Our next get together will be this coming Thursday 14th March. We be at Currarong. Meet at the park at the Currarong Ck end of Piscator Ave around 11 am. If it is raining there is shelter there. If the weather is good we may adjourn after lunch to Abrahams Bosom Reserve and take one of the walks out to the headland to spot some wildlife like Seals or maybe (unlikely this time of year) a passing whale or three.
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In preparation for our next public Dementia Awareness Presentations At Gerringong Bowling Club we have updated and prepared some short videos on our sensory problems.
Sense of Smell (You smell – we all smell!)
Making Sense so far (Food and Flavour)
For the full story- come along and join in the presentation.
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Our next activity will be an updated Dementia Awareness Presentation.
We will hold this on Friday 8th March in Gerringong Bowling Club. We aim to start at 10:00 am and will run for about 3 hours with copious breaks for discussion/toilets etc.
The Address is
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Our first social get-together for the year will be this coming Thursday at Dennis’s home in Nowra. The BBQ will fire up at midday, so if you’d like a coffee and muffin before, then be there early. All are welcome.
See the flyer for details (2019 Feb)
If you need better directions give one of us a call (details on Flyer)
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The following a series of articles republished from The Conversation.
The NDIS is delivering ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports for some, but others are missing out.
How to improve the NDIS for people who have an intellectual disability as well as a mental illness.
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Let’s be honest, there’s more wrong with the NDIS than just ‘teething problems’
When participants enter the NDIS, they go through a planning process to determine their reasonable and necessary supports.
from shutterstock.com
Damian Palmer, Charles Sturt University
It’s widely known there are significant problems with the way the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is operating.
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The NDIS hasn’t made much difference to carers’ opportunities for paid work
Many carers of people with disability face barriers to paid employment.
from shutterstock.com
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) began a full national rollout in July 2016 with a fundamental objective to give those with a disability choice and control over their daily lives.
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How to improve the NDIS for people who have an intellectual disability as well as a mental illness
People with mental illness as well as an intellectual disability find it harder to receive sufficient NDIS supports.
from shutterstock.com
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The NDIS is delivering ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports for some, but others are missing out
The majority of NDIS participants are happy with the support they’ve received under the scheme.
from shutterstock.com
Carmel Laragy, RMIT University
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) began a full national rollout in July,
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