Young and old to benefit from new childcare centre at Merbein aged care

Fred Garsed has eight great-grandchildren, but soon the 92-year-old will have 72 adopted great-grandchildren.

A childcare centre has just been built at his aged care home in Merbein, near Mildura in north-west Victoria, as part of a new program designed to improve the wellbeing of aged care residents, offer new experiences to children and benefit the wider community.

“I walk around every morning and I see them [the children], they talk to me,” Mr Garsed said.

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