Helping Hand

Tuesday Tips to live your best 60+ life!

Tip of the week: Hot Drink Ritual
Your warm cup of calm. Enjoy a favourite tea, coffee or hot chocolate each day. Make it a moment to pause and reset.

Just a reminder that our admin offices and residential receptions are closed on public holidays. Direct numbers are on our website: https://www.helpinghand.org.au/contact-us/

The Retirement Living team is available in business hours except public holidays. For urgent maintenance outside hours, use your location’s emergency maintenance service.

Our Home Care team provides essential services only on public holidays. To change your services, call 1300 444 663.

It was a meaningful afternoon at Helping Hand North Adelaide last week, as we officially renamed the Frome Wing to the Gladys Elphick MBE Wing.

To coincide with the beginning of National Reconciliation Week, staff, residents and families came together to celebrate renaming in honour of Gladys Elphick MBE, known to many in the community as Aunty Glad. The event was an opportunity to recognise Aunty Glad’s extraordinary life and legacy, a proud Kaurna, Narungga and Ngadjuri woman, her lifelong advocacy for the rights of South Australia’s Aboriginal community has left a lasting impact on generations that have followed.

We were delighted to have Kaurna Elder Uncle Lewis O’Brien unveil the new wing name and ceremonial signage, following his guidance alongside that of his son, Senior Kaurna man Uncle Mickey O’Brien, throughout the naming process.

The renaming is an important step in Helping Hand’s ongoing commitment to Reconciliation and creating culturally safe spaces where every person feels respected, valued and connected.

Read more on our website: https://ow.ly/uzlK50Z5YCf

Photo (L–R): Uncle Lewis O’Brien – Kaurna Elder, Chris Stewart – Helping Hand Chief Executive and Uncle Mickey O’Brien – Senior Kaurna man.

It's National Volunteer Week! More than 200 incredible volunteers support our residents and clients across South Australia, generously giving their time, care and compassion to make a real difference every day.

Whether it’s sharing a conversation, bringing laughter and connection, or helping people stay active and engaged, our volunteers help create moments that truly matter. Their kindness strengthens our communities and brightens the lives of so many people.

To every one of our amazing volunteers, thank you. We simply couldn’t do it without you.

This year's theme for National Volunteer Week is Your Year to Volunteer. If you've been thinking about volunteering, listen to our podcast episode The Joy of Volunteering, to hear firsthand as volunteer Kaye explains the joy and purpose volunteering in aged care can bring.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fHJ4dP2no00nPS0DYtAbC?si=5139c54091a14d79&nd=1&dlsi=b453ed82444e417e