Lifestyle teams bring world to our residents Melting mozzarella moments, a visit from the Winter Olympic Torch in the height of an Adelaide summer and Chinese tea tasting are some of the activities to have taken place in AnglicareSA aged care sites recently.
There are no limits to what they will do – even dressing up as a beer can on Australia Day – to bring residents joy and connection to each other and the outside world. The Elizabeth East lifestyle team recently helped residents mark the start of a two-week COVID-safe Olympic Games schedule to coincide with the Beijing Winter Olympics taking place 8600km away. Residents became athletes in the snowball toss and ice balloon hockey, with podium finishes for each event. The indoor event highlights the dedicated work of Anglicare SA’s lifestyle teams working tirelessly to keep residents engaged and included in very trying times.
These events and many more have been inspired by a loyal team of more than 30 aged care staff known as the lifestyle team, who work across all six of our aged care homes.
Celebrating World Pizza Day at Trott Park
In February, AnglicareSA Trott Park celebrated World Pizza Day with kilos of mozzarella, while Oolong tea was being poured to bring in the Lunar New Year at AnglicareSA Grange. Australian Day, Valentine’s Day, High Tea and many events like these and more have been enjoyed across our homes. Wellness coordinators also contribute to the social and emotional life of residents. They provide support for individual residents and a general activities program for our homes.
AnglicareSA’s lifestyle team kept the Olympic flame burning for Elizabeth East residents
A warm welcome Our Christie Downs customers and staff recently extended a very warm (and yummy) welcome to Ian Byrne, Executive General Manager of Disability Services, and Bridget Knowles, Head of AnglicareSA’s NDIS services. Homemade cookies were served up to the visitors by our talented culinary customers before a tour of their homes and a show-and-tell of all their hard work and sporting accomplishments. Jake and Shaun said they loved having the visitors because it made them feel special.
AnglicareSA’s Bridget Knowles (second from left) and Ian Byrne (first from right) shared a fun visit with customers in Christie Downs
More than 630 disability and mental health customers are supported by us each year through a range of services aimed at empowering and improving lives with dignity, purpose and choice.
This is just one of our disability support services providing long-, medium- and short-term accommodation for adults under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). We also support short- term accommodation services for children through the NDIS.
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