Juniper celebrates WA Seniors Week at Have a Go Day

Have a Go Day is one of Juniper’s favourite events on the WA Seniors Week calendar, and this year’s event, hosted by the Seniors Recreation Council of WA at Burswood Park, was a fantastic celebration of older Western Australians.

With a range of stallholders and activities throughout the day, there was plenty to do around Burswood Park, whether you felt like giving archery a go, joining in with the line dancing or stopping by the orchid stall for a few tips on looking after your plants at home.

Throughout the day, staff from Retirement Living, Residential Aged Care, Home and Community Care and Corporate Services welcomed people to the Juniper tent. There were a few Juniper goodies to pick up and our team was on hand to answer any aged care questions.

For people who were just starting to look into their options, the team had copies of Juniper’s Navigating Aged Care guides to share.

Our Juniper DINE team’s set-up was a crowd favourite, with banana and walnut cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting and beef brisket with braised red cabbage on offer.

People who stopped by the Juniper tent could also enter our raffle for a chance to win prizes donated by West Australian Ballet, The Regal Theatre, Luna Palace Cinemas, Mondo Nougat, Spotlight Cinema Advertising and Swan Valley Station.

Juniper CEO Russell Bricknell joined Todd Johnston on 6PR to discuss Juniper’s newly launched white paper, The Voice of Older Western Australians, including the results of the Happiness Index which had fallen this year due to declining financial security, social connection, family relationships and sense of purpose.

Russell also spoke about how the research revealed that most older Western Australians have not planned for future care and support despite concerns about growing older. He said it’s worth preparing to maintain independence as we age before a crisis hit.

Juniper sponsored the Entertainment Stage again this year, which hosted the official welcome and Remembrance Day commemoration. The WA Police Pipe Band and Michael Barbaro also performed on the stage throughout the day.

We loved spending the day with everyone who came along, and we’re already looking forward to the next Have a Go Day.