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Care Finder

Care Finder is a free service that can help vulnerable older people in South Eastern NSW who need extra, intensive support to access aged care services and other supports in the community.

The service can assist with tasks like completing forms and understanding aged care service agreements, talking to My Aged Care, arranging, attending and providing support at an assessment plus finding and short-listing local aged care providers.

Care finders can also assist older people in need to access health, mental health, housing and homelessness, drug and alcohol services and community groups.

 

COORDINARE has funded organisations in South Eastern NSW to link eligible community members with care finders.

Contact details

Meridian
(02) 6257 2538
Healthyageing@meridianact.org.au
Age Matters
(02) 4221 8642
ndebsieh@agematters.org.au
MCCI
(02) 4299 7566
admin@mcci.org.au
Visit Care Finder website

Who can access this service

Consumers aged 65+ / or 50+ for Aboriginal people or those experiencing homelessness or low income. Depends on the consumer having 1 or more of the following indicators:

  • have difficulty communicating because of language or literacy problems
  • find it difficult to understand information and make decisions
  • be reluctant to engage with aged care or government
  • be in an unsafe situation if they do not receive services.

Anyone can refer GP referral NOT necessary

How to connect with this service

In-person

Areas serviced

Meridian: SNSW

Age Matters: Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla

MCCI: Illawarra, Shoalhaven

Hammond Care: Illawarra, Shoalhaven

Wollongong Shellharbour Shoalhaven

Categories

Aged care Mental health and wellbeing Multicultural health Palliative and end of life care

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For information about other services, call 1800 Medicare or visit the website.

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