Senior’s Wellbeing and Aged care services include:
–Community Visitors program where staff & volunteers organise visits to residential aged care facilities across Sydney to improve their social support, through cultural support and networking
-Support to Macedonian older people in the community through individual and group work support
-Information and education workshops on health & wellbeing topics to seniors in the community, and culturally appropriate resources for older Macedonians
–Senior’s IT Literacy project: This project provides digital device, training and mentoring for senior’s in the community or in aged care facilities who want to improve their connections with others.
-Welfare support during Covid-19: We have been providing welfare checks, support & care packs to seniors in the community and in residential aged care services during the pandemic
Resources Assistance for Aged Care Services:
We assist aged care services, including residential aged care facilities, to implement culturally appropriate care to their residents and to improve their knowledge and awareness of the Macedonian culture.
We have developed resources for aged care services so they can assist older people better and increase their culturally appropriate care, including:
-Macedonian Relaxation CD (contact us to obtain a copy)
-List of Macedonian common words
–Macedonian Visual Cues (Communication tool) (PDF 900Kb)
–Macedonian Religious Calendar of Significant Days – 2020
–Book of folk tales(PDF 280Kb)
-Macedonian Recipe Book: Visit the Macedonian Recipes page to get the free book here
Book in a Cultural briefing presentation for your service! We deliver these for staff of residential and community care services, to promote and facilitate better understanding of the cultural needs of the older Macedonians and their families/carers. To book, contact us.
For more information about Senior’s Well-being Projects, please contact Lihnida
Ph: (02)85911341 Email: mawaproject2@mawasydney.org.au
For other contact information for AMWW, please visit our Contact Details page.