St John Ambulance Australia SA Inc. Annual Report 2018-2019

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COMMUNITY CARE

ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE

Community Care program

Volunteers

Extending the gift of friendship as a volunteer can include home visiting or outings, help with shopping or a friendly chat, to improve quality of life. 435 COMMUNITY CARE

A network of volunteers makes a life-changing difference by building bridges to community involvement, independence, self-esteem and confidence.

4 COMMUNITY CARE REGIONS IN METROPOLITAN ADELAIDE

17,786 VOLUNTEER HOURS $626,067 VALUE OF VOLUNTEERING HOURS 1

CLIENTS MAINTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE WITH SOME SUPPORT 123 Male (28%) 312 Female (72%) 402 COMMUNITY CARE VOLUNTEERS 113 Male (28%) 289 Female (72%) 6 COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT TEAM (Headcount, not Full Time Equivalent) 1 Male (17%) 5 Female (83%)

North East South West

SPECIALISED SERVICES PROGRAM (METRO-WIDE) - Circle Of Friends - Computer Companions - Meaningful Moments - Treasured Stories Program

Funding

South Australian Government Department of Human Services - South Australian Home and Community Care Program (SA HACC)

The St John Community Care Program provides support and companionship to the elderly and those at risk of social isolation in the community.

Australian Government Department of Health – Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)

Australian Government Department of Health – Community Visitors Scheme (CVS)

Our team of dedicated Community Care volunteers are matched one-to-one with clients, taking into account shared interests and goals.

The program centres its activities around wellness and reablement to allow clients to retain independence and continue to lead their lives in a way that is meaningful to them.

We offer a range of services, which are tailored to suit the needs and goals of each individual client. St John Community Care has a focus of caring, empowering and connecting for both clients and volunteers. AIM Optimise the health, wellbeing and quality of life of older people and those at risk of social isolation through support services that provide connection, reablement and personal fulfilment.

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www.stjohnsa.com.au/communitycare Donate: www.stjohnsa.com.au/donate

1 Calculations for 2018/19 based on 2010 average wage rate by hour of $27.45 as published in ‘Economic Value of Volunteering in South Australia, a report by Duncan Ironmonger from the Households Research Unit, Department of Economics, escalated by the % increase in average FT adult weekly ordinary time earnings from Nov 2010 - May 2019 as per the ABS Time Series Workbook 6302.0 Average Weekly Earnings, Australia.