Child Support Agency
Phone: 13 1272 Web:
www.csa.gov.au Advice and help to grandparents. Multilingual materials to provide assistance to grandparents from non- English speaking backgrounds.
Commonwealth Respite & Carelink Centre
Phone: 1800 052 022 See page 14 for details.
Community Connect Northern Beaches Carers Program Phone 9931 7750 Web:
www.norbeachconnect.com.au Support, education and referral services for carers. Support groups for carers including dementia, mental health, disability, and social interest. Multicultural support groups for carers including Chinese, Serbian, Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Tongan.
Community Services Carers Support Program
Phone: 9817 0101 (Rosemary) For people who care for a person with an age related condition. Meets: twice monthly. Hunters Hill Ryde LGAs.
Hills Shire Working Carer Liaison Project
Phone: 9761 7686 Assists carers who juggle paid employment with care responsibilities.
Home Hospice
Phone: 1800 132 229 Web:
www.homehospice.com.au For carers of people with a terminal illness who wants to remain at home.
HammondCare
Phone: 9903 8241 Support for carers of people who have dementia, a disability or are frail aged. Counselling and advocacy, caring for self, information on services for carers and care options such as respite.
Lifecircle
Phone: 1300 364 673 Web:
www.lifecircle.org.au Free one-to-one mentoring program to support carers of terminally ill people. Mentors offering practical guidance and help to access support services.
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My Time for Grandparents
Phone: 1800 889 997 Peer support for grandparents and kinship carers who are the full-time carers of their grandchildren aged up to 18 years.
Mosman Carers Phone: 9978 4089
Information and time-out for carers of a person with dementia, an illness or disability. Carer respite may be able to be arranged to enable you to attend meetings. Meets Wed 10am-12pm, Harnet Room, Mosman Council, Mosman Square.
Northern Sydney Carer Support Service
Phone: 8877 5349 Information and support to those who care for a family member or friend who have a long-term illness or disability. Range of courses (including cooking classes for men). at North Ryde and other locations.
Older Parent Carer Program
Phone: 1300 00 2262 Flexible support coordination for older parents who care for their child with a disability. For North Shore, Northern Beaches, Ryde and Hunters Hill.
Respite and Carers' Support Service
Phone 9462 9379 Aged Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards Carers Respite and Carers' Support Program and Group.
Sunnyfield Respite Care for Carers over 65 years
Phone: 8977 8800
Building B4, Capital Business Park, 1-3 Rodborough Rd, Frenchs Forest 2088 Respite for carers aged over 65 years caring for a person with an intellectual disability living at home.
ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE
Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged
Phone: 9858 4083
40a Stewart St, Dundas 2117 Helps to find secure, affordable accommodation. Also links clients with appropriate care services. Eligibility: Low income earners, homeless, frail aged people in insecure rental premises.
KOPWA Limited
Phone: 9412 0284 Web:
www.kopwa.org.au Owns and operates a 58-bed low-care aged care facility and 80 self-care, low cost retirement units - criteria applies.
Link Housing Ltd
Phone: 9412 5111 Web:
www.linkhousing.org.au Housing for low-income people with a very high need on the Department of Housing NSW register. Area Served: The nine local government areas of Auburn, Baulkham Hills, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, Parramatta, Ryde, Warringah and Willoughby.
Westmead Hospital - Nursing Home & Hostel Information and Liaison Officers
Phone: 9845 7659 Westmead Hospital, Social Work Department, Level 1, E Block, cnr Hawkesbury Rd and Darcy Rd, Westmead 2145
Assistance to locate accommodation in residential aged care facilities for ACAT approved community clients. Area served: Parramatta and Hills Shire local council areas..
TO HELP YOU WITH THE TRANSITION INTO AN AGED CARE HOME, THE Five steps to entry in an aged care home booklet is available FREE by calling My Aged Care on
1800 200 422
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