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Celebrating Thirty Years of Gourmet Excellence
For the past thirty years, Gourmet Meals has been preparing and delivering healthy, nutritious, home-style meals that tantalise the senses and nourish the soul.
Continue ReadingWhen It’s Time to Get Mum and Dad Some Help at Home
The time comes for all of us when we need to get our parents some help at home. Whether it is due to declining health, the loss of a spouse, or simply the natural aging process, it’s inevitable for their ability to take care of themselves and perform certain tasks on their own to begin declining.
Continue ReadingGood nutrition is vital for post-surgery or illness recovery
During most of our lives, we have been taught to eat well, yet this can be difficult when dealing with challenges such as ill-health or post-surgery recovery, especially as we age. From personal experience, I can vouch for how quickly an elderly person loses muscle mass after surgery. This is because, being bed-bound, you don’t move much, nor do you eat enough, often due to a lack of appetite
Continue ReadingThe Sandwich Generation
As our senior population grows in Australia, a new generation of young adults are faced with individuals that are ‘sandwiched' between aging parents and adult children. Therefore, being quite literally referred to as ‘the sandwich generation'. Providing emotional and financial support to both their children and their parents simultaneously.
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