Social support: working with you, assistance is provided one to one by a companion (paid worker or volunteer) either at home or for activities in the community. Staff and volunteers are trained in supporting older people and people living with dementia.
Activities are based on your preferred interests and needs and may include:
• home-based activities such as cooking, gardening, dog walking, reading, playing games, assisting with technologies that help your connect with friends, family and community
• accompanying you to do your shopping/bill paying, and attend appointments
• supporting you to connect/reconnect with community groups and activities such as social or sports club, participating in exercise, attending a book club, church, football or the movies, singing in a choir, visiting friends.
Where needed staff or volunteers can provide transport and accompany you during activities.

If home is where your heart is, we can help you stay there.
Many people tell us that they want to stay living in their own
home for as long as possible.

At the heart of wanting to remain living at home is the
sense of being in control, however as you age, there can
be some challenges.

Our approach is to provide you with options so that you can
maintain control over your living environment, and your
life in general. We see the support that we offer as a way
of taking away the worry, so you can get back to doing the
things you love. If you choose ACH Group, we’ll work with
you, rather than taking over from you.

Our qualified, experienced staff are committed to working
with you to design a support plan that will meet your
specific needs.

If you’re finding it tricky to get out and about our team can take you to the shops and get you to and from your appointments and social outings. We can also help to organise your bills and appointments and help you set up and use your technology.

The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is a State Government organisation providing comprehensive health services to country West Australians.

WACHS spans 2.55 million square kilometres and is the largest country health system in Australia covering the whole of the State outside the metropolitan area.

Despite vast distances, WACHS provides health services to residents and visitors that include emergency and hospital services, population, public and primary health care, mental health, drug and alcohol services, Aboriginal health, child and community health and residential and community aged care services.

WACHS provides aged and community care services for older people across our communities, including aged care assessments, community care, residential aged care, subacute and acute care, and transitioning older people from hospital back into the community.

WACHS is a provider of CHSP services such as domestic assistance, personal care, meals and food services, and transport.

Northern Illawarra Meals on Wheels provides cold and frozen meals 7 days per week, meal support and social support. Our menu options for breakfast, lunch and dinner including snacks. We offer a variety of meals, desserts, soup, sandwiches, omelettes and snacks. Our in home meal support staff can heat meals and prepare other food items for people with dementia and other complex issues. We also provide variety of social support options, both in home and out. We offer flexible and friendly service to support the wellbeing of older people living in their own home.

Australian Unity’s home services are suitable for older people who would like some extra support to get the most out of life.

We offer support with everyday activities like personal support, cleaning and gardening, as well as health care services delivered by qualified professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and podiatrists.

Our friendly and dependable team will take the time to get to know you and tailor a support program to suit your individual needs. You’ll have a choice of team members to assist you and they will work with you as part of your expanded support team.

You’ll only pay for the services you use and agree to.

Australian Unity has been supporting the wellbeing of Australians for more than 180 years. As a mutual company, Australian Unity is owned by its members, rather than shareholders. This means we do not pay our profits to shareholders, but rather reinvest them back into further services that directly support our members and customers.