Parramatta, Holroyd, Auburn: Phone: 9832 4599
Ryde and Hunters Hill: Phone: 9952 8305
Maintenance service: Essential minor repairs, such as changing light globes, tap washers and minor carpentry, to the homes of frail older people, people with disabilities and their carers. Home modification includes handrails, hand showers, installing safety ramps and rails. Major modification work on bathrooms and access areas also referred through an occupational therapist.
Northern Beaches Community Connect Gardening
Phone: 9931 7777 1/5 Vuko Place Warriewood 2102 Web:
www.norbeachconnect.com.au Gardening service, for people who are frail aged or have a disability, that aims to make the garden low maintenance.
Smoke Alarm Subsidy Scheme NSW Phone: 8833 3600 TTY: 8833 3691 Web:
www.deafsocietynsw.org.au/ smokealarms
For people with severe to profound hearing loss who cannot hear standard smoke alarms. Specialised smoke alarms can cost up to $650 but under this scheme, they will be installed in the homes of eligible applicants for $50. The alarms include vibrating under pillow pads and strobe lights.
Smoke Alarm & Battery Replacement for the Elderly (SABRE)
Phone your local fire station. NSW Fire Brigade installs smoke alarms or batteries for seniors age 65+ with limited domestic support. Annual visits to check the operation of the alarm and change the battery. Cost of alarm and batteries is the responsibility of the client.
Veterans Home Maintenance Line
Phone: 1800 801 945 Web:
www.dva.gov.au A telephone advice and referral service to assist with property maintenance, home inspection services and property emergencies Must be a veteran/war widow/er of Australian Defence Forces or an Australian mariner.
Linen Service
State or Australian-government-funded for eligible residents. Volunteers strip and remake beds with clean sheets and pillowcases and change bath towels. Linen is removed and professionally laundered to hospital standards.
Lane Cove:
Phone: 9427 6425 North Sydney: Phone: 9439 5122 Mosman:
Phone: 9978 4119 Parramatta, Holroyd, The Hills: Phone: 9832 4599
Ryde & Hunters Hill: Phone: 9888 3380 Ryde, Eastwood
Christian Community Aid Phone: 9858 3222 Willoughby:
Phone: 9777 7824 Palliative Care Greenwich Hospital
97-115 River Rd, Greenwich 2065 Phone: 9903 8333 Inpatient palliative care and supportive care with a palliative care day hospital, a community palliative care service.
Lifecircle - Hopeline
Phone: 1300 364 673 Counsellors take phone calls from people facing serious illness or end-of- life issues, and their carers.
Neringah Hospital
Phone: 9488 2200 4-12 Neringah Ave, South Wahroonga 2076
A 15-bed public hospital providing an integrated inpatient service and a comprehensive community palliative care service.
Northern Beaches Palliative Care Service
Phone: 9998 3600 Palliative Care Unit, Coronation St, Mona Vale 2103 Web:
www.hammondcare.com.au For patients with advanced diseases, such as cancer, who live in the Northern Beaches area.
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