At this Greek aged care home in Melbourne, everything old is new again

One of the volunteers plucks at the strings of a lyre — and during a second run-through of the song, the elders gradually begin singing along. Previously, residents of Fronditha Care in Thornbury would make the bus trip to the Hellenic Museum themselves — but challenges around mobility and the pandemic have made that more difficult. She says the men of the home have engaged particularly well with the session on implements of war and lessons on Petteia — an ancient gambling board game involving pebbles.

Author: Nate Woodall

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