Respite care in Preston Lower, Victoria 3072
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Medical & Aged Care Group Day Program
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Provided by
Medical and Aged Care Group
Day respite - daytime care for the aged who live at home in Ashwood, Boronia, Carrum Downs, Coburg North, Hughesdale, Narre Warren, Narre Warren South, Parkdale, and Traralgon areas.
How do I book day respite?Call one of our sites to speak to our friendly staff.
We will assess your respite needs and outline eligibility and assessment requirements. Arrangements can also be made to visit our facilities to trial our services. Our Admission Teams will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the service, including fees and care planning.
Who can use this service?Our day respite services are available to people over the age of 65 and are subject to assessment by the Manager or our nominated representative.
How much does it cost?The program operates on a reasonable fee-for-service basis which can be discussed at time of enquiry. Costs may vary slightly depending on the level of care required.
What is day respite care?Our low level care day respite program offers daytime care for the aged who live at home. Medical and Aged Care Group homes are safe and welcoming, offering socialisation and stimulation programs for your loved one as well as respite for carers.
Access to allied health, nursing, hairdressing and other services may also be arranged for those attending the day program, providing further assistance to carers. Our day respite service has a focus on healthy, positive living through structured activity programs.
Our staff are highly skilled and experienced in specific areas of low level residential care including:
Dementia and related illness
Challenging behaviours
Complex medical
Mobility issues
Disability and frailty.
What services are offered?We offer comprehensive services including:
Regular community outings
Assistance with personal care including medications
Structured leisure and lifestyle activities are offered to individuals and small groups. Programs are designed to support, maintain and respond to individual client needs.
Morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch are provided. Consideration is given to special dietary needs and staff are available to provide full assistance if required.
Clients can be self-referred, referred by a General Practitioner or other Health Practitioner.
The needs of clients and carers are assessed and regularly reviewed to assist in providing high quality care. Our program offers a far better alternative to home care, as they can have qualified nursing staff for the entire time they are in our care from one to eight hours. We have a flexible approach to meeting the needs of the client and their family.
Centre Based Care
CO.AS.IT. Social Support/Planned Activity Groups (VIC)
Rosanna, VIC 3084
Provided by
CO.AS.IT. Italian Assistance Association (VIC)
Social Support Groups/Day Care Centres
CO.AS.IT has Social Support Groups available to the Italian community. These are in:
Rosanna
Essendon (deleted Coburg as no longer operational)
Our Social Support Groups provide eligible older Italians with an opportunity to socialise with their peers in a supportive, culturally appropriate, centre based environment. We cater to the cultural needs of our clients by providing nutritious meals, engaging activities and can assist with transportation. Clients will require a referral code from MyAgedCare to attend and an assessment will also take place prior to client attending.
For further details please contact our office on 03 9349 9000 or email us on agedcareenquiries@coasit.com.au.
Italian Senior Citizens’ Clubs
CO.AS.IT is an umbrella organisation for the Italian Senior Citizens Clubs in Victoria. There are numerous groups for active seniors that operate independently throughout metropolitan & regional Victoria. The groups meet in community venues and generally meet two to three times a week. Further information about these clubs and their locations can be obtained via the Circoli Pensionati Coordinator on 03 9349 9000.
4.CO.AS.IT. Visitation Program
Visitation Program
CO.AS.IT’s Visitation Program provides friendly one to one visits by volunteers in their private home weekly. Deleted reference to Aged Care Facilities.
Clients are referred to the program by professionals working in the aged care sector, doctors, social workers, clergy, and family members or by the individual themselves.
For enquiries call 03 9349 9000 or email visitation@coasit.com.au
In Home Care, Centre Based Care
Uniting AgeWell Respite and Carer Support, Victoria
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Provided by
Uniting AgeWell
Uniting AgeWell understands the importance of supporting people who care for seniors in our community.
We offer a range of respite options across Melbourne and regional Victoria to give carers a break, while providing a stimulating and supportive environment for the person they care for.These options can include:
In Home Respite: a one-to-one service where a care worker provides respite within your home or the care recipient may be taken into the community.Day Respite Program: respite is provided within a day centre setting, appropriate to individual care needs.Community Access/Transit Groups: where a small group of clients go on an outing with the support of a care worker.Overnight Respite: respite is provided overnight in an overnight cottage or other community residential facility. Respite can be arranged for 1 or 2 nightsResidential Respite Care: stay temporarily, for one week or more, at any of our Residential Care Communities across Victoria.Our respite program is funded and reviewed annually by the Department of Health.
