Resthaven Community Services - Murray Mallee, Hills and Fleurieu
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.
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South Eastern Community Connect Social Support Individual
Would you like support with:
- Shopping
- Banking
- Bill-paying, or
- Medical Appointments?
Or would you like someone to visit you regularly just for some company?
Our staff and volunteers offer individual assistance for seniors and their carers to support their independence and wellbeing.
What will it cost me?
‘Social Support’ refers to assisted shopping, banking and bill payments with the aid of a social support worker. There is a $15 fee for a two-hour service and a $20 fee for a three-hour service.
We also offer a free service whereby our volunteers accompany clients to medical appointments with community transport.
Home visits are also available for free thanks to our volunteers.
One-to-one assisted shopping for over-65s
With this service you can do your own shopping with the support of one of our aged care workers.
We’ll pick you up at home, help with your shopping, and take you and your groceries back home when we’re done.
* $12 fee for this weekly service