Websites are an excellent resource for carers looking for information, education opportunities and support services available. Listed below is a variety of useful websites for carers.
Carer Gateway Carer Gateway is a great place to start for support and services. It is a national online and phone service that provides practical information and resources to support carer’s. This interactive service finder helps carer’s connect to local support services. Click here to be directed to the Carer Gateway Latrobe Community Health Service Latrobe Community Health Service gives carers the chance to take a short break from their role by taking on caring duties and providing opportunities to rest, socialise and recharge their batteries. Click here to be directed to the Latrobe Community Health Service website for more information. Very Special Kids Very Special Kids provides counselling and support services to families caring for a child diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. Following the death of a child families are supported through the bereavement support program. The organisation also operates the Very Special Kids House, an eight bed children’s hospice, providing planned and emergency respite and end of life care. Click here to be directed to the Very Special Kids website for more information, or for Gippsland residents, you can also directly contact the regional office in Traralgon on 03 5174 9279 and ask to speak to Libby Roden. Click here to download a Very Special Kids referral form Carerhelp CareSearch, palliative care knowledge network CareSearch is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and is a good starting point for information, for patients and families on palliative care. It includes resources and services location across Australia. Resources are available for health professionals, carers, families volunteers, and any person involved in palliative care. Click here to be directed to the CareSearch website. Dementia Australia Dementia Australia champions the needs of people living with dementia, and their families and carers. As the peak body and charity for all types of dementia, it provides advocacy, support services, education and information. Click here to be directed to the Dementia Australia website. Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is a not for profit organisation established to provide a range of education, counselling, research and clinical services for those working in and affected by experiences of grief and bereavement. Click here to be directed to the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement website. Carers Australia Vic Carers Australia Vic provides advice, information and support for carers to improve their health, wellbeing, capacity, financial security and resilience. Information sessions for carers and service providers are held regularly throughout the state including in Gippsland. Click here to be directed to the Carers Australia Vic website Palliative Care Australia, I’m a Carer Palliative Care Australia’s, I’m a carer webpage provides information about helping someone close to you living with a life limiting illness. There are many resources that can be downloaded. Click here to be directed to Palliative Care Australia’s, I’m a Carer webpage. Palliative Care Victoria, For Families and Carers CARERS of people with a life-limiting illness can now access a new one-stop resource from Palliative Care Victoria. Help for Families and Carers gives information about services and resources available in Victoria and nationally. The help information was inspired by feedback from members and partners of Palliative Care Victoria. It aims to people caring for those with a life-limiting illness, such as some advanced cancers, organ failure, dementia and other conditions. Click here to be directed to Palliative Care Victoria. Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia is the Peak body of the State MND Associations and was formed in 1991 in response to the increasing number of living with MND in Australia. Click here to be directed to the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia website. Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria The Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria provides support to people living with MND. Click here to be directed to the Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria website Caring @ Home, Symptom management for palliative patients caring@home aims to improve the quality of palliative care service delivery across Australia by developing resources that will support people to be cared for and to die at home, if that is their choice. Resources are available Australia-wide for community service providers, health care professionals and carers to support carers to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines. Click here to be directed to the Caring @ Home website. Better Health Channel The Victorian State Governments Better Health Channel provides health and medical information to improve the health and wellbeing of people and the communities that they live in. Click here to be directed to the Better Health Channel. We Care, Victorian Government Carer Card Program A collaboration between the government, businesses and the community, the Carer Card Program has a wide range of discounts and benefits on offer including free public transport. Click here to be directed to the We Care website. Australian Government, Department of Human Service The Australian Government provide payments to people who provide daily care to someone with severe disability, a medical condition, or who is frail aged. Click here to be directed to the Department of Human Service website. Disclaimer: GRPCC provides these links for information purpose only and is not responsible for the content of these websites. 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