"Think Support, Think Help at Hand Support"
Welcome to the November issue of our Care Bulletin. This month we share:
New on the Blog
Building Bridges: Disability Support for NDIS Participants with Forensic Histories
Our latest blog post looks at forensic supports in the disability space.?
Everyone deserves a chance to thrive and well trained, carefully selected Disability Support Workers can help NDIS participants with forensic histories rebuild their lives through:
NDIS News
NDIS Annual Report for 2023 -2024 released?
The report gives an overview of the NDIA’s performance and operations for the 2023–24 financial year?with a focus on recent reforms.
Key highlights include:
NDIS $1 billion dollars better off than forecast, Scheme on track to hit growth target
The new Annual Financial Sustainability Report (AFSR) projections, released as a summary in the NDIA Annual Report (above) showed total projected Scheme expenses are now expected to be $210.3 billion for the four years to June 2028.
This is $2.3 billion lower than previous AFSR projections in June 2023, and a $1 billion lower than for the same four-year period in the 2024-25 Budget.
Disability news we found interesting, and you might too!
Leisure Link on Vision Australia Radio
Adelaide's Peter Greco hosts this the weekly podcast Leisure Link from Vision Australia Radio. Peter's interviews cover sport, arts, recreation, health, social justice and general lifestyle topics for people of all abilities and interests.
Understanding Zoe is a new platform to help parents and caregivers with neurodivergent children.
According to co-founder and CEO Laetitia Andrac, Understanding Zoe was started by accident. She and husband Johan Erchoff, found themselves as parents grappling with the overwhelming task of managing their daughter Zoe’s autism diagnosis.
'Our plan is to have disability representation become the norm'.
The Shift 20 Initiative, which aims to increase disability representation in Australian advertising and media has launched the "Shift 20 Casting Call", a TikTok channel dedicated to helping talent with disability secure work in front of the camera.
Penny & Elena's jam-packed week of achievements
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Penny's Support Worker, Elena, was so inspired by her participants excitement that she made a special video in order to celebrate her achievements.?
Penny is equally proud - and rightly so - and she hopes that her video inspires others to get out there and give everything a go!?
Elena has been working with HAHS for almost three years has told us how grateful she feels to have met so many wonderful people through her work.?
Thank you so much to Penny and Elena for creating this video so that we can all share in your joy and achievements.?
If you are looking for support workers who genuinely care and champion their participants like Elena, get in touch with us for a initial chat.
?Celebrating Michael & Hola
Michael has been a participant with Help at Hand Support for quite some time now.?
He loves spending time with his Support Worker Hola, he thinks she's amazing and Michaels family also adore her.??
Michael really enjoys the care that Help at Hand Support provides him, ?supporting him at home with his family.
?Link & Learn Workshop - Recap
Demystifying Psychological Assessments - Event Recap**
Our recent 'sold-out' Link and Learn workshop with ORS was a great success! We hope you enjoy our recap video.
We received really positive feedback from all attendees and the session was jam-packed with questions following Carl's informative presentation.
Don't worry if you missed out on this session, we are planning an encore workshop in the new year - so stay tuned for details!
Melbourne Disability Expo?
The Help at Hand Support team had a wonderful two days at the Melbourne Disability Expo this month.??
It was such a great opportunity to have meaningful and impactful conversations with a diverse range of people.
Being able to connect in person with the community is something that we prioritise, and the Expo enabled us to build some great new connections and catch up with friends and colleagues.
Capacity for Supports
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?We have immediate capacity to take on additional participants across greater Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane.
In Home Aged Care Supports
Learn more about Aged Care Supports
Welcome Roxana
Background: Roxana has a background in the health industry, specialising in facilitating communications between diverse stakeholders.?
Why Disability? Roxana enjoys being able to contribute in providing the support that clients need, managing support workers’ rosters and liaising with participants and other care providers, to ensure information is correctly communicated so that care plans are always adhered to.?
Fun Fact: Roxana enjoys driving long distances, and racing sports!?
Off Duty: ?Building Lego flowers, upcycling furniture and going on lots of shopping trips keep Roxana busy when not at work!
One Word to Describe You: Loyal
?Lindfield Speech Pathology - School Holiday Programs
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Lindfield Speech Pathology Clinic in Pymble, NSW will be holding a series of school holiday workshops this coming January for new school starters up to teenagers who are looking for some support with their social skills.
Contact the Clinic to get all the details and to make a book - but be quick, spaces are filliing up fast.
We are NDIS registered and also have capacity to take on new participants requiring speech therapy including telehealth appointments.
December Vacancies
We are growing! Ready to join a passionate and close knit team? We are currently recruiting in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane for various roles including:
?HelpCo - Product of the Month
Did you know we have a Medical Supplies brand - HelpCo?
Refer a Participant
If you have someone in mind, who could benefit from our services, complete our quick and easy online referral form.
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