YDHS Annual Report 2006 (2.4Mb pdf) - GHA Central
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<strong>Report</strong> on Operations<br />
Community Care<br />
Community Care includes Community Nursing, Home and<br />
Community Care Service, Client Services, Client Intake,<br />
Maternity Support Service and Palliative Care.<br />
The Community Care team has continued to maintain a focus<br />
on providing improved outcomes for its clients through<br />
multidisciplinary meetings within the health service including<br />
acute and other service providers.<br />
Community Care receives funding through State and Federal<br />
grants. Support from Wellington Shire through annual grants<br />
and services purchased by the Department of Veterans Affairs<br />
all contribute significantly to extending the level of services<br />
provided to the community.<br />
Community Nursing has had pleasing results in audits<br />
conducted on improved documentation and care planning.<br />
Staff have attended education in the areas of wound care,<br />
palliative care and foot care, with a view to offering an<br />
expanded service in these areas.<br />
Admission and Discharge statistics remain the same as the<br />
previous financial year but there has been an increase in post<br />
acute care referrals to the service.<br />
Volunteers<br />
More than 40 active volunteers have provided many hours of<br />
service to enrich the lives of Yarram and District Health Service<br />
residents and community clients. Activities have ranged from<br />
friendly visits in the home, assisting with ADASS activities and<br />
programs, delivering frozen ‘Meals on Wheels’ to clients who<br />
live in outlying areas and providing transport support to enable<br />
clients to participate in planned programs such as the Prime<br />
Movers Exercise Group.<br />
Volunteers are also pivotal in the social support (shopping)<br />
program that assists aged and disabled clients to access the<br />
Yarram business area on a regular basis. Volunteers also<br />
enrich the lives of our St Elmo’s residents with their regular<br />
visits, wheelchair walks and assistance with special days and<br />
outings.<br />
Yarram and District Health Service also recognises the<br />
ongoing support of Yarram’s various community services,<br />
schools, churches, sporting and social clubs for their<br />
assistance with ‘Meals on Wheels’. This support enables the<br />
service to reach all clients, and for many, the visits are a<br />
highlight of the day.<br />
Staff held a barbecue during the year to express appreciation<br />
to the volunteers. Their commitment and enthusiasm towards<br />
programs and clients makes a huge difference in the way<br />
Yarram and District Health Service is able to efficiently and<br />
effectively deliver services. This enormous contribution is<br />
recognised throughout the Health Service and to all support<br />
people, a sincere thank you.<br />
Mary Willis discusses the benefits of physical activity to<br />
overall health with Olive Rottenberry, Val Henderson,<br />
Julie Anne Walters and Helen Gardiner.<br />
The Community Nurse Coordinator now manages the<br />
Maternity Support program, which offers antenatal education<br />
and postnatal care to parents and infants. It works closely with<br />
maternal and child health and maternity enhancement to<br />
provide care and support for families.<br />
Home and Community Care has continued to reach targets<br />
across all services, including Food Services (Meals on Wheels),<br />
Personal Care, Home Care, Home Respite Care, Property<br />
Maintenance and Adult Day Activity Support Service. There has<br />
been a continued focus on documentation and information for<br />
clients and staff with a review of assessment tools for Personal<br />
Carers and updating of home folders for clients and families.<br />
The Adult Day Activity Support Service provides opportunities<br />
for socially isolated clients and respite for carers. Programs<br />
are tailored to client’s interests and abilities and include regular<br />
outings. New program ideas were introduced this year,<br />
including visits to areas around Yarram which have been well<br />
received.<br />
Community Health nurse Ann Kay presents Women’s<br />
Health Education literature.<br />
Community Health<br />
It has been another busy and rewarding year in Community<br />
Health, with the delivery of many successful programs.<br />
Physical Activity and Nutrition continued to be the two main<br />
health promotion priority areas, with resources also allocated<br />
to Mental Wellbeing and Social Connectedness.<br />
As a result of the involvement with the South Coast Health<br />
Service Consortium’s Primary Care Partnership, and funding<br />
from the Healthy and Active Living Seniors Grant and the Go<br />
for Your Life Community Walking Grant, two physical activity<br />
projects have been implemented.<br />
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Yarram and District Health Service <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2006</strong>
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