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The flexible respite program is a client focused program that enhances respite options for families of adults with intellectual, physical and/or sensory disabilities, who live at home, or in the same household as their carer.
The flexible respite program provides a unique intervention into the respite needs of families in the Western Metropolitan Region through the provision of timely and flexible respite options, based on the individual and identified needs of the family.
- People between 18 & 65 years of age
- Has a carer live with them
- Has an intellectual physical and/or sensory disability (including acquired brain injury)
- People are not eligible if their primary disability is psychiatric or A.D.D, or those with a chronic illness
Respite provides short term breaks for families/carers of people with a disability by supporting the primary care giver role and providing a positive experience for the person with the disability.
There are many different forms of respite:
- Group activities
- Residential respite
- Community access
- Assistance with transport
For More Information:
To talk with an Intake Worker at a Care Connect office near you, please call or email us:
Free Phone: 1800 116 166
Email: info@careconnect.org.au
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