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Shirley’s heart-warming adventures with volunteer Nick | Shirley was feeling lonely after losing her late husband Ernie. Thankfully, volunteer Nick has put a smile on her face with his unique ideas for getting out and about. From surprise fishing to art gallery expeditions and swimming, here’s what Shirley has been up to – and what she loves about In Great Company. | | | | |
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| | Meet the Staff: Lisa Teppo Lisa is a Volunteer Coordinator with In Great Company, and is passionate about making a difference to the lives of older Australians. Find out more about Lisa | | | | |
| | Our top 25 ideas for fun activities during visits with seniors Ideas for your next activity with a senior, especially if you’re both looking to learn, grow and have fun at the same time. Find out more | | | | |
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| | Meet the volunteer: Nick Iles Nick saw an ad calling for volunteers. He clicked on it, and the rest is history. Find out what inspires Nick, and his wise words for other volunteers. Read the full interview | | | | |
| | Meet the volunteer: Chantelle Ellem As a business owner and mum to two beautiful girls, Chantelle is a busy person – but not too busy to regularly volunteer her time with In Great Company. Read more about Chantelle. Read the full interview | | | | |
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From webinars to cultural awareness training and other important resources, there’s lots coming up throughout the rest of February. | | | |
RESOURCE Volunteer Resources Webpage Our Volunteer Resources page is now live on the In Great Company website, with recommended links, articles, and other content you might find useful while volunteering. We will continue to update this page with new and relevant information. View our volunteer resources | | | |
FREE WEBINAR SHARE Life Stories Webinar Series #3: Transforming future health and aged care workforce attitudes towards ageing and aged care through storytelling Date: Friday 24, February 2023 Time: 10:00am - 11:30am AEST (QLD), 11:00am - 12:30pm AEDT (VIC/NSW/TAS) Location: Online Cost: Free This event will bring together speakers working in the health, aged care, research and education industries, to talk about how storytelling can positively affect how students and the future workforce view ageing and aged care. Register for the webinar Missed the first 2 webinars in the series? Catch up here | | | |
RECORDED WEBINAR Ageism Awareness Day Roundtable 2022 Date: Self-paced Location: Online Cost: Free In case you missed it, OPAN hosted an online conversation with members of their National Older Persons Reference Group. The event involved discussions of the experiences of older people across Australia, and how ageism impacts their lives. Watch the webinar | | | |
FREE TRAINING Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) training Date: Self-paced Location: Online Cost: Free OPAN provides free training to CVS volunteers about aged care rights, advocacy, and abuse of older people – OPAN, aged care advocacy and CVS. The aim of the training is to understand advocacy, abuse and how to link older people and their representatives to OPAN national aged care advocacy services. Learn more and register | | | |
FREE TRAINING Indigenous Cultural Awareness Date: Self-paced Location: Online Cost: Free Through this training, you will be able to better understand Indigenous culture and engage more appropriately with Indigenous Australians, allowing a level of cultural safety and awareness in your workplaces and volunteering environments. Learn more and register | | | |
TIP OF THE MONTH Taking a pet to visit clients Taking a pet along as a visitor when meeting up with residents in aged care facilities or in their private homes is a great idea. It is important to ensure all stakeholders are comfortable with pets included in visits and comply with any existing policies that may be in place. Here are some useful tips when visiting a client based in their home or resident in an aged care facility. Download "Furry Pals Information Sheet" | | | |
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