Below are services or information that you may find useful.
Aged Care Assessment Team
Anglicare Southern Queensland Ph: 1300 785 853
Blue Care Ph: 07 3377 3377
Carers Queensland Ph: 1800 242 636
Commonwealth Carelink Ph: 1800 052 222
Home and Community Care
Home Assist Secure
Lifeline PH: 131114
Mensline Ph: 1300 789 978
Ozcare Ph: 1800 692 273
RSL Care Ph: 07 3251 6200
Veterans Support Centre Ph: 07 5559 5022
UnitingCare Community PH: 07 3250 1900
Volunteering Queensland Ph: 07 3002 7600
Womens Infolink Ph: 1800 177 577
Contact Details of Aged Care Assessment Teams in each State, Ageing and Aged Care Division of Australian Department of Health and Ageing.
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www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ageing-acat-secure-contacts.htm
Meeting your individual needs through
community care and supported living options.
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www.bluecare.org.au/
Carers Queensland (also known as the Queensland Council of Carers) provides carers with information and services to support them in their caring role. We also work to increase awareness of carers and their issues.
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www.carersqld.asn.au/
Commonwealth Carelink Centres are information centres for older people, people with disabilities and those who provide care and services. Centres provide free and confidential information on community aged care, disability and other support services available locally, interstate or anywhere within Australia.
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www9.health.gov.au/ccsd/
The HACC Program is a joint Commonwealth, State and Territory initiative. It funds basic maintenance and support services to help frail older people and younger people with disabilities to continue living in their community.
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http://www.health.qld.gov.au/hacc/
Home Assist Secure is a State Government program administered in Queensland by the Department of Housing. The Home Assist Secure service aims to remove some of the practical housing-related difficulties experienced by older people and people with a disability who wish to remain living in their home.
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http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/housing/loans-and-grants/home-modification-assistance/home-assist-secure
Lifeline was founded in 1963 by the late Reverend Dr Sir Alan Walker, after he received a call by a distressed man, who three days later took his own life. Determined not to let loneliness, isolation or anxiety be the cause of other deaths, Sir Alan launched a crisis line, which operated out of the Methodist Central Mission in Sydney.
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www.lifeline.org.au
UnitingCare Community
unitingCare Community has 11 geographical centres located across Queensland serving both rural and urban communities. These centres each operate the 24-Hour Crisis Counselling Line, face-to-face counselling services, group and therapeutic programs, community services and retail outlets selling recycled goods and clothing. They also keep a pulse on the local communities they serve.
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www.uccommunity.org.au
Mensline Australia is a dedicated service for men with relationship and family concerns.
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www.menslineaus.org.au
Ozcare Ph: 1800 Ozcare (1800 692 273)
Ozcare is a not for profit organisation of caring individuals delivering innovative and superior health and human services to Queenslanders through the provision of aged care and community care incorporating health and support services. Ozcare's diverse range of services can be packaged together to suit individual needs.
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www.ozcare.org.au
RSL Care is one of Australia's most respected, not-for-profit providers of HomeCare, retirement living and residential care to the ex-service and wider communities.
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www.rslcare.com.au
Anglicare Southern Queensland is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services to the community. They are member of the Anglicare Australia network and bring together into one organisation the combined strengths and heritage of St Luke’s Nursing Service, and Anglican Care of The Aged.
They deliver Community Care as far north as Townsville, as far south as Coolangatta and across Queensland South West, helping clients maintain their independence and live a healthier life in their own homes.
Anglicare Southern Queensland offers fully accredited Residential Aged Care, with varying accommodation and care services available, including low care, high care, respite and special care. They also offer Independent Living opportunities from many of the residential sites.
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www.anglicaresq.org.au
The Veterans' Support Centre provides professional advice and assistance to veterans, serving members, ex-members of the Defence Forces and their dependants, seeking to obtain entitlements under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 as Amended (the ACT) and from the Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Scheme.
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www.currumbinrsl.com.au/facilities/veteran-support-centre/
Volunteering Queensland is a community organisation funded by state and federal grants, and serves as the peak body for volunteer activities in Queensland.
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www.volqld.org.au
Women’s Infolink is the information and referral arm of the Office for Women. It provides a statewide free and confidential information and referral service about community services and government agencies supporting women.
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http://www.women.qld.gov.au/about-us/infolink/