Providing quality Disability Support Services is only possible if our Disability Support Workers feel well-equipped with the tools to do their job. EAP recently published the below article, which resonated with us deeply. With their permission, we’re re-sharing their tips for “Professional Boundaries for Support Workers & Carers”.

For part two of our Mother’s Day blog series, we’ve interviewed two of our Enriched Care Team Mums. Shelleigh and Rachael share their experiences as mums and grandmothers in this special interview. Mother’s Day 2023 is fast approaching, which presents an opportunity for celebration, reflection, and open conversations as we honour mothers. Whether you are a mum, a grandma, a ‘mum-figure’ to someone, or are the child of a mum, we can each experience connections to mothers in unique ways. Mother’s Day is a day that can bring up mixed emotions, depending on what each of our personal journeys with motherhood have looked like.

Mother’s Day 2023 is fast approaching, which presents an opportunity to honour mothers. We chose to focus this blog on two stories that are special to the Enriched Care family; the stories of Judi and Deborah – two of our participants’ mums. Judi and Deborah recently agreed to be interviewed by us, and we were touched by their thoughtful, insightful stories as they shared just some of their personal stories of motherhood.

You’re a seasoned Disability Support Worker with experience, skills and certifications under your belt. You love working with participants each day in your role but you feel like you have more to offer. Maybe you’re just about to enter the disability support services industry… We recently sat down with our Care Coordinators to talk about their experiences at Enriched that led to their promotion…

In mid-2022, Deb Stone, the Managing Director of Medecs Learning, floated an idea for instructors to experience a day in the life of a Disability Support Worker as part of their ongoing professional development program. What started as an RTO compliance initiative, has grown into a positive experience for both Medecs instructors and disability organisations across the state, including Enriched Care!

Enriched Care Supported Independent Living (SIL) homes are truly your DREAM SIL homes. We’re a Launceston-based, fully NDIS registered disability support provider with SIL houses available for those with NDIS funding.

Ok, so I’ve got NDIS funding… but now what? I want to access disability support services, but where do I even start?? We hear your questions! Thankfully this blog post will act as a quick overview of how to access disability support services, right here in Launceston, Tasmania.