Flexible Respite (Eastern, Grampians, Barwon and Hume Regions)

Respite is a short term substitute for the usual care a person receives and can be provided in a planned or unplanned way. Flexible respite can be provided within the home, in the community, in a residential facility, or through day programs.

Respite offers a break from the caring role, opportunities to rediscover or maintain current interests/hobbies and gives the person being cared for an opportunity to experience alternate carers.
 

Day Programs
 

Avebury House (Southern Region)

Avebury House is a day respite service offering a variety of recreation programs and support services to meet the individual needs of working carers living or caring for someone who is frail aged or has dementia in Melbourne's southern metropolitan region.

Avebury House provides a safe, homelike environment and friendly and qualified staff. It offers guests social interaction, community access, rehabilitation, activities and nutritional meals, as well as a support network for carers.

For more information

T: Program Co-ordinator (03) 9769 9248
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White Road Activity and Respite Centre (Eastern Region)

White Road Activity and Respite Centre offers a quality program of activities, both active and passive, to meet the identified needs of people with a disability and/or acquired brain injury in the Eastern Metropolitan Region.

Respite services activities at White Road are ‘person centred' and planned in consultation with those who attend as well as the people who care for them. Operating Monday to Friday, the community house is in a pleasant garden setting in Wantirna.

For more information

T: Program Coordinator (03) 9800 7210
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Overnight Programs
 

Kialla Respite House (Hume Region)

Kialla House is a community respite services available to carers of frail older people who need a break. It provides weekend accommodation for three guests and flexible stay options from one night to three nights.

There is a small cost associated with this service.

For more information

T: Program Co-ordinator (03) 58 328 444.
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Carinya Dementia Service (Eastern Region)

Carinya is a dementia specific, planned recreational and overnight respite service. It aims to maintain independence and quality of life for carers and people with memory loss.

Carinya caters for the special needs of people living with dementia in a home-like environment with programs available seven days and nights per week. Carinya's flexible and responsive activities and programs are designed to meet individual needs. Assistance is provided to people from the Eastern Metropolitan Region.

For more information

T: Program Co-ordinator (03) 9800 7234
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Dementia Respite (Eastern, Grampians, Barwon and Hume Regions)

Villa Maria Carer Services provide information, advice and support to carers of people with dementia. Some of our programs provide specific services for people with dementia or their carers.

For more information

T: 1300 650 615* (Eastern, Grampians, Barwon regions)
T: 1800 052 222** (Hume region)
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Carer Support Services

Villa Maria provides carers with information on respite services and options in the community throughout Victoria and in the Riverina area of New South Wales. For further details visit our Carer Support Services page .