Respite Care

Flexible respite services aim to strengthen and maintain the primary care relationships between the person 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 disabilities.

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

The 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 a variety of activities in the community or one to one support with a staff member at home.

The benefits

supervised regular breaks can assist the person with a disability become 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

In home and 1:1 Respite

Planned occasions where a staff member provides support to a person with a disability. These respite occasions are short, planned and can be in the home or in the community.

Priority of access - persons with a disability over 18:

Living with a sole carer
Living with an aged carer
Who have limited or no access to services
Who have complex and challenging behaviours
Who have fragile health and multiple support requirements

Centre Based Overnight

Planned overnight care in a small residential respite facility. Respite stays can range from overnight to extended stays of up to 6 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. There are two facilities – one provides high support care the other low to medium support.

Cost: An affordable fee applies for services provided. Situations of hardship will be considered. Please contact us for further information

Aged Care

Planned overnight and short term respite for the frail aged, emergency respite for people currently receiving this service, and occasional day respite.

Respite is provided in a small and home-style environment, in secure and fully equipped premises for the elderly and people with dementia by staff who are trained and experienced in aged care/disability.

Priority of access, people who reside in the South-East Sydney region.

Carers of:

Frail aged people
People with dementia
People with dementia and challenging behaviours

Who can make a referral?

An aged person requiring respite, a carer of an aged person, or anyone with an interest in helping that person.

Cost - an affordable fee applies for services provided. Situations of hardship will be considered. Please contact us for further information.

This program is made possible through funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

Group Respite

Planned group community activities are organised, through consultation with the people with a disability.

Holiday and Recreational Programs

Civic provides a range of supported holiday experiences to local, national and international destinations, which are selected following consultation with people with a disability.