For more information about community respite or carer services, contact a Community Respite Service near you, or for residential respite care, contact the Uniting AgeWell team on 1300 783 435.
Centre Based Care
BSL Social Connection and In-Home Support
Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Provided by
Brotherhood of St. Laurence Aged Care
For almost 90 years the Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) has worked with and supported people of all ages to live a good life. We believe that at every stage of life people should be safe, valued, connected to the wider community and able to participate in activities. At BSL we offer a welcoming environment and our positive, professional staff share our values of respect and inclusion and pride themselves on getting to know you.We support you to be healthy, active and enjoying life to the full by pursuing your interests and passions, socialising and engaging in activities in our Social Connection Hubs, or getting out into the community.BSL Social Connections and In Home Support program, offers wellness and reablement programs in five locations, Fitzroy, Carrum Downs, Greenvale, Frankston, and Craigieburn, helping older people and their carers to connect with the community, make friends and maintain well-being offering person centered domestic and social support.Whatever your needs, our experts can talk you through all of your options.Get in touch today and we’ll help find a solution that’s right for you. Phone 1300 147 147 (9am to 5pm).
At healthAbility we believe that enjoying good health is more than being physically healthy or without disease. It is about the wellbeing of a whole person, within someone's family, work and social environments.Our professional and supportive team work together with our clients to tailor our broad range of health and wellbeing services to their unique needs. We help navigate pathways to get the best care and support someone needs to live well. By encouraging choice, confidence and control, we empower people along their health journey. As a for-purpose not-for-profit organisation we put people before profits. All of our profit is re-invested into providing and improving our quality person-centered health and wellbeing services. Social Support Groups Our Social Support Groups provide activities to help older people to live a healthier, more rewarding and socially engaged life.Social Support Groups provide a program of activities that maintain and enhance the daily living skills of all participants. The program of activities addresses a participant’s physical, social, cultural, emotional and recreational needs and provides opportunities to stay connected to the community. The groups are delivered across the regions of Nillumbik, Whitehorse and Manningham. Some of our Social Support Groups include:All Abilities GroupThe Welcome Café - Younger Onset Dementia Dementia Programs and Carer Support Older Adult Activity Recreation for Leisure and Fun (RALFF) Social Connections Out and About: Younger Onset Dementia and Carer Support The Outing Group Carers SupportSocial Lawn Bowls healthAbility Men's Shed Memory Care CaféBox Hill outing groupsManningham groups (including social groups, over 65s Chinese group, over 65s Italian group, and outing groups)
Centre Based Care
Uniting AgeWell Social Connection Services Victoria
Victoria, VIC 3000
Provided by
Uniting AgeWell
Uniting AgeWell’s dynamic social support programs seek to encourage independence, focus on choice, create friendships, reduce isolation and cultivate strong connection to the community.
We actively work with you to connect you to your passions and interests, while promoting daily living skills and social interaction to maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle.
Our flexible social and leisure activities are tailored to support individual needs with a focus on positive ageing, including art therapy, craft, cooking, gardening, mens' sheds music therapy, singing, dancing, movement, memory support and community outings.
Uniting AgeWell has developed a dementia-friendly social support checklist in conjunction with Barwon South West Department of Health and Human Services, to ensure people living with dementia can experience social support programs that reduce the effects of dementia and increase opportunities for meaningful participation.
In addition, we offer a vibrant activity group for people in the Geelong region with younger onset dementia. The Hello Monday group supports people to keep active and connected in their community.
Uniting AgeWell receives funding from the Department of Health and the Commonwealth Home Support Program to provide planned activity groups for eligible seniors living in the community.
To find out what social supports are available in your area, contact a centre near you or call the Uniting AgeWell team on (03)7503 7200.
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Social Support Groups at Yanada House in Northcote offer fun programs in a supported social environment.Meaningful social connections designed to bring people together in a welcoming and supportive environment.Why join:theme days and special eventsvisit local cafes for lunch outingscooking demonstrations, gardening, light woodwork and crafts activities
recreational outings
games, gentle exercise, music and dance activitiesdedicated programs for people living with mild memory loss Weekly groups run Tuesdays to Fridays. Assistance with transport may be available.
Cost is $20 is per social group session per visit. Cost includes morning tea and lunch.
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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
Kinder Caring Home Nursing VIC
Preston, VIC 3072
Provided by
Kinder Caring Home Nursing
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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
Programmed Care (Formerly Clinical Care Professionals VIC)
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Provided by
Clinical Care Professionals (see Org 20532)
At Programmed Care, we start with “What matters to you?”
