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KEEPING INVESTORS INFORMED Proud Past Brilliant Future Website : www.telstra.com.au Call Us : 13 2200 Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company, offering a full range of communications services and competing in all telecommunications markets. In Australia we provide 16.4 million mobile services, 7.4 million fixed voice services and 3 million retail fixed broadband services.as a home for elderly ladies. By 1944
the capacity of the original home was
exceeded and another property was
purchased at what is now Resthaven
Leebrook. Additional facilities were
added over the years and Resthav-
en also started catering to men. The
number of Resthaven establishments
now stands at 11 with Resthaven Mt
Gambier being the latest addition.
Dementia is a condition which re-
duces a person’s ability to perform
everyday activities. It usually strikes
elderly people but may also afflict
those in their 40’s or 50’s. It is not
necessary that all older persons will
suffer from dementia. Resthaven has
initiated a research project on demen-
tia in partnership with Alzheimer’s
Australia. It has also published a book
about dementia based on interviews
with 17 patients and carers. The
purpose of this book is to sensitize
people to the thought processes of
persons afflicted with dementia. The
book also offers revealing insights
into the understanding which carers
have of the person they support. A
small proportion of the persons who
are diagnosed with dementia are
fortunate to have their illness treated
and its effects reversed. However,
a vast majority have to live with the
condition for the rest of their lives.
Resthaven utilises the services of
volunteers to good effect and has
HEALTHCARE