Maintaining a healthy, active, social lifestyle
Your personal wellbeing is important to us. Maintaining your social, family and community connections, continuing to exercise your body and mind, and focusing on the things that you enjoy will help you stay healthy, positive and motivated.
At Anglicare, our care focuses on your physical, social, emotional and spiritual health.
It’s important that you are able to continue to do the things you enjoy doing. Our aim is to see you lead a full life and remain independent.
With a focus on wellness and prevention, it is possible to improve your quality of life. You are at the centre of decision making, and we support you to achieve your goals.
We can help determine whether the use of any aid or item of equipment would assist you to continue doing the things that you enjoy. For example, installing handrails, building raised garden beds or modifying your home environment to assist you to fully participate in all activities.
We can assist you to participate in activities that you enjoy:
- plant and grow vegetables or flowers
- visit the library, church, theatre or cinema
- attend an exercise class to maintain fitness and mobility
- crafts such as knitting, needlework, flower arranging and scrap-booking
If you are visually or hearing impaired or you have a disability, we can access aids and equipment to assist you to be engaged in the activities of your choice:
- large print and audio books
- iPads, tablets and communication devices
- raised garden beds and potting tables
We can assist with making appointments with your dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, hearing and skin-check clinics. We can also organise massage therapy to address conditions such as chronic pain.
Our team can support you to reach your personal goals through a range of physical activities, such as swimming/hydrotherapy, Tai Chi/Yoga, gentle exercise/walking groups, weight loss programs, singing/dancing or bowls/golf.
Anglicare’s Pastoral Care service is also available to offer you spiritual and emotional support.