Garden City Multi-Service Centre
 The Garden City Multi-Service Centre operates from two cottages at the AAQ's Garden City Retirement Home in Upper Mt Gravatt and provides respite care 7 days per week.
Within the Garden City Multi-Service Centre the National Respite for Carer's Program (NRCP) provides funding for two services:
Garden City Retirement Home Respite Centre - provides extended centre-based day respite adjoining our residential facility site for:
- working or non-working carer's of people with dementia and/or frail of age who may or may not have higher care needs.
- available between the hours of 7am - 8pm, 7 days per week.
Garden City Respite Centre (Working Carers Service) - provides centre-based respite services:
- specifically for carers who are working, studying or looking for work; and are caring for people with dementia and/or frail of age who may or may not have higher care needs.
- available between the hours of 6am - 8pm, 7 days per week.
- emergency on-call centre based respite (including overnight respite care).
Centre-Based Care
Centre-based care or respite provides a break for the person with dementia and their carer, and if the carer is working, it enables employment or study commitments to be maintained.
Respite offers the person with dementia or person who is frail of age, the opportunity for the participation with others in various activities according to their interests and needs.
Respite care may be for part of a day or a few separate days in the week. Flexible hours provide opportunities for weekend, early mornings and evening respite, enabling respite to be provided across the course of a day/week.
Transport to centre-based care
Carers are encouraged to discuss transport options with the Centre Manager of the respite centre.
Carer Education and Support
Carer Education and Support Groups are a valuable way of obtaining information and receiving support. Other supports such as library services, education and information sessions, forums and a 24 hour Dementia Help Line service are available.
Client Eligibility
Clients who:
- Live in the Brisbane South Region
- Have a medical diagnosis of dementia and/or are frail of age, whom may or may not have high care needs, and
- Have a carer (the carer does NOT need to be a live-in carer).
Referrals
Referrals can be accepted from family or friends, Medical Practitioners, Community Nurses, or any other community contacts. To make a referral contact the Centre Manager of the respite centre. An appointment will then be made to discuss service options.
Fees
All nominated fees are negotiable. Access to services will not be determined by an inability to meet the nominated fees. All financial matters should be discussed with Centre Management and will be treated as confidential.
Centre-based care: $25.00 for up to an 8 hour day.
Additional hours of centre-based care are available at $10.00 per hour
Please note: Special activities away from the centre may incur a small additional cost.
Unfunded Services
A number of non-subsidised support services are available. Please discuss these options with the Centre Manager.
For further information contact:
Garden City Multi-Service Centre
50-52 Khandalla Street
Upper Mt Gravatt QLD 4122
Ph: 07 3349 0875
Mobile: 0448106353
Fax: 07 3420 6899
Email: kcrc@alzheimersonline.org
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