Aged care homes are filled with stories – both those of residents, who are rich with the memories of the time before they needed care, and those of staff, who may have come to aged care from other sectors. For many staff, their stories began in countries very different to Australia. A number have had…
Don’t leave loneliness alone After six months of COVID-19, Uniting Communities is encouraging South Australians to respond to R U OK? Day and reach out to someone they haven’t seen for six months. This can help to maintain and rebuild connections lost in isolation. Loneliness can have major health and wellbeing impacts; indeed, research suggests…
Uniting Communities’ innovative U City building has taken out the Good Design Award for Social Impact in Australia’s International Good Design Awards. The winners of Australia’s peak international design awards – the highest honour for design and innovation in the country – were announced today during the 2020 Good Design Week. ‘We’re honoured that…
