Civic Residential Services

Flexible Respite

Providing flexible respite services 7 days per week in the Sutherland and St. George Local Government Areas.

The Flexible Respite program operates 7 days per week and provides the carer with an opportunity to take a break from their caring role whilst their family member with a disability enjoys group activities in the community or one to one support with a staff member.

Flexible Respite Services aim to strengthen and maintain the primary care relationships between persons with disabilities, their families and their carers. These services are preventative in focus, time limited and are provided on a planned basis to reduce the potential for the breakdown of support for the person with the disability.

Community Respite Care

Respite care gives the person and their carer the opportunity of having some time to themselves and can provide regular ongoing short breaks from the caring responsibilities. The person can be supported in their own home or in community based activities. In order to meet changing demands, this type of service is time-limited and is regularly reviewed.

Centre-Based Respite Care

Planned overnight care in a small Residential Respite facility. Respite stays can range from overnight to extended stays of up to 4 weeks depending on the needs of the person with a disability and their family. Overnight Respite allows families and carers to have an extended break whilst their family member with a disability is cared for in a home like environment.

Who is Eligible for a Service?

Persons with a defined disability, who are 18 years of age and who reside in the Sutherland, Rockdale, Kogarah and Hurstville Local Government areas. Priority of access will be given to those people who have ageing carers.

Services are Flexible to Meet a Range of Needs

Civic can offer :

Holidays and supervised regular breaks so the person with a disability becomes more accustomed to someone else taking over the caring role.
New experiences for the person with a disability.
Short-term relief from the caring responsibility.
Encouragement and support for the person with a disability to look after themselves as much as possible. This will increase their confidence and help them to become less dependent on the carer.