A message from our CEO, Mike Baird
I am really pleased to share with you HammondCare Foundation’s first ever Impact Report. This report highlights how the Foundation, through generous supporters like you, is improving the quality of life for people we have the privilege to care for.
Together, we can ensure that as our population ages, Australians are able to receive the high-quality care they deserve for generations to come.
A message from our Foundation Committee Chair, Kok Kong Chan
How your support is making a difference
33Emergency flood relief
33 flood devastated clients and their families were provided with emergency supplies, food and accommodation.
80The Dreams Project
80 family members received a Dream for their loved one with a life limiting illness.
260+Innovation in care
260+ residents and patients participated in an Arts Engagement program.
$1.3mCaring for the most vulnerable
$1.3m avoided in Government costs p.a. through care provided by HammondCare Darlinghurst.
60%Caring for the most vulnerable
60% more carers’ time with residents at Darlinghurst compared to the sector average
13Investing in the best people
13 scholarships awarded to nurses and carers.
31Innovation in care
31 Palliative patients relied on the ELP service to receive care at home.
8,846+Connection to community
8,846+ residents and clients connected to their community via purpose-built buses.
Emergency flood relief
When floods devastated Queensland and Northern NSW in March, HammondCare At Home client Roger and his family were evacuated from the roof of their home as flood waters destroyed everything they owned. Roger was devastated to be without any belongings or a place to call home. Thanks to the funds raised from HammondCare Foundation’s Flood Appeal in March, Roger was provided with financial support to ease the difficulties he was facing and assist with repairs.
Arts Engagement
In March 2022, Arts Engagement was launched in both our hospital and residential services. The program approach is participatory, where professional artists, supported by staff and volunteers, work with individual residents, patients and families, or small groups to help them explore their own creativity and learn new artistic skills, while at the same time meeting their health and wellness needs.
Buses: connection to community
The Dreams Project
HammondCare Foundation had the privilege of making a dream come true for the late Rebecca Lloyd, 48, a patient with HammondCare who was living with breast cancer.
Working alongside HammondCare's dedicated care staff, our Foundation provided Rebecca, her husband Michael, and their nine-year-old son Sam, with a Mother’s Day weekend family reunion on the peaceful Dangar Island on the Hawkesbury River.
Research and programs that are shaping the sector
HammondCare Foundation plays a key role in funding and enabling research that is capable of implementation across all our aged and health care and into the greater community.
Thanks to financial support from donors, we’re investing in research focusing on innovative models for complex dementia and palliative care.
Using an evidence base developed through research, we’re influencing, elevating and shaping the standard of care within the sector – benefitting Australians in need of these services for decades to come.
Making palliative care at home possible
Did you know that about 70 per cent of people want to receive palliative care and spend their final days at home, but only 14 per cent are able to make this choice, with funding a key factor?
To address this gap, the HammondCare Foundation has begun funding the Occupational Therapy Equipment Loan Pool (ELP) across Northern Sydney and the Northern Beaches. This ELP service lends specialised equipment to palliative care patients for free, saving them thousands in out-of-pocket costs.
This has allowed patients to make their desired choice, no matter their financial circumstances, which for many meant being at home with loved ones at a time when it mattered most.
How can you get involved?
There are many ways for you to partner with us, from volunteering to making a regular donation, or getting involved through workplace giving.
Final reflections from General Manager Foundation, Mark Peacock
The Foundation team is so thankful to each and every one of our supporters for your partnership in helping fulfil the mission of the HammondCare Foundation. We’re delighted to have been able to share this, our first HammondCare Foundation Impact Report with you.
We hope it has brought to life the stories of people whose lives have been impacted through your generosity. The HammondCare Foundation will continue to focus on those most in need and we hope that you will continue to work alongside us in this worthy endeavour.
Download Impact Report 2022
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