RE Tebbutt Lodge Phone: 9858 4999


40a Stewart St, Dundas 2117 Aged care residential hostel with 67 beds including respite care beds. Does not have a secure dementia unit. Referral: Assessment required by ACAT.


UnitingCare Ageing In-Home Respite Service North Sydney


Phone: 1800 486 484 52 McLaren St North Sydney 2060 Flexible and individually tailored services to support older people and their carers in the Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, Mosman, North Sydney, Ryde and Willoughby LGAs. See advertisement inside back cover, pages 130-131.


Telephone & Other Monitoring Services Christian Community Aid


12 Lakeside Rd Eastwood 2122 Phone: 9858 3222 Web: www.ccas.org.au


Regular phone calls to older people, who live alone, to ensure they are safe and well. If the call is unanswered, emergency procedures are initiated and assistance is given if necessary.


Community Care Northern Beaches Dementia Monitoring Service


Phone: 9979 7677


7/ 8 Level 1 Pittwater Place, 10 Park St Mona Vale 2103 Web: www.ccnb.com.au Regular contact for people with memory loss who live alone. Could include companionship, social activities, assistance with shopping and household tasks or drop-in service.


Manly Warringah Pittwater Neighbour Aid Service


Phone: 9913 3244


Regular phone calls and visits by volunteers. Social support to multicultural communities.


Next of Kin Registry


Phone: Crime Prevention Officer at your local police station. See page 13 for police phone numbers. Free service for people living alone to record their details at their local police station.


Telecross – Australian Red Cross


Phone: 9229 4222 (A free service) Web: www.redcross.org.au Free service is delivered mainly by volunteers, who every morning, make a short, friendly phone call to people who live alone to ensure they are safe and well. If the call is not answered, emergency procedures are initiated and assistance is given if necessary.


Safely Home Phone: 1800 100500


For people with dementia or other intellectual disabilities. A bracelet with an ID number linked to details in the NSW Police's Safely Home database. Cost is from $35. A joint project of Alzheimer's Australia and NSW Police.


Social Support & Neighbour Aid


Volunteers assist with shopping, transport to medical appointments, social contact and home visits.


Berowra Community Health Centre Phone: 9456 3344 BaptistCare:


Phone: 1300 275 227 Crows Nest Centre Phone: 9439 5122 Diverse Community Care - The Hills Phone: 9898 0000


Hunters Hill Ryde Community Services


Phone: 9817 0101 JewishCare


Phone: 9488 7100


Ku-ring-gai Neighbourhood Centre Phone: 9988 4966


Lane Cove Community Aid Service Phone: 9427 6425 Hornsby Linc Church Services Network Phone: 9476 3134 Linc Warringah Phone: 9451 0872 Manly Warringah Pittwater Neighbour Aid Social Support Service Phone: 9913 3244 Mosman Neighbour Aid Phone: 9978 4219


North Ryde Community Aid & Information Centre Phone: 9888 3380


Northern Beaches Community Visitors Scheme (Centacare) Phone: 8968 5100 MATE Social Support Service for Older Men (North Shore, Ryde, Northern Beaches)


Phone: 9975 7388 One to One Support Group (The Hills Shire)


Phone: 9639 8620


Parramatta Home Support & Community Services: Phone: 9806 5121


Pennant Hills Neighbour Aid Phone: 9484 7777 Pittwater Linc Church Services Network


Phone: 9973 1777 Senior Volunteer Service (SVS) Lifeline Northern Beaches Phone: 9949 5522


Willoughby Community Aid Phone: 9777 7824


Wisemans Ferry & District Community Health Centre Phone: 4566 4423


CARER SUPPORT


Also see Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Services (CALD) page 44.


Aged Care Australia Phone: 1800 200 422 Web: www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au An information line to make it easier to access information about aged care, respite for carers, and support for carers.


Carers NSW


Phone: 9280 4744 Level 18, 24 Campbell St, Sydney 2000 Web: www.carersnsw.asn.au For carers of a person with a disability, mental illness, drug and alcohol dependency, chronic conditions, terminal illness or who is frail aged. A free Carer Support Kit is available in 13 languages. Also Aboriginal/TSI kit.


Carer information support and counselling: Phone 1800 242 636


After hours:


Phone Lifeline 13 1114 For carers needing emergency respite: Phone 1800 052 222


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