We understand that everyone is unique, and has their own needs. That’s why we do as much or as little as you need. Our tailored home care plan offers you the freedom to continue living life at home on your terms.
Our highly skilled and medically trained team are here to help you, whether you need specialist nursing care at home or just a helping hand, someone to get you back into shape, ready for the day, into a car and back on your feet.
At Programmed Care, we offer the level of support you need, from specialist nursing to get you back to health after hospital, regular assistance with medications and ongoing health conditions, dedicated and friendly carers to assist with personal care, grocery shopping or preparing your favourite home cooked meals, to keeping your home and garden looking great and getting you out and about.
With over 25 years of experience as an approved provider of government funded home care programs, let our team take the stress out of finding the right care for you.
We want to help you focus on the things that matter to you. Let us take care of the rest.
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Centre Based Care
PRONIA Centre Based Activity Group Balwyn North
Balwyn North, VIC 3104
Provided by
PRONIA
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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
Luxe Care Private In Home Care
Hawthorn, VIC 3122
Provided by
Luxe Care
Luxe Care provides long term, high quality, consistent in home care to older people in Melbourne.
Most people would prefer to remain living in the privacy and comfort of their own home. However, at some point, they are going to require help with the daily demands of life, such as after a hospital admission. This is where Luxe Care provides an invaluable service. We can provide the support you need to meet the immediate needs of your loved ones & to plan for the future.
We work in partnership with our clients and families to provide the best care for their individual needs.
Our staff are qualified, compassionate and discreet. Quite simply the standard of care we offer signifies a much needed change in service provision to older Australians. We bring home aged care services to the elderly to a new and unprecedented level of support to each family.
Luxe Care provides discernible clientele with greater choice.
We offer a boutique five star service that ranges from a regular shift, to perhaps assist clients to attend an appointment or go out to meet friends, up to and including 24 hours a day, seven day a week care.
Our personalised service is designed to match our clients exact needs and to support their choice to remain where they feel most comfortable, at home.
Private Home CarePrivate home care allows the elderly to maintain their independence & allow them to stay in the comforts of their own home. To organise the best possible care we can organise an initial meeting in your home so that we can gauge your needs and wants, & better develop a plan that caters specifically to you.
At Luxe Care we provide a long term private home care service that offers carer continuity, which means you won’t have multiple carers in your home.
CompanionshipThis service provides your loved one with a companion who will not only care for them but help them achieve the life they want. This many include regular outings, visiting friends and relatives or going to social activities. Our companion carers can also provide transport to the shops, banks or medical appointments.
The companion care you receive when you choose Luxe Care is second to none as we truly respect the people that we care for and we know that they were once young, energetic and capable.
Call us on 1300 848 365 for a confidential no obligation discussion about your future home care needs.
To visit our website click on the button above.
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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
Call on Clare
Hawthorn, VIC 3122
Provided by
Call on Clare
We help your loved ones with qualified nurses and carers from 3 hours to 24 hour care - in most cases can be onsite within 2 hours if needed.
Assistance with:
Attending medical appointments
Day procedures
In home care - nursing or support workers
Social events.Palliative / End of Live CareSpecialist Nurses, continence, wound care etcHome Care Package Provider
Call on Clare is a professional community nursing and care service from newborn to the older generation.Covering Melbourne and Regional Areas
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Day Therapy Centre, Centre Based Care
Uniting AgeWell Hawthorn AgeWell Centre
Hawthorn, VIC 3122
Provided by
Uniting AgeWell
Hawthorn AgeWell Centre offers a friendly and welcoming environment where older people can meet and socialise, enjoy a wide range of activities or participate in allied health and wellbeing programs to restore and maintain their wellbeing, independence and community connection.
Allied health and therapy programs include:
Rehabilitation services: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, exercise physiology, massage therapy and social work.
Group programs: Tai Chi, balance groups, exercise and gym programs and education sessions.
Social connections programs include:
Men’s Shed
Craft activities
Gardening groups
Board games
Trivia
Special interest groups
Day outings
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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
Provided by
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services is passionate about Making Lives Better and encourages a positive outlook that empowers our clients to see the possibilities and keep living life to the fullest.We offer a full spectrum of services including companionship, nursing care, personal care, 24/7 care, palliative care, transportation, meal preparation and light housekeeping.Our extraordinary team of Registered Nurses and Professional Caregivers are specially matched to you. With 24/7 availability, total flexibility and everything managed for you, families can experience total peace of mind.To find out more about our services book a FREE Caring Consult today.
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