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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
Prestige Inhome Care Geelong
Provided by
Prestige Inhome Care
For over 20 years Prestige Inhome Care has been helping Australians maintain their independence in the comfort of their own homes.
From household tasks to nursing, Prestige Inhome Care can tailor its services to meet your needs across Melbourne, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, Sydney and Sunshine Coast.Personal Care• Dressing
• Showering • Grooming
• ToiletingNursing• Comprehensive nursing assessment
• Wound care
• Medication managementSocial Support• Domestic Assistance• Companionship
• Transport• Shopping• Preparing mealsFor a free no-obligation consultation, call 1300 10 30 10.
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Centre Based Care
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.
Social activities Baptcare offers a variety of social activity groups to individuals 65 years and above, living at home and would like to remain connected to their community. These services are available through our day centres. Individuals have access to a range of exciting programs - art/craft, music groups and outings news & Views, quiz master, entertainers. This program is jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments.
Activities include:
Walking groups
Day outings
Guest speakers
Music
Movies
Armchair travel
Exercise and physical games
Culturally specific activities
Coffee groups.
We know that many older people are able to live in their own homes for longer because of the help their family and friends provide. We also know that carers' health and happiness is critical to ensure they can sustain support. We provide carers with an opportunity for a break from their caring role, whilst their loved one has an opportunity to socialise, engage in fun and stimulating activities in a caring environment.
At Benetas Sunshine Day Respite Program, we can step in at short-notice, supporting yours or your loved one’s independence, encouraging new interests and respecting lifestyle choices.
Social activitiesBaptcare offers a variety of social activity groups to individuals over 65 years, who are living at home and have the desire to remain connected to their community. Day Respite Day respite offers carers a break from their daily care giving responsibilities including services for the frail aged and people with early dementia.
Overnight respite Our overnight respite program offers carers of frail aged people and people with dementia a short term break from their daily care giving responsibilities. All care is delivered by qualified and experienced carers.
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
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.
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
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)
In Home Care, Centre Based Care
Uniting AgeWell Bendigo Respite Services
Provided by
Uniting AgeWell
Bendigo Respite Services assist carers in taking regular breaks from their at times challenges circumstances. Carers do not need to be living with the person they are caring for to be eligible for the program.The program also provides a stimulating environment for the person being cared for. Bendigo Respite Services enables clients to meet and socialise with others through enjoyable activities that aim to maintain physical and emotional wellbeing.Flexible social programs, including centre-based activities and community outings, are tailored to support individual needs with a focus on positive ageing.Bendigo Respite Services are available to people living in the community who are:over the age of 65, or over 50 for Indigenous Australiansliving with dementia/memory loss or other age-related challengesassisted by a carerFor information about eligibility and referrals contact Bendigo Respite Services today.
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).
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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.
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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
mecwacare Home Care Services South East Metro
Parkenham, VIC 3810
Provided by
mecwacare
Our South East Metro Service is based in Malvern and provides in-home nursing and care throughout Melbourne's southern and eastern suburbs.
mecwacare supports clients of all ages and abilities, including older people, those with illnesses such as multiple sclerosis or dementia, and healthy people with an acquired brain injury or an intellectual disability. We support our clients to remain in their own homes for as long as they wish. Each health and wellbeing service is integrated so care is tailored to meet client needs, yet is flexible as circumstances change.
We provide all of the following services to our clients:
Home Nursing Services Clinical Assessments
Medication Management
Wound Management
Continence Management
Diabetes Management
Post-Hospital Care
Mobility Equipment Purchases and Leasing
Enteral Therapy
Palliative Care
Disability Care
Respite, Overnight and Live-In Care
Dementia Care
Home Care Services
Personal Care
Communication Aids Assistance
Home Help
Meals
Delivered Meals
Companionship
Home and Garden Maintenance
Transport and Social Inclusion
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Centre Based Care
Mercy Health Respite Services Shepparton
Shepparton, VIC 3630
Provided by
Mercy Health
We know how important carers are. By caring for an older person at home, you play a critical role in helping them continue to lead a fulfilling and meaningful life. We offer comprehensive support by taking on your usual responsibilities as a primary carer. Respite might involve a break of a few hours, an overnight stay or a longer period. It might be arranged regularly or for an emergency.
Respite care supports your emotional and physical needs, while making sure that your family member continues to receive the highest standard of personalised care.
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In Home Care, Therapists & Health Specialists
Prestige Inhome Care Eastern Melbourne
Provided by
Prestige Inhome Care
For over 20 years Prestige Inhome Care has been helping clients maintain their independence. From arranging appointments or household tasks, to in-home nursing, services are tailored to meet your needs. Care is available from just a couple of hours a week through to 24 hours per day across Melbourne, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, Sydney and Sunshine Coast. Your care will be delivered by qualified staff that are matched to suit your needs.
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