Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)

Social Support Group (Inner West and South West Suburbs)

Tripoli and Mena Association (TMA) Limited is a community based, non-profit welfare organisation. It was humbly established in 1975 by a group of young Arabic speaking migrants. Their main vision was to help people from their community with everyday welfare needs. Meeting these needs enabled the Arabic speaking community to progress and integrate into Australian society.

Since its establishment, TMA Ltd. has expanded and become a unique, little organisation that has achieved big things. Its resource base and service provision are as diverse as the community they endeavour to serve. These resources and services are continually developing to meet the changing needs of the Arabic speaking community.

Social Support Group

The Social Support Group is a service that provides leisure activities to the Arabic speaking seniors. It works to reduce the risk of social isolation by encouraging clients to meet new people, socialise, participate in planned events and activities. The program includes structured activities that focus on improving the individual’s daily living skills as well as meeting their physical, emotional and social needs. Consumers are assisted by qualified Arabic support workers.

Tripoli and Mena Association also proudly runs a Dementia Specific group under the Social Support program every Monday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. The service seeks to support Arabic speaking elderly with dementia through culturally and religiously appropriate care.

Transport can be provided to the centre and back home for those who live in the Canterbury and Bankstown district. A small fee applies.

Flexible Respite

The Flexible Respite for Carers program offers in home respite care to carers of frail, older Arabic speaking citizens; including those living with dementia. The aim of this program is to improve the quality of life for both the carer and consumer. It offers carers with the opportunity to pursue personal interests, or to simply have a break from their caring role. Clients are entitled to a maximum of 4 hours per week (minimum: 2 hours per week).

Personal Care

This service provides individuals with personal needs that include: taking a bath or shower, getting dressed, personal grooming and other things that help them stay safe around your home. Service hours per week are negotiable.

This service includes:

In-home respite
Providing social companionship
Outings to local areas and venues (further locations are permitted once a month)
Assistance with light meal preparation, and
Transport to Dr appointments (if appointment is on the day the care worker is scheduled to be with client)

Tripoli and Mena Association provide qualified care workers to ensure that the social, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs of the consumer are respected and met. The Flexible Respite Program Case Managers also give much needed support to carers through the provision of information and referral to other service providers where necessary.

What

We are very happy with the service, the staff are very helpful, we get whatever we need. They check on my mum regularly and organise and supply what we need, my mum has been with them for a while and she has moved from a level two to a level four as her needs increased

“mum lives longer because of them, mum has dementia, and the service has done so much to help her and me over the years, they never stop, I am so grateful”.

“TMA accommodates my needs; they tell me all the care I can get, and I just pick what I want”.