Nuala Williams never tires of hearing people’s stories, although she’s heard countless in her 20-plus years as a Community Care Advisor. Here at SCS she takes all the calls from people wanting guidance on community services for over-55s and elders. “I love talking with and meeting people – hearing their stories – and then seeing [...]
Older Australians are healthier than ever and more people with greater longevity means more dementia in the community and more carers too. The Northern Sydney Dementia Collaborative has recently formed to help people more easily access local healthcare and dementia information, support and services. The Collaborative – comprising Alzheimer’s Australia, Community Care Northern Beaches, North [...]
Making the world friendlier to people living with dementia is the goal of Dementia-friendly Communities, an Australian Government-funded program administered by Dementia Australia. More than 400,000 Australians already live with dementia and each week brings 1700 new diagnoses – so we all need to evolve alongside people experiencing dementia. Sue Kurrle, Curran Prof of Health [...]
Joan Rafferty, who is 102 years young, knows some of the secrets to a long and happy life: “It’s the stairs – I don’t know whether to commend them or condemn them!” she quips. She still enjoys living in the sunny Lane Cove apartment which has been home for 46 years. “I’ve been independent all [...]
“Having a Y chromosome is NOT an excuse for unhealthy lifestyle choices!” ... the slogan from Men’s Health Week in June warned blokes of all ages that their health is, to an extent, in their hands. That's because only 30% of a man’s health is genetic while 70% is due to what he does – [...]
The NSW Budget outlined by State Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet on June 19, included funding for NDIS, for health and seniors programs including energy discounts, an allocation to help protect seniors from elder abuse, plus a boost to mental health services for elders and palliative care as bulleted below. Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) particularly [...]
When the Seniors Rights Service released its report Abuse of Older People: A Community Response in June, it made eight comprehensive, multi-faceted recommendations to government based on input from more than 50 community organisations. Most importantly the report strongly reiterates the end-of-conference statement from the 5th National Elder Abuse Conference earlier this year, which called [...]
Mel Pike, Activities Co-ordinator, Seniors Hub, Hunters Hill Mel has come to various community roles through the visual arts, a discipline in which she has taught university students among others. She spent 15 years teaching in the country including with an aboriginal community, and has taught art to children and people with disabilities. Now she looks [...]
Joy and Celebration The Blandville Court Community Room was filled with joy and celebration on Wednesday 21st February. The residents gathered to celebrate the Year of the Dog with a New Year's lunch. Everyone brought a dish of homemade Chinese specialities. It was also an opportunity to share the bananas and the big pumpkin that [...]
SCS received a special grant from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to improve the gardens and communal areas at Blandville Court. In addition, a much needed air conditioning unit will be installed in the community room. This project aims to improve and enrich existing spaces in order to make them [...]
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