Wallaroo’s shining aged care stars

Key points

• Joan McCall worked for 48 years in the kitchen of Star of the Sea, a Catholic aged care home in Wallaroo. She started as a kitchen hand after leaving school and later cooked all meals for residents as the home grew from 20 to 70 beds.
• She retired a few months ago to care for her husband, who has dementia.
• Colleague Gaylia Johns said the home now uses a trishaw to take residents around town and keeps a memory tree honouring past residents.