Published on Wednesday 29 November, 2017

For 27 year old Jacob from Drewvale, Queensland, Lifestyle Solutions gives him a great opportunity to showcase his many talents and develop new interests.

“We’ve supported Jacob for almost five years and he’s a very engaging young man,” said Julie Corry, Lifestyle Solutions’ Allawah House Respite Facilitator.

“We’d always end up talking about AFL when he visited our Beenleigh office and when I suggested he might like to run our office footy tipping competition he jumped at the idea.”

“He and his Support Worker, Graham Mayer, quickly got things up and running. They did such a good job they’re now also running the NRL tipping competition and everyone’s enjoying the friendly footy rivalry.”

“It’s no secret that Jacob is a huge Geelong Cats fan and we’ve enjoyed helping him attend the Cat’s games in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.”

Allawah House, Lifestyle Solutions’ friendly and supportive respite home in Logan, offers Planned Respite Support and Emergency Respite Care.

“It’s a positive, inclusive environment where people can learn new skills and develop their interests with supports and services tailored to meet their specific needs and goals,” said Julie.

The centre also runs a Flexi Respite Program for day visitors which Jacob regularly attends.

“The popularity of MasterChef inspired us to start our cooking program and it’s ignited Jacob’s passion for food and cooking. His carrot cake is sensational and he makes wonderful sausage rolls.”

Julie said the team loves introducing people to new activities in the community.

“We recently introduced Jacob to sailing through Sailability and he’s also tried his hand at plastering.”

“We support him going to the movies and bowling and we’re looking forward to helping him enjoy more new experiences — and seeing where the Cats end up on the ladder,” said Julie.