After the age of retirement it’s inevitable that life begins to slow down and for some, that can mean a less active and social lifestyle.
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While many factors can contribute to diminishing health, being connected to the community, family and friends and keeping active is vital for long term health and wellbeing as we age.
Staying at home and independent in later years is also desired by many and yet can often seem daunting if day to day tasks are difficult or social connections are limited. With integratedliving Australia’s support, a growing number of the over 65’s across Port Stephens and the Hunter are enjoying the benefits of in-home care.
integratedliving Australia offers a vast range of services to support people to live independently in their homes and has a team of caring professionals that can provide social support, domestic help, transport, personal care, respite support for carers, as well as a suite of wellness programs designed to promote customers to engage in education, early intervention, strength and capacity building.
From group outings that provide social connections to opportunities to embrace technology or getting active in the state of the art gyms with tailored exercise programs designed to build strength and keeping fit and active, integratedliving provides innovative support options.
integratedliving Australia has recently launched Wellness gyms in Newcastle, Muswellbrook and Raymond Terrace, led by an Exercise Physiologist, giving customers a chance to improve their mobility and strength either individually or in a group environment.
“We offer a complete range of support to help people stay living independently”, said CEO Catherine Daley.
“We work with customers to design their supports focusing on maintaining health, wellbeing and independence”, said Ms Daley..
“Not only do we ensure our services match what will benefit the customer the most, we review the customers’ needs regularly so that we can identify the type and amount of support people require as their needs change,” said MS Ms Daley.
Loralee Lukes, National Program Manager for iIntegratedliving Australia added,
“Staying close to family and the community and ultimately staying at home gives people a much better quality of life. The services we provide through the Commonwealth Home Support Program and individually funded Home Care Packages enable clients and their families to work with us to determine the right kind of services for them. We can tailor services to make sure we our customers to continue to enjoy their lifestyle at home within their own local community get the most from life.”
To find out more visit www.integratedliving.org.au or call 1300 782 896.
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