3,398 people supported to live at home, including 66 First Nations people 352 employees Community aged care
15 volunteers
1,159 customers with Home Care Packages 131,249 hours of direct service delivery
2,279 Commonwealth Home Support Program customers
Getting the band back together Music has the power to connect people of all backgrounds and generations and home care customer Ric is keen to get the band back together.
Ric is a regular at several social groups run by AnglicareSA, however, the absence of a music group is off-key for the passionate musician and karaoke enthusiast so he began working with the Social Activities team to put the call out for others to join him. “When you think about the number of AnglicareSA customers across home care, aged care, and other programs and how many of them are old musicians,” Ric said. “I want to get them together, get their gear out of the cupboards and join a big band – there would be singers out there too.” Growing up with a love of music, Ric got his start in the industry at the age of 15 doing sound and lighting at the former Palais Royale on North Terrace before a move to Sydney immersed in the booming music scene throughout the 1960s and ‘70s. “Music brings people together and provides a sense of purpose,” he said. “It’s helped me beat cancer twice – it’s just always been a part of my life and still is.”
Home care customer Ric with AnglicareSA Social Activities Coordinator Tash Burczyk
Social Activities Lead Tash Burczyk said the benefits of social groups went far beyond just remaining active, as they also ensured AnglicareSA customers had opportunities to remain connected socially with significant friendships often formed via the groups.
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