Lower North Shore and Manly Warringah Pittwater Respite Service
This project is funded jointly by the Australian and New South Wales Governments under the Home and Community Care Program (HACC). The project is administered through the NSW Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care (DADHC). Its role is to offer an innovative and flexible respite service to the HACC target group. The service provides planned respite and has an on-call service for after hours emergencies. The respite is provided by a paid worker, usually in, or from, the client’s home on a one-to-one basis.
The Respite Brokerage Service provides regular planned respite, or “time-out”, for carers. The respite is provided in a flexible way in order to meet the needs of the carer and the person for whom they care.
Carers of people who:
- Have moderate to severe disabilities
- Are frail aged
- Have dementia
· The coordinator will take a referral and ascertain eligibility for the service
· The coordinator will undertake a respite assessment with the carer and discuss what type of assistance would best meet the needs of the carer and the person for whom they care. The coordinator will also discuss an appropriate contribution towards the cost of the service.
· The coordinator will provide a Service Agreement, including rights and responsibilities for the client, complaints procedures and information regarding privacy and confidentiality policies.
· The coordinator will arrange the respite required by the carer and will then monitor and adjust the respite according to the changing needs of the carer and the person for whom they care.
· Experienced direct care workers will be used to provide the service
· The coordinator will act as a link to other respite as required, including emergency, residential and short term respite.
A contribution towards the cost of the direct service will be negotiated on an individual basis, dependent on the ability to pay. No-one will be excluded due to inability to pay.
Anyone can make a referral to the service.
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