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RegisCare
Regis' Home and Community Care
Division is known as RegisCare. RegisCare aims to support your
independence and enable you to live in your own unique home
environment. Our role is to support your choices, ensure
flexibility in the delivery of our services to maintain your
lifestyle and respect your dignity at all times.
Our RegisCare approach focuses on
partnership.
It is important to us that we work
together with you and the important people in your life, to develop
your individual care plan; adapting services as your needs may
change.
Our RegisCare Team works locally
and is well connected to other local aged care agencies including
our own quality residential aged care service, providing easy
access to respite and residential care, should your needs
change.
The RegisCare Team, led by our Care
Manager, is a group of dedicated staff, who enjoy working with
older people and their families. All of our staff are fully trained
and qualified, and participate in ongoing education programs and
regular team meetings, to ensure continuous improvement of our
service delivery to clients.
What is a Community Aged
Care Package?
A Community Aged Care Package
(CACP) is a Commonwealth Government funded program that assists and
supports older people with a range of low care needs to remain
living at home. Packages are tailored in such a way as to ensure
the program can meet your physical, social and cultural needs.
How do I access these
services?
To benefit from a Community Aged
Care Package, you will need to have an assessment from your local
Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). This assessment is free and can
be arranged by your local GP.
The assessment will determine if
you are eligible to receive aged care services. If your assessment
leads to you accessing a Community Aged Care Package at home, our
RegisCare Care Manager will discuss your needs, to help you and
your family make informed choices about the services you will
require.
RegisCare
Services
As part of the RegisCare service
you will be assigned a Care Manager, who will visit you regularly
in your own home.
Your Care Manager will be the key
contact person for you and your family at RegisCare.
The Care Manager will work with you
and/or your family representatives to tailor a special program of
care and services that supports your decision to remain at home.
Some examples of services offered include:
- Assistance with household duties such as cleaning and
washing;
- Assistance with meal preparation;
- Assistance with personal grooming (such as showering and
dressing);
- Shopping;
- Escort to appointments or social outings.
These services will be provided by
our dedicated and specially trained RegisCare Home and Personal
Carers.
Is there a fee for these
services?
Community Aged Care Packages are
funded by the Commonwealth Government. However, you will be
required to pay a weekly contribution fee to supplement the cost of
providing your care program based on your assessed financial
circumstances. Fees are variable and are based on your income
level.
If you are currently on the maximum
basic rate of pension, your fees will not exceed 17.5% of that
pension. If you have a higher income you may be asked to pay
additional fees. This will be made clear at the time of the
assessment with our service.
RegisCare
Contact
Please contact our Care Manager to
discuss your individual needs on (03) 5021 0155 or
mildura@regiscare.com.au
We are located at:
Suite 2, 161 Lime Avenue, Mildura
Vic 3500
Please note - RegisCare only
operates in the Mildura region at this point in time.
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