The Community Visitors Scheme supports volunteers from our community to visit residents in local Commonwealth subsidised aged care homes.

What's it all about?

The Community Visitors scheme (CVS) is a federally funded program linking people living in aged care facilities with the wider community.

The CVS aims to enrich the quality of life of residents who may be socially isolated or lonely. Residents are matched with a suitable Community Visitor who then sets time aside to visit the resident on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

Visits may include sharing conversation, reading to the resident, increasing their involvement in activities in the facility, going for a walk, going on an outing or writing a letter for them. Both the resident and the visitor will discuss the types of things they would like to do during the visits.

The CVS operates in the Greater Taree, Great Lakes and Gloucester areas under the auspice of Manning Support Services Inc. (MSS)

WHERE DO CVS VOLUNTEERS VISIT?

Manning Support Services Inc. Community Visitors Scheme currently aims to place volunteers in the following aged care homes to provided friendly visiting to residents who may be at risk of social isolation and whose quality of life would be improved by a regular visitor.

• Bushland Place Nursing Home (Taree)

• Beaumont Terrace (Tuncurry)

• Great Lakes Nursing Home (Bulahdelah)

• Hill Crest (Gloucester)

• Milton Fowel Court (Taree)

• Wingham Court (Wingham)

• Bushland Place Hostel (Taree)

• Storm Lodge (Taree)

• Wingham Court Hostel (Wingham)

• Glacia House (Tuncurry)

• Kimbarra Lodge (Gloucester)

• St Paul’s Hostel (Taree)

• Kullaroo Gardens (Forster)

• Alma Place (Taree)

• Banyula Village (Old Bar)

• Barclay Gardens (Forster)

• Karingal Gardens (Taree)

• Bishop Tyrell Place (Taree)

• Stroud Community Lodge (Stroud)

WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE COMMUNITY VISITORS SCHEME?

If you would like to volunteer for the Community Visitors Scheme and dedicate your time to being a Community Visitor:

Please contact us on 02 6551 1800 or,

Download, complete and return the application form.

You can either return the application form per:

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post: Manning Support Services, P.O. Box 759, Taree NSW 2430

Download the volunteer application

We will then give you a call and arrange an orientation date. The orientation will take about an hour and a half and will cover everything you need to know about your role as a Community Visitor.

After the orientation is done we will then organise to show you around the facility and introduce you to the resident. Just remember, you will always have the support of the service Team Leader and Client Services Officer who will be available to answer any question and help you settle in your role.

Staff

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CVS Information

Click on the link below to be re-directed to the Department of Health & Ageing Community Visitors Scheme website.

Dept Health & Ageing - CVS

Contact Details

Postal Address

Manning Support Services Inc.

PO Box 759

Taree NSW 2430

Phone

02 6551 1800

Fax

02 6551 5700

Email

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Office Location

78 Wynter St Taree NSW 2430

Office Hours

Mon and Thu 8.30am – 5.00pm

Funding

The Community Visitors Scheme is Funded by the Department of Health and Ageing. An Australian Government Initiative.