Respite care

Series of leaflets produced in consultation with the NSW Aged Care Roundtable. Each leaflet focuses on an individual aspect of care to increase consumer knowledge and make the journey into residential aged care easier: Contracts and fees, Staffing, GP ser ...
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Online directory of private, independent care workers and nurses offering services directly to clients.

Care coordinators and case managers assist people to access health and community services.

Carer Gateway is a national online and phone service that provides practical information and resources to support carers.

Information on wide range of topics of interest to carers including back care and safe lifting practices, benefits and entitlements, benefits of counselling carer support groups and respite care options available in multiple community languages.

Fact sheets about a wide range of topics of interest to carers including back care and safe lifting practices, benefits and entitlements, benefits of counselling carer support groups and respite care options available in multiple community languages.

Funding for people aged under 65 who have significant personal support needs which require a high level of personal care support in their everyday life.

Community/aged care workers provide general household assistance, emotional support, care and companionship to people in their homes.

Funding for up to six weeks of a non-clinical case managed program of community care available for people being transferred home from a participating NSW public hospital.

Emergency and short-term crisis respite may be available if you are unexpectedly unable to continue to care for someone.

MND NSW information service to answer questions from anyone who needs to know more about MND.

Gateway to all aged care services. For people 65 years or older seeking information, advice and access to services.

Information about Australian aged care system in Languages other than English.

Government program for people aged under 65 years seeking information, advice and access to services. Providing community linking and individualised support, including funding, for people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carer ...
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Respite care services are community based services that provide in-home or centre based care for a person whose carer needs a break.