A multilingual centenarian is one of the newest residents of Carinity Hilltop aged care in Brisbane.
Helen Orosz is continuing the recent trend of seniors moving into Carinity aged care communities after they turn 100.
In fact, of the dozen centenarians who currently live in a Carinity aged care community, half moved in after they had their 100th birthdays.
In Helen's case, she found a new home in aged care several years after she reached triple-figure age.
The 103-year-old was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia on 16 July 1921. Her home city is now part of modern Slovakia.
Helen recalls enjoying singing with her brothers and sisters during her youth.
Helen married her husband, Viktor, in 1942 - right in the middle of World War II. Sadly, Helen's six-month-old baby boy passed away during the war. Helen didn't have any more children.
Helen and Viktor moved to Australia in 1952. After the couple settled in Brisbane, Helen began working in a shoe factory.
In her youth, Helen enjoyed cooking, sewing, knitting, gardening and reading.
She speaks five languages including English, Czech, Slovakian and German. Given that Helen grew up close to the Czechoslovakia-Hungary border, she is also fluent in Hungarian.
Living at Carinity Hilltop in Kelvin Grove since April, Helen enjoys engaging in conversations, watching television, and keeping her mind active by reading books.
