RESPITE – Take A Break
If you care for someone every day, you can end up feeling as though you have no time for yourself. ‘Respite’ means ‘ taking a break’ . . . which is what our service provides for carers like you.
Providing full time care for someone can be fulfilling, but it can also be quite demanding, leaving you feeling exhausted and isolated. This is where our respite services can help. At St John of God Accord, we focus on offering people with a disability, interesting and positive experiences whilst their carer/family have a meaningful break from their normal day to day caring responsibilities. Our teams work cooperatively and effectively to offer you the best quality and practical help and support possible to ensure that you as a carer get some time off from the daily routine and pressures of care-giving, while feeling confident that our team can provide the professional and respectful care you also rely on.
You can access this service through referrals. The service is available to people with a disability, aged between 6 - 64 years who live at home supported by family or a carer and reside in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. Planned Respite services are available on weekdays, weekends and holiday periods and include both day and overnight respite opportunities. To assist carers/families, transport is provided to and from the home, school or other services/facilities. A nominal fee is charged for activities, transport and meals.
Who can use this service?
The service is available to people with a disability, aged between 6 - 64 years who live at home supported by family or a carer and reside in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne.
How can the service be accessed? Referrals are available by contacting the service or email us on the details below.
How the service works Planned Respite services are available on weekdays, weekends and holiday periods and include both day and overnight respite opportunities. To assist carers/families, transport is provided to and from the home, school or other services/facilities. A nominal fee is charged for activities, transport and meals.
How long can I use the service? We provide support for as long as you need it. The maximum amount of time each person can get varies between about four and ten hours a week. The amount of support you receive is reviewed regularly and dependant on the funding package each individual has (affordability).
The service can be withdrawn if a Direct Support Professional experiences mistreatment such as insulting or discriminatory behaviour, threats or physical violence from either the Support Professional or the person being cared for.
At Carers Respite we offer respite to carers who need a break from everyday caring whilst providing meaningful time for our clients who have so much history to share with us. We could be called on at any time to support someone with any type of disability, so respite for the carer is just as important.
The people we support have many abilities and varied disabilities such as MS, Huntingtons, Mental Illnesses, Cerebral Atrophy, Aspergers, or early onset of dementia. We offer individual plans to our clients that reflect a meaningful time where client choice is paramount and also address their changing needs. Especially when changes occur as a result of a person’s illness or disability. Our plans reflect that as well as offering meaningful respite. It is a positive outcome for someone utilising our service and their full time carer.
To speak with one of our Respite Carers please direct your enquiry to (03) 9434 5155