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Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres
Do you need easy access to reliable information and guidance about health and aged care services and aged care homes in your local area? The Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Program is a national network of centres that maintains an extensive database. These centres can provide you with free and confidential information on:
- household help
- personal care
- home nursing
- meal services
- home modifications (more information)
- carer support
- short-term care
- day care centres (more information)
- day therapy centres (more information)
- special services for people with dementia
- services for people with incontinence (more information), and
- a range of allied health services (more information).
There are over 60 walk-in shopfronts throughout Australia, ensuring that the Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre closest to you knows about the services in your particular location. You can call Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres on 1800 052 222 (free call) during business hours or, for emergency respite support outside standard business hours, call 1800 059 059 (free call) or visit the Commonwealth Respite and Carelink website.
Common questions on this topic:
- I am needing more help at home. I am even thinking that I might need to move to an aged care home. Will Commonwealth Carelink arrange this for me?
- It looks like Commonwealth Carelink Centres give information about all sorts of things. Do they book the people to come and provide the services for me in my home?
- How can I be sure the information I have is up to date?
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