A regional program offering support to parents/carers of people 0-64 years old with severe or profound disabilities. Are you in a parenting relationship with someone (aged 0-64 years) who has a disability and is living at home?
CareLine 24hours is a telephone service that can:
Arrange short term or emergency in home respite to give you a break.
Carer Support Workers - Disability can:
Provide emotional support centred on your needs as a parent/carer
Support you to access existing respite and support services
Assist with planning of innovative care options to meet your needs
Resource parent/carer support groups
Support other services to be more sensitive to the needs and experiences of parents/carers
Assist, in some instances, to reduce the cost of respite.
We can also collaborate with service providers to develop new initiatives and provide education and training opportunities for parents/carer across the Southern Region. If you are a worker within the Southern Metro region, please contact the Carer Support Program - Disability to discuss your ideas.
Respite services aim to offer positive experiences for people with a disability and at the same time give you, their families/carers, a break and some time to yourselves.
We aim to help parents/carers find the balance between caring for yourself and caring for others, by providing you with the support, information and respite you need.
Types of respite services available in the community include:
Out of home support - where a worker supports the person with a disability to be involved in activities outside of the home
Day programs - where the person with a disability attends a centre during the day and is supported by staff to become involved in their programs
Before and after school care programs
Camps and holidays
Recreation and leisure activities
Residential/facility based respite - where the person with a disability stays overnight in a house with staff who are experienced in working with people with disabilities
Please talk with our staff if you have a suggestion or complaint about our service. For information on our grievance procedure, contact the CCRCSMR Manager.
The Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne including:
Stonnington
Glen Eira
Bayside
Kingston
Greater Dandenong
Casey
Cardinia
Frankston
Mornington Peninsula.
If you are a carer, call 1800 052 222 to reach a worker who can resource and support you.
If you are a worker with service development ideas, call the Carer Support Program - Disability at:
Commonwealth Respite Centre Southern Region
260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield 3162
Tel 9076 6400
Fax 9276 6139
Telephone Interpreter Service : 131 450
National Relay Service (TTY 1800 555 660
Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities (ADEC)
Active Inc (ADD/ADHD)
Association for Children with a Disability
Centrelink
Department of Family and Community Services
Department of Human Services
Disability Services
Disability Online
Moira
Playworks Resource Centre
Scope Victoria
Vicnet
Yooralla
This program is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family & Community Services and Department of Health & Ageing.
CareLine 24hours is a telephone service that can:
- Provide you with information about available services.
Carer Support Workers - Disability can:
- Give you an opportunity to talk confidentially about your issues
We can also collaborate with service providers to develop new initiatives and provide education and training opportunities for parents/carer across the Southern Region. If you are a worker within the Southern Metro region, please contact the Carer Support Program - Disability to discuss your ideas.
What is Respite?
Respite services aim to offer positive experiences for people with a disability and at the same time give you, their families/carers, a break and some time to yourselves.
We aim to help parents/carers find the balance between caring for yourself and caring for others, by providing you with the support, information and respite you need.
Types of respite services available in the community include:
- In home support - where a worker comes to your home to care for the person with a disability
Your comments
Please talk with our staff if you have a suggestion or complaint about our service. For information on our grievance procedure, contact the CCRCSMR Manager.
What area does the program cover?
The Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne including:
- Port Phillip
How to contact us?
Carers:
If you are a carer, call 1800 052 222 to reach a worker who can resource and support you.
Workers:
If you are a worker with service development ideas, call the Carer Support Program - Disability at:
Commonwealth Respite Centre Southern Region
260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield 3162
Tel 9076 6400
Fax 9276 6139
Telephone Interpreter Service : 131 450
National Relay Service (TTY 1800 555 660
Links
Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities (ADEC)
Active Inc (ADD/ADHD)
Association for Children with a Disability
Centrelink
Department of Family and Community Services
Department of Human Services
Disability Services
Disability Online
Moira
Playworks Resource Centre
Scope Victoria
Vicnet
Yooralla
This program is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family & Community Services and Department of Health & Ageing.
