Northern Sydney Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre

Who are carers?

Carers look after family members or friends who are frail aged, have a disability, chronic condition or mental health disorder.  Caring can be rewarding but also exhausting so carers need to take a break.

 

What is respite?

Respite is a break from the responsibility of looking after someone.  It may be for a few hours, a day, a night or even weeks. Respite is a way of relieving the stress of being a carer.  If you are a carer, making time for yourself is important for your own health and well being.

 

Where does it happen?

Respite can happen in a variety of settings that suit the carer and the person being supported.

 

What can we offer you?

The Northern Sydney Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre can provide you with:

-Information and advice about your respite options

-Help with organising emergency, short term or planned respite

-Assistance with meeting the cost of respite if required

-24 hour respite service in times of crisis or emergency

-Provision of information on residential respite, including respite vacancies in hostels and   nursing homes
-Links with carer support groups, and other services that support carers in their caring role
-Indirect respite services such as provision of transport, hire of equipment, and minor home  modifications may be available for carers under certain circumstances.

Please call 1800 059 059 for further information.

Our commitment

The Northern Sydney Commonwealth Carer respite Centre is committed to:

-Working with individual carers to plan respite options which suit the needs of the carer and   the person they care for

-Offering a well managed and efficient service to carers

-Striving to enable carers to have better access to locally based services

-Assisting in identifying gaps in service provision for carers and raising these with relevant  government departments

-Working within national service standards

 

If you live in the local government areas of Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Manly, Mosman, North Sydney, Pittwater, Ryde, Warringah, Willoughby. we can assist you!  

 

Northern Sydney Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre - 1800 059 059
PO Box 564 St Leonards NSW 1590

Tel (02) 8405 4400

Fax (02) 8405 4455

Email nscarers@nsforum.org.au

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 Northern Sydney Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre incorporates:

- Respite for Carers of Young People with Severe or Profound Disabilities Initiative. To  download the    newsletter for this initiative please click here

- Respite for Ageing Carers of People with Disabilities through the Ageing Carers Project, to assist older   carers by providing information, short term advocacy and carer specific education. Carer Respite   Packages may be provided short term to carers who are ageing (ie. over 65, or 50, if indigenous) and   caring for a younger person with a disability, including mental illness. Assessment for eligibility is   undertaken by an Aged Care Assessment Team.

For further information regarding these contact 1800 059 059.

 Auspiced by Northside Community Forum Inc. ABN 87 309 151 625

For other government initiatives relating to carers, see:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Caring+for+someone-1
http://www.carersnsw.asn.au/