A seniors’ flash mob has taken to a popular Geelong shopping centre to promote the importance of positive ageing.
TLC Aged Care’s Armstrong Creek, Belmont and Wallington home residents with the Geelong seniors’ community participated in a flash mob at Westfield Geelong’s upstairs food court on September 27.
TLC Healthcare chief marketing officer Matthew Mellor said more than 50 people of all abilities took part in the Wednesday event at 2.30pm for positive ageing awareness.
“Aged care and ageing are not about where you go and you can continue to live,” he said.
“Positive ageing is embracing that you are an ageing person and that it is not the end. It’s just more like a phase.”
Mr Mellor said the mob performed a classic song and that the event was part of the aged care organisation’s wellness program.
“All sorts of people came and there was diversity among the aged participants,” he said
“It is always a difficult decision when deciding to go into a home…and it is important that we help the residents retain as much of their independence as possible.
“This was also a way of helping get rid of that feeling of isolation which is big among seniors.”
Chief executive Lou Pascuzzi said the flash mob was an “amazing event” and included people of “all abilities, from wheelchairs to walkers, and everything in between”.
“Just because you’re older doesn’t mean life is over,” he said.
“The fact that our seniors’ flash mob has been so well-embraced by our residents and the local seniors’ community proves that age really is just a number.”
