Respite
Murilla Respite Service provides care, respite, social support and transport to Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) & National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) eligible members of the community.
Our services are focused on Miles and the Western Downs Region as well as the small rural outlying communities.
The service provides carers some relief from their caring role which can help enable their family member/loved one to stay in their own home longer and also provides approved client’s assistance and support.
The Murilla Respite Service is a service sponsored by the Murilla Community Centre Inc.
The service:
- Provides respite care and social support in their own home assisting a client and/or allowing carers relief from their duties.
- Provides centre based respite care weekly.
- Is actively involved in providing respite care in the community for approved over 65 year olds, 50 year old indigenous and NDIS participants.
- Believes it has a responsibility to care providers and clients to provide quality care, consideration and compassion.
Respite Care and Social Support is usually provided in the client’s home but may include short excursions, companionship, shopping, banking or accompanying clients to medical appointments, etc.
Centre Based Respite Care is held at the Community Centre every Wednesday.
Clients are treated to morning tea, entertainment (games, music, movies, activities, crafts) and social interaction at a minimal cost.
Transport for local residents is available to and from the centre in a Community vehicle or bus.
Respite Care is a vital service that allows
- a carer to have ‘time out’ from the client, if only for a short time.
- clients to learn new and different activities.
- privacy of the client is maintained and service to each client is provided with the strictest confidentiality.
- each client’s social, physical and emotional needs to be met.
- each client to be aware of all relevant services available to them.
There are many possible reasons a client may need respite care.
- The client may be experiencing difficulty with a range of tasks of daily living.
- The social contacts of the client are limited or non existent.
- The client lives alone or with a carer who is frail, ill, stressed or has a disability.
- The location of the client is socially or geographically isolated.
- The client will benefit with stimulation from the service to reduce the need for premature residential care.
- The carer is caring for a person with a severe disability or just needs a break from their caring role.
- The carer is the sole carer and has limited support networks or has dependent children