Shut-in Seniors have someone listening …

7 April 2014

We are hearing some great outcomes for the Shut-in Seniors HillsCarPal transports. One of our Clients has been able to get to dialysis on public holidays and weekends; Another gets to Hymns at her local church – from her Aged … Continue reading →

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We’re celebrating our 21st …

15 March 2014

HillsCarPal is pleased to announce that our 21st volunteer driver has recently joined our Seniors Transportation community. Every driver is a precious part of HillsCarPal, which is making sure that it easy for Shut-in Seniors to get out and about … Continue reading →

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PLEASE SHARE the Story of The woman Sydney Forgot …

5 February 2014

She has a name, Natalie Wood. And she is the woman at the centre of an extreme case of Shut-in Syndrome. See the report (from today’s SMH) about what happened: http://ow.ly/thBXU It is doubtful that a HillsCarPal in the Surrey … Continue reading →

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Things are not always as they seem …

4 January 2014

In the week before Christmas HillsCarPal got a call from a resident of a local retirement village wanting to get urgently to Castle Towers. We’ll call her Edith. Edith explained the trip that a bus journey would mean for her, … Continue reading →

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It’s OK for parents to show weakness …

8 December 2013

Yesterday’s SMH Good Weekend gave a daughter’s perspective on the tug-a-war between parents not wanting to burden sons or daughters and the need to admit frailty when things are tough for a person who is also a parent. A snippet explains: … Continue reading →

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How is HillsCarPal assisting Seniors who are not online?

17 November 2013

We have heard it recently from Betty; that sound of desperation in the voice when the word “online” is used. “Can’t I just ring and request transport,” they say. Not every Senior has computer & internet access let alone the … Continue reading →

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Seniors Transportation a problem in USA too …

13 November 2013

A US Senate hearing has been focusing on the issue of Shut-in Seniors recently. A report of one of the testimonies follows and it really is ‘on the money” in highlighting the major problem that western societies have even though … Continue reading →

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Asking for help should be easy … or is it?

11 November 2013

In our earlier post we asked you to tell us how to overcome the difficulty that some Shut-in Seniors face in asking for help to book their Rides. To help you with that question, we are reproducing an approach suggested … Continue reading →

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How to Stop Thinking that Asking for Help is a Sign of Weakness …

11 November 2013

Today at HillsCarPal we got a call from a Shut-in Senior, Betty who said that she would like to get out and about a little, if we could help make that happen. “Life being couped up alone was not all … Continue reading →

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Out & About App coming soon …

5 November 2013

HillsCarPal is hearing that Victorian aged and community care provider, Villa Maria is gearing up to launch an innovative iPhone app set to make a huge difference in the way people with disability or mobility issues and their carers access … Continue reading →

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