Contact and company with others
Wesley Mission (Northern Sydney)
Bowen Home Care Service
Social Support (Accompanied Activities - Shopping; Bill paying; Doctors; Mail; Pharmacy;) - $10.00 per hour - Fee for service
Social Support Holbrook Meals on Wheels, Walla Walla and Greater Hume Area
Social Support services across the Greater Hume shire can be provided by Holbrook Meals on Wheels Service.
Our objective is to provide people who use our services with choice, control and relevant affordable services which meet their needs.
Social Support provides assistance for people who use our service to participate in their community: Assist with a friendly visitor, someone to accompany you shopping, or to attend outings and appointments.
Transport can be provided as part of the Social Support service.
The service may be provided by volunteers or a qualified care support worker dependent on individual needs.
We can arrange a regular telephone call to chat & check all is OK. We can assist with minor domestic chores or maintenance.
We also arrange small group activities for those with similar interest base.
We offer choice & flexibility in service
Client focused service encouraging and supporting independence.
Charlestown Caring Group
Transport to medical appointments, venues, assistance with shopping, shopping bus, home visiting,
Community Flyer
Home visits, social functions, bus trips, shopping assistance, lunch dates
West Coast Community Services Incorporated
Coalfields NeighbourCare
Coalfields NeighbourCare provides the following social support services:
Shopping Assistance
* Provide transport for you to do your own shopping
* Accompany you whilst you shop
* Shop on your behalf
These services can include:
* bill paying
* visiting the hairdresser
* going to the chemist
* going to speciality shops.
Reading Mail and Completing Forms. We are able to assist:
* in collecting your mail
* completing forms
* reading mail to you if you are experiencing difficulties doing so.
Companionship
* We can organise a volunteer to visit and sit and have a cuppa with you
* To water the garden
* Assist you to write a letter
* Sort through photo’s
* To go for a stroll with you
Medical Assistance
* Transport you to medical appointment – at times you may need to travel within a local radius and others you may need to travel long distance
* We are able to accompany you to your doctor’
BaptistCare - Mid North Coast (Baptist Care)
Anglicare Southern Queensland Brisbane North
For over 150 years, Anglicare Southern Queensland has been proud to provide the support you need to live the life you want.
We all need social and community engagement to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Our friendly and qualified carers are here to support your social needs. You may want to enjoy lunch with friends, go shopping, fishing, or even take a bushwalk. It’s up to you. Whatever you want to do at home or in your community, we’re there to help you achieve it.
These sessions aim to help you reduce your risk of isolation, improve your health, and strengthen your links with your community.
We understand you want to stay in the area you know and love and we’re on hand to help you stay connected with:
• Accompanied activities e.g. shopping, movies, swimming • Regular phone/online contact
• Home visits
Uniting Communities Home Support Services - South East
When you decide that you need some support at home, Uniting Communities’ home support team is here to help you to maintain your independence, health and wellbeing.
We offer a range of support, and our supportive and reliable team will help you to determine the best type of support which can include transport to appointments, social activities and events.
We run a range of community support to give you the chance to make new friends, try new things and go on excursions, and can arrange for a volunteer to regularly visit you and offer friendship and companionship.
For more information on our full range of services please call us or visit our website.