WA carer info booth opens
Caring for someone can be hard work, Jane Miller, Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre’s (CRCC) senior coordinator, says. Easing the burden by informing and educating West Australian carers, Silver Chain’s CRCC recently established an information desk at the Safety Bay Library to provide people with free access to information relating to their carer respite and aged care requirements.
Caring for someone can be hard work, Jane Miller, Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre’s (CRCC) senior coordinator, says.
Easing the burden by informing and educating West Australian carers, Silver Chain’s CRCC recently established an information desk at the Safety Bay Library to provide people with free access to information relating to their carer respite and aged care requirements.
Funded by the Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Families, the booth features a free phone line which puts callers straight through to a CRCC team member. Callers are able to query whether they are eligible for support services, apply for services or ask for assistance on behalf of someone else.
“Many carers already have an awareness of the services CRCC can offer, however members of the general public, who might not consider themselves to be carers, will now have a place to visit where they can make a call and find out if our programs can assist them,” Ms Miller says.
CRCC provides this respite care to carers for a few hours, a day or night, or even longer.
“Respite care enables carers to sustain their ongoing responsibilities, as well as other commitments or personal needs, by providing them with a break,” Ms Miller explains.
A joint initiative of the City of Rockingham and CRCC, the information booth is located at the Safety Bay Library at 197 Safety Bay Road, Safety Bay.
For more information about the services available to you and your family, contact CRCC on 1800 200 422.
