Our services

This support is provided to participants to assist them in identifying their employment goals and current skill level.  

Hedonia Home Care understands the importance of work-related training and can provide participants with support in areas such as:

• Identifying and developing relevant career pathways tailored to individual needs and goals
• Support for getting a job and keeping the job
• Support during your employment
• Workplace assistance and addressing barriers to work
• School leaver employment supports (SLES)
• Social and business communication
• Money management
• Travel training
• Personal hygiene and personal presentation
• Teaching workplace norms, behaviours and expectations
• Understanding rights and responsibilities in the workplace
• Teamwork
• Decision-making and problem solving
• Planning and organising
• Working independently
• Time management and prioritising
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Building resilience
• Accountability
• Flexibility
• Self-motivation, self-determination and confidence building
• Life skills and personal administration including computer literacy
• Resume preparation and job search strategies
• Submitting a job application and Interview preparation
• Recruitment paperwork preparation
• Preparing for a participant’s first day and induction
• Workplace modification according to individual requirements

Hedonia Home Care can support participants that require more specialised health related support and care to manage their daily lives.  This can be provided to participants in their homes or in Community Health Care Settings and supports can include:

• Diabetes Management and Education
• Complex Wound Management and Pressure Injury Care
• Stoma Management and Care
• Enteral Feeding and Management
• Severe Dysphagia Management
• Medication Administration including subcutaneous
• Complex Bowel Management
• Urinary Catheter Management (In-dwelling Urinary Catheter, In-Out Catheter, Suprapubic Catheter)

Our Registered Nurses and trained support workers are committed to providing high quality care exceeding conventional standards with a focus on Participant involvement.

Life transitions can sometimes be challenging and require the support of someone else.

Hedonia Home Care offers highly qualified professionals to assist with life stage and transition supports. These are designed to focus on strengthening participants ability to coordinate their own supports to facilitate independently living in their home and/or participate in their community. Some of these supports include:

• Daily planning
• Capacity building
• Financial mentoring
• Budget assistance
• Decision making and more

Hedonia Home Care can provide support and supervision with everyday tasks that will assist you to live independently at home and actively participate in your community in line with your identified goals.  Assistance can be provided to support the following:

• Showering
• Shaving
• Dressing
• Shopping 
• Cleaning
• Cooking and meal preparation
• Attending personal appointments
• Physical fitness and training support
• Domestic assistance and gardening 

Hedonia Home Care understands the barriers to independently accessing appropriate transport from one place to another promoting independence and inclusion. Our staff respect your diverse needs and can accompany you to your destination and back home again.  Our transport services can be booked on an ongoing basis such as weekly trips to medical appointments or shopping adventures. 

Our services include the following:

• Assistance and training to use public transportation for greater independence
• Assistance with shopping, banking, and other errands
• Attending medical appointment, and other specialist visits
• Traveling to school or another educational facility
• Traveling to and from your place of work
• Participating in social outings or general community events

Hedonia Home Care’s community nurses are highly skilled professionals with a passion for providing holistic personalised care to individuals in the community. It all starts with a registered nurse assessing your clinical needs for nursing and/or personal care services and in consultation with you developing a plan describing the things such as the frequency and type of services required and for how long.  Some examples of our services include:

• Wound Care
• Medication Management
• Catheter Management and Care
• Diabetic Management and education

Hedonia Home Care’s goal is to support individuals living in the community to maintain their health and wellbeing.

Assistance with Daily Tasks/Shared Living focuses on developing and enhancing skills that allow participants to live autonomously in either independent or shared living environments. Supports can be tailored to support individual goals and some examples include:

• One-to-one assistance with a carer
• Assisting with daily tasks for independent living
• Support for self-care, accommodation & activities within a residency
• Arrange residency for transitioning to live independently

Hedonia Home Care at its core understands strong ties to the community and has an unwavering commitment to fostering and developing meaningful connections to support you in achieving your goals. We can support you in meeting new people and making new friends whilst maybe trying something new yourself.  This could be signing up for music lessons, going on a holiday or joining your local sports club.  Our staff are here to support you and provide encouragement throughout your experience whilst focusing on personal growth, building resilience and supporting wellbeing. Some examples of our supports include:

• The importance of social contribution and relationships in maintaining personal wellbeing and fostering community engagement 
• Self-awareness and self-care
• Gaining awareness of personal interests, skillsets and passions and linking these to employment pathways
• Emotional awareness and self-regulation
• Adaptive social competency including increased awareness of social norms and expectations
• Their relationship with their disability, independence, confidence and self-worth
• Navigating systems and programs to successfully participate in their community and employment and support to access further training and employment opportunities
• Capacity building for seeking assistance in the community context without ongoing formalised supports

Development of daily living and life skills focuses on supporting you to develop skills to effectively manage issues and problems experienced in everyday life. These life skills include problem solving, critical thinking, communication skills, decision-making, creative thinking, interpersonal relationship skills, self-awareness building skills, empathy and coping with stress tools.

This will increase your ability to live independently, as well as participate in community activities. Some of the supports offered by Hedonia Home Care to assist you reaching your goals include:

• Showering, toilet training and personal care
• Perform household tasks such as vacuuming and washing your clothes
• Meal preparation and grocery shopping 
• Planning to use public transport 
• Problem-solving development

Our team of highly qualified staff will work alongside you or independently to maintain your household tasks to achieve your desired living arrangement. Our vision to ensure a safe, clean and friendly environment around your home with supports including but not limited to:

• Cleaning, vacuuming and mopping
• Preparing and planning meals including grocery shopping
• Garden maintenance
• Laundry, drying, folding and ironing

Participation in the community can help you lead an independent life and significantly improve your physical and mental health.  At Hedonia Home Care we can arrange social, community and recreational activities to participate and engage in.  We strongly believe these community activities will increase self-fulfilment, communication skills and confidence. Some examples include:

• Joining a social club or interest group
• Attending community events
• Participating in sports or recreational activities
• Learning new skills through community classes or courses
• Volunteering

Creating enriching friendships and connections comes from interacting in recreational activities. This support is designed to help you engage in fun and meaningful group activities that are based on your individual aspirations and goals. Some activities include:

• Camping
• Day programs
• Sporting events
• Or a trip to the movies or gallery