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Queensland celebrates International Day for Older Persons
Monday, 1st October marks the International Day for Older Persons – a United Nations initiative that encourages the celebration of the Seniors Community.
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Brisbane to Host Care Expo 2019
During the first week of October, on Friday the 4th and Saturday 5th, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre will be hosting the 2nd annual Care Expo. With the support of Australian Events, the NDIS and the Exhibition and Event Association of Australia, the expo was hugely successful last year being the first of its kind for Queensland.
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The 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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Uber Eats or something a little healthier?
Most young Australians are opting for food delivery apps such as Uber Eats and other take away options rather than spending the time to do a regular grocery shop and cook up a good meal. This is mainly due to being time poor, and they are therefore simply not able to get around to turning groceries into nutritious meals.
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Take control of your budget
At Gourmet Meals we have spent many of our 26 years in business improving not only the overall quality of our meals, but the value they offer our wonderful customers. Keeping our prices down has always been a priority, offering affordability to those who need it most.
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Queensland Seniors Week
It’s here once again and bigger than ever, offering events to suit all interests and most are free to attend. We love to celebrate our Seniors here at Gourmet Meals as they have so much to offer the community, especially the younger generation.
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Stop the shop
For many of us it’s no big deal to pop out to the shops at the last minute to quickly purchase that forgotten item required for the next meal. Even though many of us do lead very busy lives, it is not that difficult to jump in the car and get what’s needed. But spare a thought for the elderly and disabled for whom even thinking about having to do their weekly shopping is nothing less than a nightmare.
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National diabetes week kicks off 14th July
National diabetes week is a great platform for creating awareness for the disease and to start conversations about it. We’d like to take this opportunity to discuss ‘Hypos’ and what they mean to those living with diabetes and what you can do as a friend or family member to help someone through one as they usually happen when least expected.
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