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)
Parramatta Social Inclusion Service
We provide individual support to older people to assist in meeting their needs for social contact to reduce isolation. People are matched with volunteers with similar interest supporting them to participate in their community and have a good life. Volunteers are trained to support people to remain independent, focusing on people's strengths and accomplishments so that the best outcomes are achieved. We also offer a Digital Inclusion service where a trained volunteer will come to your home and show you some basic skills on how to use your digital camera, smart phone, tablet, laptop or computer.