Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) is a for-purpose organisation working for people living with spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. Recently, Alinea (of which Paraquad Industries is the commercial services division) entered into a partnership with SCIA in the Transition House project.
Transition House is a real life modified home environment, giving the person with an injury and their family, the opportunity to become familiar with activities of daily living, identifying independence capabilities and potential home modification options. It’s also used for those in need of such an environment who are visiting Perth.
The most recent residents were Harry and Pam from NSW – in Perth to visit family. Pam said Harry “doesn’t (typically) move out of his little suburb, let alone to another state” so this was an adventure for him. He was really thrilled with the house and the temperature was warm enough to use the lovely pool during his stay. He had everything he needed in the house with the equipment supplied and plenty of room to move about in and also entertain visitors. They are now looking to come back in the new year, they enjoyed Perth so much.
Pictured are Transition House manager Anne Currie (right) with Harry and Pam.
To find out more about Transition House click on this link: https://scia.org.au/accommodation/
