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Exercise classes

Attending exercise classes is a fun and social way to help build strength and fitness as well as maintain an active, and independent lifestyle.

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Allied health & nursing

We have many allied health professionals who can visit at home, or in one of our Healthcare Centres across Adelaide. We have friendly, qualified staff ready to assist you with physio, podiatry, OT and more.

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Social connections – group activities

Our social group activities offer a friendly and safe space to connect
with others in your community, and are run by welcoming and friendly staff and volunteers.

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Mental wellbeing

Joining a wellness group is a great way to meet new people and improve your mental health and wellbeing. The group sessions cover a range of topics designed to assist you in reducing social isolation, dealing with grief and loss, and improving your general mental health.

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Connect with us to find out more

If you need more information you can call one of our friendly team members now, or request a callback at a preferred time.

Or if you are ready to register your interest in this service, you can do this online now too.

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No referral is needed to access Helping Hand allied health services. Depending on your circumstances, you may be able to use CHSP, Home Care Package or Support at Home funding, or access services privately. Allied health support can be provided in your home, at Helping Hand Wellbeing Centres across Adelaide, or through selected regional services, including Thrive Health Centre in Port Pirie.

Next step: Contact Helping Hand to ask about allied health availability, funding options and appointments.

Helping Hand can help explore social group ideas that support connection, wellbeing and community participation. If you have an idea for a group, contact the team to discuss what is possible and how to get started.

Next step: Call Helping Hand on 1300 444 663 or read more about our current social groups here.

There are many allied health professions, including physiotherapy, podiatry, speech pathology, exercise physiology, occupational therapy and dietetics. Allied health professionals are university qualified practitioners, who have specialised expertise in preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions and illnesses. Our allied health practitioners work within a multidisciplinary health team to provide specialised support for different client needs.

Find out more about our allied health services.

Finding the right age care service is really important. We created a podcast to help people do just that by providing information and advice from people both delivering and receiving quality age care.

In this episode of Age Old Problems: New Aged Care we get to the bottom of what an Occupational Therapist (OT) does and how they can help you to remain safe and independent in your own home.

Joining us with all the expertise is Amanda Bailey, Occupational Therapy Manager in Home Care at Helping Hand. Chatting with Kate she explains:

  • What are the different allied health services available to older people at home?
  • What is an OT, and what are the reasons someone might need one? What are the types of things an OT can help with around the home?
  • Who is eligible for OT services at home, and how is it funded?
  • How OT services can keep you living safely and independently at home for longer. Small changes can make a BIG difference.

From group programs to home visits, exercise physiologists are helping clients reach meaningful goals, whether it’s improving balance to prevent falls, maintaining memory, or simply getting back to everyday routines.

In this episode of our podcast Age Old Problems: New Aged Care, we sit down with Harry Beresford, the Exercise Physiology Manager in Home Care at Helping Hand. In conversation with host Kate Holland, he explains:

  • What Exercise Physiologists (EPs) do and how they differ from physios
  • How EPs support recovery and independence at home
  • The benefits people might be missing, like getting back to watering the garden
  • Common goals, questions, and success stories from real clients

Tune in to understand more about how Allied Health could support you or a loved one.