Welcome to the Catholic Community Services blog.
Here you will find information on a wide range of community services topics including aged care, disability, homelessness, mental health and more. We also will be providing helpful tips on health and home support with the aim to promote independence at home.
If you are looking for particular information or advice and cannot find it here please email us on communityclients@chcs.com.au, or you can leave your query in the comments section and we will answer it on the blog.
Occupational and Physiotherapy Corner A frightening statistic is that injuries sustained due to falls are one of the major reasons people over the age of 65 are admitted to hospital and/or nursing homes. However, research indicates many falls can be prevented and the risk of injury reduced. Here are some helpful hints and strategies aimed [...]
In 2011, the Federal Government established the National Homelessness Achievement Awards. These awards were established as part of the National homelessness Strategy, The Road Home, to recognise the contribution that services were making to ending homelessness across Australia. More than 130 nominations were received across seven award categories. Catholic Community Services was highly commended in [...]
(Written by Anita S, Community Worker at Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT) Working as a care worker with Catholic Community Services for the second year makes me reflect anew with every client about what is meant when we use the word care. Caring is about finding connection and the ingredients for our care work are HEART, [...]
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*Names have been changed Author: Brian Long, Senior Coordinator I was talking to Edith (82yrs) during a phone review the other day just after the Christmas break and we spoke about her progress with one of our programs. Edith spent a short period in Hospital in July last year before coming to us. Although her [...]
Giving independent day to day living skills to socially isolated people with severe and persistent mental illness residing in the Orange area. This program is a structured activity program that aims to improve health outcomes of clients through personal development in the provision of independent living skills. The focus of the Day to Day Living [...]
Volunteers often declare that they get as much, or more, out of volunteering than the clients they assist. Not seeing their role in monetary terms, they are happy to be rewarded by the simple things that make life worthwhile: making friends, enjoying that welcoming smile and knowing that, even in a small way, their [...]
Supported by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, Aboriginal dementia services held a morning tea at the Allira Elders Group with supporting groups Thubbo and Buninyong Elders Groups as a part of the ritual Dementia Awareness Week (DAW). Aboriginal Dementia Advisory Service (ADAS) Coordinator for Catholic Community Services, Bruce Wilson, said his role was to make services aware [...]
The Catholic Health Australia Conference in Canberra this week has the theme “Remaining True”. This refers to the need for Catholic organizations to remain true to their purpose and mission. This theme was also referred to by Robert Fitzgerald AM, Commissioner with the Australian Government Productivity Commission. He spoke about the need for aged care [...]
Minister Mark Butler is currently conducting a series of consultations with consumers on the Productivity Commission Report on Caring for Older Australians. One such forum was held in Sydney this week, attended by a large number of people interested to know more about proposed reforms to the Australian Aged Care System. Minister Butler emphasized that [...]
The long awaited Productivity Report: Caring for Older Australians has been released. Overall, the changes proposed for community aged care are positive and needed. There is an overwhelming preference by Australian people to stay at home as they age, with support as required to maintain a healthy, active and independent life. With the increasing population [...]
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