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Adelaide Aged Care Assessment Team

Assesses care needs, facilitates access to available care services

For frail older people, by self-referral as well as from service providers, GPs and carers

Run by Department of Health (www.health.sa.gov.au)

In Metropolitan Adelaide

Tel: (08) 8193 1203

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Aged Care Housing Group

Rehabilitation services including physiotherapy, podiatry and fitness

For people over 60 with a rehabilitation need or who are socially isolated ($15 assessment cost and small fees for services)

Run by Community Services

In Campbelltown, Burnside, Norwood, Payneham and St Peters

Tel: (08) 8365 7926

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Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged

Provides help for older people on a low income and in insecure of unsuitable housing with assistance to find secure and affordable housing. Provides telephone and face-to-face advice

For older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living in the Campbelltown, Tea Tree Gully, Burnside, Norwood, Payneham and St Peters Council areas

Run by Resthaven

At: 61 Silkes Road, Paradise

Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm

Tel: (08) 8165 3076 Email: khammond@resthaven.asn.au

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Athol Park Neighbourhood House

Provides basic computing classes, healthy lifestyles program, scrap booking Nintendo Wii, Walking group, Tai Chi, Playgroup, Budget Shopping tours, free computer use and space for community groups

For people in the City of Charles Sturt Council area

Run by City of Charles Sturt Council (www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au)

At: Fawk Reserve, Corner Hamilton road and Adele Street, Woodville North

Tel: 8408 1313 Email: dstansfield@charlessturt.sa.gov.au

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CALD Carers Retreat Program

Provides funding to organisations to enable them to create retreat events for their community's Carers for planned short-term breaks

For unpaid care givers of the frail and elderly

Run by the Multicultural Communities Council of SA (www.mccsa.org.au)

Tel: (08) 8345 5266 Email: reconnect@mccsa.org.au

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Community Links Program

Provides information and support to enable individuals who are socially isolated connect to and participate in community activities

For older people and people who have a disability

Run by Baptist Care SA (www.baptistcaresa.org.au)

At: 1 Ramrod Avenue, Hallett Cove

Tel: (08) 8322 9255 Email: clp@baptistcaresa.org.au

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Community Visitors Scheme

Volunteer visitors offer companionship and social contact to people in residential aged care facilities who have limited social and family contact.

Run by the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing in conjunction with a range of organisations including the Multicultural Communities Council of SA (www.mccsa.org.au)
At: 113 Gilbert St, Adelaide
Monday and Tuesday 9.30am - 5.30pm, Thursday 9.30am - 1.30pm.

Tel: (08) 8345 5266, Email: cvs@mccsa.org.au

Tel: (08) 8237 8111 or 1800 188 098

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Disability Advocates (MALSSA) (www.malssa.org.au)

Advocates for people with disabilities and their family members and carers For disabled people, especially those from other countries and people who may not speak or read English well.

Tel: MALSSA (Head Office – Adelaide) (08) 8351 9500

Tel: Free call from South Australian country areas: 1800 816 720

Tel: Telephone Interpreter Service on 13 14 50.

Tel: National Relay Service 13 36 77 or 1800 555 677

Email: malssaadmin@malssa.org.au

At: Shop 4, 80 Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia

At: Riverland Advocacy Service, 2 Ahern Street, Berri Tel: (08) 8582 2422

At: South East Disability Advocacy Service, 71 Suttontown Road, Mount Gambier Tel: (08) 8723 6002

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Elizabeth House Over 50s Community Centre

Provides recreational and social activities for people to drop in for a chat, participate in a class or group and have a hot lunch. Activities available include carpet/indoor bowls, table games, art, snooker, eight ball, cards, exercise, guest speakers and more

At: 112 Elizabeth Road, Christie Downs

Bus Route 722 stop 63 close to Centre

Open: Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm

Tel: (08) 8384 5170

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Emergency Carer Respite

Emergency help for carers

Tel: 1800 052 222

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Ethnic Link Services

Works with the aged of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background to access supports and services to assist them to remain living in their own home. Bilingual, bicultural staff provide language assistance to advocate and link clients to services and facilitate a number of social groups to relieve social isolation

For frail elderly and their carers across metropolitan Adelaide, the Riverland and Whyalla.

Run by UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide (www.ucwpa.org.au)

Referrals can be made by telephoning Tel: (08) 8241 0201 / 1800 648 598 (freecall from country SA) or by downloading a referral form to be emailed to Email: els@ucwpa.org.au or faxed to (08) 8241 0280.

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Home Visiting Service

Trained volunteers arrange weekly visits to listen, support and, when appropriate, encourage the client to connect with local services

For socially isolated families in the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide

Run by Lutheran Community Care SA (www.lccare.org.au)

At: 2 Belalie Road, Ingle Farm

Tel: (08) 8349 6099 Email: enquiries@lccsa.org.au

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Jack Young Centre for Seniors

Provides internet access and IT training

At: Orange Ave, Salisbury

Tel: (08) 8258 7286 Email: rmercierre@salisbury.sa.gov.au

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Job Wise

Promotes mature age employment

www.jobwise.gov.au

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Kilburn Community Centre

Social support program for the frail aged, community lunch and Xmas Day lunch, English classes, yoga, quilting, painting, card making, tax help, music and dance programs, and other workshops and events

For those living in Kilburn, Blair Athol and surrounding areas

Run by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield (www.portenf.sa.gov.au)

At: 59 Gladstone Avenue, Kilburn

Tel: (08) 8349 8363 Email: leigh.goodenough@portenf.sa.gov.au

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Mates Program

Reconnects socially isolated people into their community through volunteer companionship and support

For socially isolated people over the age of 18 years who would like to undertake and activity with a volunteer

Run by the Red Cross (www.redcross.org.au)

Tel: (08) 8100 4581 Email: SAClientServices@redcross.org.au

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Multicultural Aged Care (www.mac.org.au)

Works with ethnic communities to help them to build their capacity to develop and support the aged and community care needs of their older people

Tel: (08) 8241 9900 Email: macsa@mac.org.au

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Multicultural Home Support Program

Community aged care, including home care and support, culturally appropriate care packages, information and referral

For frail aged people of non-English speaking backgrounds from smaller ethnic communities on assessment by Aged Care Assessment Team

Run by UnitingCare Wesley (www.ucwesleyadelaide.org.au)

At: 5 Maturin Road, Glenelg

Tel: (08) 8375 1193

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Paradise Community Services

Provides emergency relief assistance, recreational events, pastoral care, youth support and respite care

At: 59 Darley Road, Paradise

Open Monday Wednesday and Friday only 10am to 2pm

Tel: (08) 8336 0066 Email: pcs@paradise.asn.au

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Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs)

A respectful and culturally sensitive service that helps people whose lives are severely affected by mental illness by providing services that include: someone to talk to; advice on family life and relationships; advice on health services; support with access to Centrelink, legal aid or housing; advice on banking and budgeting; help understanding cultural differences; help to become more involved in the community

For people who are 16 years or over and come from a non English speaking background and those who have been in refugee or detention centres, who are worrying or are having a hard time

Run by the Mental Illness Fellowship of SA (MIFSA) (mifsa@mifsa.org)

Tel: (08) 8378 4100 to connect with a PHaMs team close to your home.

Free interpreters can be arranged.

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Seniors Information Service

Provides information, internet access, and IT training

At: 76 Waymouth St, Adelaide

Tel: (08) 8168 8776 Email: information@seniors.asn.au