Community Care
Home Care Packages
A Home Care Package provides older Australians with a comprehensive care service to enable them to stay living independently in their own homes.
Consumer Directed Care is a new way of providing care into the home. This Package gives you more control and choice about the types of care and services you can receive, how the care is delivered and who delivers it to you.
The Australian Government pays for most of your Package if you are a part-pensioner or self-funded retiree – you are asked to complete a Centrelink income assessment to determine if any fees are to be paid. Full pensioners are not required to contribute.
You will be provided with a personalised budget so you can see how much Federal Government funding you have and how your money is being spent.
Examples of services available;
- Personal Care
- Domestic Assistance
- Shopping
- Transport to appointments
- Outings
- Case Management
- Equipment and Aids
- Linking to other services such as podiatry, physiotherapy & advocacy
- Basic gardening services
- In home respite
- Nursing Services (Level 3 & 4)
- Spring Cleaning packages
- Meal preparation
- Social support
Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)
The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) provides an affordable, basic care service to older Australians, to assist them to remain living independently at home. These services are usually single service, and can be short term or episodic care. UPA Riverina Murray Aged Care Services are able to provide the following services to people in the Albury and Greater Hume Shire areas:
- Domestic Assistance; cleaning, laundry, unaccompanied shopping.
- Personal Care: showering, dressing
- Social Support: taking clients to their community activities, eg, shopping, banking, appointments
- Transport: transport to and from appointments
For more information please contact community@upamurray.org.au or phone: (02) 6025 1776 or Wagga (02) 6921 3219
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels is funded by the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP). The aim of the service is to enable people who are frail and aged or disabled to continue to live comfortably in their own home without the worry of preparing meals. The service is available for short term needs or on a long term basis.
Meals are provided Monday to Friday, with several meal options available.
Specialist dietary requirements can be catered for. For more information contact: Meals on Wheels Coordinator, Community Centre Ivor Street, Henty 2658 NSW or phone: 0439 717 609
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