Community Services

Carer Support & Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre

Carer Support Services provides a 'first contact' information point for carers to assist and support them in accessing services including respite care.

In Australia there are around 2.6 million people looking after a parent, child, family member or friend who has a disability, mental illness, is frail aged, suffers from dementia or a chronic illness.

Looking after someone can be exhausting and seem never ending. Some carers have support, however many feel very much alone.

The service can offer

A regional service from Mildura to Gisborne that provides carers and carer support groups with information and resources
Information and support to carers
Assistance with individual respite planning
Respite care co-ordination
Residential respite booking service
Someone to talk things over with
Information on your rights as a carer
Advocacy
Emergency respite planning.

Our staff are committed to

Recognising and strengthening relationships between carers and the people they care for
Ensuring that dealings with us are strictly confidential
The importance of timeout/respite for carers
Carers being involved in decisions about their support needs
Helping carers to find a balance between caring for others and caring for themselves.

Carer Support Services is located on level one of the white administration building of Bendigo Health's Anne Caudle Centre campus. Click here for a map (reference C5).

Carer Support Services: 1800 068 978.

Carer Respite Centre: 1800 059 059.

Bendigo (03) 5454 7719
Mildura (03) 5018 7301
Castlemaine (03) 5471 1017
Swan Hill (03) 5036 1900
Echuca (03) 5482 0808