Category: News
Ageism Awareness Day 2022
07-10-22
Friday 7 October 2022 is Ageism Awareness Day – time to shift attitudes towards older age and older people and end ageism.
Read MoreUpdate to vaccination requirements for visitors
23-09-22
As of 12.01am Friday 23 September 2022, visitors entering an aged care facility are no longer required: To show evidence of current Influenza or COVID 19 vaccinations Undertake a COVID […]
Read MoreDementia Action Week 2022
19-09-22
Dementia Action Week 2022 runs from 19 to 25 September.
Read MoreIt is R U OK? Day
08-09-22
Thursday September 8 2022 is R U OK? Day, and we acknowledge this day as reminder that every day is the day to ask, ‘R U OK?’ and start a […]
Read MoreFuture is bright for Whyalla aged care
01-09-22
Helping Hand to proceed with acquisition of Whyalla aged care organisation Kindred Living.
Read MoreBridging Ages project brings together young and old
29-08-22
A group of home care recipients have received a hard cover book about their lives as part of Bridging Ages, an intergenerational project in Port Pirie.
Read MoreSpeech Pathology Week 2022
21-08-22
Speech Pathology Week 2022 runs from 21 to 27 August, and the theme is Good Communication, Better Communities.
Read MoreLightsview Hotel Services team award win
12-08-22
Recently Helping Hand’s Lightsview Hotel Services team won a very special award – the Institute of Hospitality in Healthcare 2022 Project of the Year Award.
Read MoreLealholme has a new bus!
29-07-22
After a huge fundraising effort (which was interrupted by the pandemic) Lealholme, our care home in Port Pirie, finally has a new commuter bus for residents!
Read MoreTovertafels for all our care homes
08-07-22
We are very excited to announce that we now have Tovertafels for all of our residential care homes. We are the only organisation in Australia that can boast that fact.
Read MoreThank you Carinya Auxiliary
15-06-22
After decades of service, we are saying thank you and farewell to the Carinya Auxiliary, who will formally cease their activities from June 2022.
Read MoreGrant received for project to improve palliative care
27-05-22
Coinciding with National Palliative Care Week, (22-28 May 2022) we are pleased to be the recipient of a grant from the South Australian government Palliative Care Grants Program.
Read MoreMay 17 is IDAHOBIT Day
17-05-22
May 17 is IDAHOBIT – the international day against LGBTIQA+ discrimination.
Read MoreWe’re stepping up and speaking out!
02-05-22
Our Real Care the Second Time Around’s Speak Out Project is an innovative co-design approach to meeting the individual speaking needs of people with a Lived Experience of trauma.
Read MoreLooking for a new podcast?
05-04-22
Listen to one that talks about the positive side of getting older: Oldie Goodie, a six episode podcast focussed on asking the tough questions around aging and getting older.
Read MoreJulie Goods, Executive Manager People and Culture has retired
23-03-22
Julie Goods, Executive Manager People and Culture, has retired after 19 years at Helping Hand. Here she shares some of her career and life reflections in this farewell profile.
Read MoreOpen with Care during COVID-19
16-02-22
We are pleased that we have reached the stage at most homes where we can cautiously, and carefully, welcome visitors back, under our Open with Care program.
Read MoreCOVID-19 News
05-01-22
Learn more about COVID-19 news, our response, and important information for our community.
Read MoreAnnual Review 2020-2021 is now online
10-12-21
Helping Hand’s 2020-2021 Annual Review captures the milestones and successes of our organisation.
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