Provides advice, information and advocacy to older people and people with disabilities. Service is free, independent, confidential and Statewide.
Provides advice, information and advocacy to older people and people with disabilities. Service is free, independent, confidential and Statewide.
State govt service, provides assessment, info, advice & assistance to older people to help them make choices re: aged care services, to enable them to stay within their home or to facilitate move to a nursing home either permanently or on a respite basis. Services whole of Tasmania.
State govt service, provides assessment, info, advice & assistance to older people to help them make choices re: aged care services, to enable them to stay within their home or to facilitate move to a nursing home either permanently or on a respite basis. Services whole of Tasmania.
State govt service, provides assessment, info, advice & assistance to older people to help them make choices re: aged care services, to enable them to stay within their home or to facilitate move to a nursing home either permanently or on a respite basis. Services whole of Tasmania.
The Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance was established to provide a focus on the quality improvement of care and services to care recipients in Australian subsidised aged care services.
Aldersgate Village Community is a spacious aged care residential complex for 66 residents, located at Newnham, overlooking the Tamar River.
Provider of Auslan interpreters.
Aged care facility administered by the Salvation Army. Caters for people who require low level residential care.
Information and support, education and training, counselling and peer support for carers of people with a disability, frail, aged or with chronic illness.
Information and support, education and training, counselling and peer support for carers of people with a disability, frail, aged or with chronic illness.
Information and support, education and training, counselling and peer support for carers of people with a disability, frail, aged or with chronic illness.
Telephone operator will make appointment for client to attend office or will provide assistance over the phone.
Telephone operator will make appointment for client to attend office or will provide assistance over the phone.
Community Based Support, or “CBS” as we are more commonly known, is a Tasmanian not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting people to remain living independently at home for over 30 years.
CBS provides a wide range of support services across the state of Tasmania to people who are frail aged, people with disability and unpaid carers. Services include Home Care Packages and Commonwealth Home Support Program services for older people, NDIS and Home and Community Care services for people with disability, Carer Support services for unpaid carers, and a range of other services that assist people to stay living at home for longer.
We live by the philosophy of ‘assisting with’ rather than ‘doing for’ people, knowing that most people want to be in control of their own lives and want to be as independent as possible. We strongly believe in the principles of wellness and reablement and work with individuals to achieve their goals in life. We want you to live the best life possible and we are here to help you do exactly that.
Offers a service for the frail aged, younger people with disabilities and their carers with complex and/or high service needs, who require a case manager to assist them with access and/or co-ordinate the care that they need.
Offers a service for the frail aged, younger people with disabilities and their carers with complex and/or high service needs, who require a case manager to assist them with access and/or co-ordinate the care that they need.
COTA’S purposes is to champion the rights and interests of older people with particular focus on vulnerable and disadvantaged older people. COTA runs a number of programs for the benefit and involvement of older people.
Deaf Australia is the national peak advocacy and information organisation in Australia for deaf people who are bilingual (using both English and Auslan).
They advise government, industry and service providers about the needs and views of deaf people and work to improve deaf people’s access in a range of areas.
The Helpline is available for people with dementia, their carers, families and friends, as well as people concerned about memory loss. It is also used by health professionals, service providers, community organisations and students.
If you need an interpreter or advocate, the Helpline can provide access and referral to an appropriate service.
Users who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment can phone the National Relay Service on 13 36 77.
Provides information, education, counselling, referrals for people affected by dementia, their family and caregivers. Provides a Dementia & Memory Centre which offers a range of services to the general public, including those with memory loss, their carer’s, family and friends.
Provides information, education, counselling, referrals for people affected by dementia, their family and caregivers. Provides a Dementia & Memory Centre which offers a range of services to the general public, including those with memory loss, their carer’s, family and friends.
Provides information, education, counselling, referral for people affected by dementia, their family and caregivers. Provides a Dementia & Memory Centre which offers a range of services to the general public, including those with memory loss, their carer’s, family and friends.
The Elder Relationship Service is a counselling and mediation support service to assist older people and their families to:
- prevent or resolve family conflict;
- have difficult conversations;
- plan for the future (including medical, health, financial or living arrangements);
- resolve differences in ways that improve their relationships; and
- make decisions that protect the interests, rights and safety of families.
You can attend the service on your own, with your partner, as a family, or your children or parent(s) can come by themselves.
Attending the service is voluntary and confidential. The service is a not for profit community organisation and the services are subsidised by the Federal Government. They try to make the service as affordable as possible, fees are determined by the local organisation and are based on your income, they will advise of any fees payable upon the booking of the appointment.
The service is run by Relationships Australia.
Deals with the administration & supervision of the medical & legal affairs of adults with a disability. The Board can make guardianship and administration orders, consent to medical treatment for people with a disability incapable of giving consent, revoke or vary terms of an Enduring Power of Attorney and order the execution of a Statutory Will.
State Govt, $28.00 heating allowance paid twice yearly to assist eligible aged, disability, sole parent, carer, service and widow pensioners with heating costs.
Caters specifically for people with dementia. Provides residential care services, including dementia specific nursing hostel care for people with dementia in Devonport and surrounding areas.
Operates 7 days a week, excluding public holidays and is open to residents.
For persons diagnosed with all types of dementia including Alzheimers disease.
All referrals must be in writing and can be made through:
- All Health Professionals;
- Families; and
- The Community.
My Aged Care has been established by the Australian Government to help navigate the aged care system.
My Aged Care is made up of the website and a national contact centre. They provide information on aged care, whether that be for the individual, a family member or a carer of an aged person.
The contact centre is open between 8am and 8pm on weekdays and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays. The contact centre is closed on Sundays and national public holidays.
The Shore Street Day Centre provides care for people who have a diagnosis of dementia and difficult behaviour.
Provides:
- Respite for their carers;
- Counselling and education for family members and community;
- Ongoing support for carers;
- Liaison with other relevant services.
Provides services and education for deaf and hard of hearing Tasmanians and their families.
The Tasmanian Deaf Society has two areas of operation; Tasdeaf and it’s division, Hearing Link Tasmania.
Tasdeaf provides advocacy, interpreting services, Auslan classes, Deaf cultural awareness training and education to workplaces and community support services.
Hearing Link Tasmania is the other division that provides a range of services such as workplace screening and assessment, hearing testing and provision of assistive listening devices for hard of hearing people.
