If you’re missing out on some of your regular habits and friendly connections - including SCS social events - while the virus is around, you might feel a little lonely or uncertain about things. Many experts advise that the way to survive and thrive amid the evolving rules is to create a routine to shape [...]
Carpenter Martin Lane says many people are surprised by how quickly home modifications can be done and what a difference they can make to their lives. “I enjoy making people’s lives easier. A lot of people are very appreciative of not only the results but also because we turn up on time,” says Martin who [...]
Clients at Hunters Hill Community Hub chat with Member for Lane Cove, Anthony Roberts, in the Hub's courtyard when it reopened after refurbishment mid-2019. Now that a long list of Covid-safe precautions is in daily practice, Sydney Community Services’ group social supports for seniors and people with a disability are running again, [...]
University of NSW’s Ageing Futures Institute (AFI) is a leader in research into ageing which aims to drive quality in outcomes for individuals and society as a whole through better responses to challenges and opportunities in ageing. The Institute has compiled a series of resources and tips for our somewhat restricted lives that you can [...]
A simple new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, years in the making, is on its way to Australia via the Federal Government’s Australian Dementia Network or ADnet, a collaboration of 18 academic and clinical partners and philanthropists. The University of Gothenburg, Sweden, led the development of the new blood test which measures the protein ‘tau’, [...]
Niska Robotic Ice Cream Bar, Melbourne, where social and service bots work the flavours. Photo: SBS Russian In Federation Square, Melbourne, you can have your ice cream scooped by a robot at Niska Robotic Ice Cream Bar. In other bars around the world, robotic arms are being trialled as bartenders. You might not [...]
People 18-64 years who are not eligible for low-level support via the NDIS can apply for ‘SASH’ support packages through NSW Health’s ComPacks program.Safe And Supported at Home packages, called SASH for short, support people with functional impairments to live independently and safely at home. People with mental health issues, chronic or degenerative illness or [...]
While everyone’s disrupted by the changes the virus has wrought, older Australians are not the most challenged, according to the first report of a multi-stage survey by the Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA). The Adelaide-based GCMA is a not-for-profit which aims to improve lives of older people. It offers research, advocacy and ‘living [...]
Social distancing requirements have not stopped our essential services which are proceeding as usual – with a little extra space. Distancing modifications make services such as shopping, linen and meals deliveries ‘contactless’ – for the protection of both client and delivering volunteer or SCS staff. Speaking of modifications, our home modifications and maintenance (HMM) team [...]
Sydney Community Services has sadly and gratefully farewelled a highly respected and much-loved key staff member – our Nursing Service co-manager, Michele Neil. In six years with SCS, Michele built up a nursing team and community nursing service for the north shore which won accolades not only from clients but from GPs and managers in [...]
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