Day. Audrey Was A Key Member Of The Champion "Trail Blazers" Team.
Blaze Battle 2019 - Summary Video
Competitor Profile - Howard - 91 Y/O
Guide Healthcare - Christmas Run 2019
In November 2019, Guide Healthcare Held Our Blaze Battle Competition At Warrigal Shell Cove. We Had More Than 40 Residents From 3 Homes Compete On The Day. The Shell Cove Stingrays Took On The Mt Terry Trailblazers And The Albion Park Rail Jets. Competitors Completed An 8 Week Training Program To Improve Their Mobility, Balance, Agility, Power And Concentration. The Day Was A Huge Success!
Meet Howard, One Of The Amazing Competitors From The Blaze Battle 2019. Howard Gives Us A Little Snapshot Of How He Was Feeling Pre-Competition And His Thoughts On The Entire Event! At The Bright Age Of 91, Howards Demonstrates Some Incredible Competitive Drive, Positivity And Strength. The Team At Guide Healthcare Couldn't Be Prouder Of His Efforts!
At Guide Healthcare, We're All About Giving Back. This Christmas, We Wanted To Do Something Extra Special For Our Residents. So As Part Of Our Christmas Party, We All Got Dressed In Our Festive Hawaiian Shirts And Went And Delivered More Than 200 Gifts To Some Of Our Residents In Aged Care Centres And Community Villages In Wollongong. This Is A New Tradition That We Can't Wait To Make Bigger And Better Every Year. One Of Our Residents Told Us "This Was Just Lovely. It's Made Me Feel Less Lonely, Made Me Feel At Home" - What An Amazing Thing To Achieve!
A Little Mobility And Balance
This Is How We Play Balloon Tennis
The Boys Showing Us How It’s Done
We May Have Been Short On Space, But We Weren't Short On Enthusiasm. Here's One Of The First Circuit Classes Run By Guide Healthcare At One Of Our New Partner Homes. Our Ladies Were A Little Tired From A Strength Circuit A Couple Of Days Earlier, So We Thought We'd Take Things A Little Easier And Do A Variety Of Mobility And Balance Drills. Needless To Say, Our Brilliant Residents Didn't Disappoint.
Our Older Adults Shouldn't Walk Into An Exercise Class To Sit Down In A Chair. At Guide Healthcare, If We Play Balloon Games, We Get Our Participants Up Onto Their Feet. There's Always A "Safe" Way To Coordinate These Games Without Forcing People To Sit Down! Watch As Our Residents Challenge Their Balance, Shift Weight, Take Reactionary Steps, Rotate Their Trunk And Lower Limbs, Coordinate Upper Body And Lower Body Movements And Challenge Their Vestibular System As They Compete In An Epic 5 Setter Of Standing Balloon Tennis.
A 5 Station Circuit Class For A Group Of Men At One Of Our New Partner Homes. At Guide Healthcare We Really Focus On Strength And Mobility. So Today, Our Gents Tackle The Battle Ropes, 5kg Medicine Ball Throw Downs, A Multi-Height Blaze Pod Reaching Task And Step-Ups. We Also Threw In Some Boxing (Not On Camera). Not A Bad Start For A Group Of Men Who's Ages Range From 78 To 92.
Meet 89 Y/O Pat - Exercising Post Hip Fracture
Blaze Battle Training Video
Suns Out, Residents Out
Pat Is An Inspiring 89 Year Old Resident At One Of Our Partner Homes. She'd Actually Just Returned From Hospital Post Hip Fracture When Guide Healthcare Commenced Our Services. Through Hard Work And Dedication, Pat Confidently Leaves Her 4WW At The Door Of The Gym And Completes Hack Squats, Deadlifts, Loaded Carries And A Range Of Supported Lower Limb Strengthening And Balance Tasks. We Absolutely Love Working With Pat And Are So Proud Of What She's Achieved In Such A Short Time.
Guide Healthcare’s “Blaze Battle 2019” Event Launched In November. Residents Completed 8 Weeks Of Training To Improve Mobility, Balance, Agility, Speed And Power. It All Culminated In 2 Days Of Fierce Competition Between 5 Homes And More Than 60 Residents. The Above Video Is Of Our “Bundanoon Bravehearts” Completing One Of Their Training Sessions.
It Was A Beautiful Day In Rural NSW So We Thought We'd Move Our Ladies Exercise Group Outside. They Completed Stair Climbs, Grassy Hill Walks, Sit To Stands And Smooth Slope Climbs. At Guide Healthcare, We Try To Complete These Types Of Exercise Sessions To Assist Our Residents To Remain Community Ambulant. And We Couldn’t Have Asked For A Better Day To Get Our Residents Outside Working Hard And Feeling Great!
Southern Highlands Games
Interviews With Our Athletes
Margaret’s Celebrity Interview
A Two Minute Summary Of Guide Healthcare’s Amazing Southern Highlands Games Event From April 2019. Watch 25 Residents From 2 Homes Compete In 5 Strength And Conditioning Events. Our Athletes Trained For 8 Weeks Leading Up To The Event To Prepare Themselves For Competition. Most Of These Residents Had Never Participated In Any Form Of Resistance Training Prior To The Event. This Was Definitely One Of The Highlights Of 2019.
A Light-Hearted Look Into The Preparations, Aspirations And Hesitations Of Some Of The Competitors Of The Southern Highlands Games. The Team At Guide Healthcare Are Blessed To Be Working With Such Inspiring Older People And Some Real Characters!
Margaret Was One Of Our Athletes Competing In Guide Healthcare’s "Southern Highlands Games" In 2019. We Were Contacted By ABC Illawarra On The Morning Of The Event And Had A Great Chat With Nick Rheinberger! Margaret May Have Found Her Calling In Talk Back Radio! The Only Problem Was Keeping Away Her Adoring Fans.
Meet Gary - Our Arm Pedal Champion
Meet 75 Y/O Victor - Our Kettlebell King
At Guide… We Do Things A Little Differently
This Is Gary. Gary Was A Former First Grade Football Player And Is An Absolute Character. Gary Always Has A Smile On His Face And Absolutely Loves The Pedals. Gary Managed To Pedal For 490 Metres At The Southern Highlands Games - 2019 Taking Home The Gold Medal. Give That A Try Next Time You’re At The Gym And See How You Compare With Gary. We’ve Had A Few Guide Healthcare Staff Take This On, And It’s Not Easy!
Kettlebell Workouts Have Been Proven To Have Significant Benefits On The Health Of Older Adults, Including Causing Increases In Muscle Size, Strength, Quality And Respiratory Health. At Guide Healthcare, We Always Try To Be Evidence Based. So We Had Victor Crushes This Kettlebell Workout. We’re Very Proud To Say That Victor Has Since Been Discharged Home After Significantly Improving His Strength And Balance.
At Guide Healthcare, We're Fighting Against The Ageist Stereotypes Often Associated With Our Elderly. Our Programs Are Designed To Challenge Our Clients Through Resistance Training, Dynamic Balance Exercises And Cardio Workouts.
Goulburn Greyhounds Go Gym
Why Join Team Guide
Aged Care Facilities Aren't Always Blessed With Exercise Equipment Which Supports Improved Function And Rehabilitation. As Such, The Team At Guide Healthcare Organised For A Group Of Residents To Start Attending A Local Gym. Here Is A Snapshot Of Our "Guide Give Back" Gym Program.
Here’s 9 Really Good Reasons To Make The Change Over To Guide Healthcare! We Do Aged Care Differently.