Northern Sydney Commonwealth Carelink Centre
Your Link to Living Independently
An Australian Government Initiative
*Freecall TM 1800 052 222
What is a Commonwealth Carelink Centre? Commonwealth Carelink Centres provide free information about community aged care, disability and other support services to help you live independently in your own home. Visit Commonwealth Carelink Centres website.
Centres have local knowledge about:
• the range of services available and how to contact them
• who is eligible to receive the services
• whether there are any costs associated with receiving the services, and
• aged care assessment services for access to community aged care packages or entry into aged care homes.
Getting Information. Your nearest centre has information about the following services in your region:
• household help, home modification and maintenance
• personal, nursing and respite care
• transport and meal services
• disability services
• day care and therapy centres
• assessment, including Aged Care Assessment Teams
• special services for dementia
• continence assistance
• support for carers
• Community Aged Care Packages
• aged care facilities
• a range of allied health care (eg. podiatry, physiotherapy etc), and
• support groups
Who can use this service? The Commonwealth Carelink Centre information services can be used by anyone, including:
• older Australians
• people with disabilities
• their families and carers
• general practitioners, and
• other service providers
Contacting a Centre By simply phoning a national free telephone number 1800 052 222 , you will be connected to your nearest centre. You can obtain information over the phone, by mail, fax or email. If you require information about services in another region, your call can be transferred to any other centre around Australia , free of charge.
Alternatively, click here to visit our website
Deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired callers may call through the National Relay Service using their modem or TTY by dialling 1800 555 677 then asking for 1800 052 222. Speech impaired callers may also call through Speech-to-Speech Relay by dialling 1800 555 727 then asking for 1800 052 222
Calls from mobile phones are charged at applicable rates.
If you need an interpreter to contact your nearest centre, telephone the Translating and Interpreting Service on 13 14 50
Commonwealth Carelink Program
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Canberra City ACT 2601