Cobram connections help ease transition to aged care
Dennis and Elsie, both in their 80s, have been married for over 60 years. After meeting in Cobram aged 15 and 16, they went on to live, work and raise children in the close-knit border town in Victoria’s Hume region.
Community life played a central role, with Dennis and Elsie active in local sporting clubs and their church.
So, when Elsie developed dementia and her condition worsened, it was fitting that community ties helped find a way forward.
Dennis's son suggested he talk to a woman he knew through local football who worked at NCN Health’s Irvin House, a public residential aged care facility.