Service summary

Continuing To Be Me (C2bMe) provides mental and emotional support to people living in Residential Aged Care Homes in Southeastern NSW.

Continuing to be Me (C2bMe) is funded by Coordinare and is a free therapeutic mental health program designed to support eligible people living in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs) in Southeastern NSW who are presenting with mild to moderate mental health distress.

C2bMe provides person-centred and evidence-based 1:1 mental health support and group programs for eligible residents who reside in RACHs partnered with the C2bMe program.

C2bMe seeks to holistically support residents’ mental health by offering capacity building and training opportunities to Care Staff to support their understanding of mental health with their residents.

C2bMe is designed to:

• Provide a comprehensive person-centred model of care.
• Reinforce the person’s identity and purpose.
• Increases connectedness and hope.
• Improve the person’s mental health wellbeing.
• Increase the day-to-day functioning of residents in aged care homes.

C2bMe is a free service for people who are:

• Residents of a partnered Aged Care Home, within the Southeastern NSW area
• Aged 65 years or older, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 or over
• Experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns or at risk of developing mental health concerns
• Consent to receive support
• Able to actively participate in mental health support, this requires them to have the capacity to reflect and retain information.

Not sure if a RACH is partnered with C2bMe?

Contact us or speak to the individual’s RACH to ask about whether the individual you are referring resides in a RACH partnered with C2bMe.

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The National Dementia Helpline provides free and confidential support for individuals affected by dementia.

You can contact them at 1800 100 500, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The helpline offers expert information, advice, and connections to community support services and government programs.

Supporting people with dementia and their care network. When a person living with dementia is experiencing changes to their behaviour, we work with you to understand the causes – and help you improve their quality of life.

Dedicated helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - 1800 699 799.

Trained dementia consultants work with you, so you receive the right support at the right time.

Nationwide service that goes wherever you are. Including rural and remote Australia.

Sole entry point to access the Specialist Dementia Care Program.

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Is someone seriously injured or in need of urgent medical help?

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If you answered YES call Triple Zero (000). Triple Zero calls are free.​

Are you or someone you know affected by alcohol or drug use and need support?

Empowering Recovery and Resilience is a Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Wellbeing Program that supports people in the Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, and Bega Valley who are facing challenges with alcohol and drug use, mental health, housing, and more.

Provided by Salt, this program assists people aged 16 years and over who are experiencing homelessness, recently released from prison, or experiencing disadvantage by providing safe housing, recovery support, and pathways back into the community.

The program offers a comprehensive model of service that includes:

• Immediate housing assistance
• Drug and alcohol assessment and case planning
• Trauma-informed recovery programs
• Integrated mental health support
• Employment and vocational training programs
• Long-term housing assistance
• Reintegration and independent living skills programs

Offering confidential, trauma specialist counselling for people of all genders who are impacted by violence and abuse, as well as their friends, colleagues and family members.

Call 1800 385 578 or connect with online counselling via their website.

Gateway Life are offering free access to an 8-week gym-based program combining exercise and education for people aged 45 and over who are at risk of developing chronic conditions.

Participants will attend weekly group sessions, alternating between physical activity and education. The education component will focus on the role of exercise and nutrition in managing chronic disease risk, while also building digital health literacy to help individuals better understand and navigate the healthcare system.

Delivered by qualified Allied Health professionals the program will be delivered from Gateway Life’s facilities in Wollongong and Nowra.

Grand Pacific Health is a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high-quality services.

Services include physical health, mental health, youth health, Aboriginal health and chronic disease management.

GPH covers a large portion of South Eastern NSW, with over 20 hubs including 6 headspace centres and 2 GP clinics in Shell Cove and Nowra.

For more detailed information about specific services please visit the Grand Pacific Health website.

Free telephone support, online bereavement support groups and forums, resources and information.

headspace bega provides a safe and confidential environment for young people aged 12-25 to access mental health, alcohol and other drugs and physical health support services, as well as work and study assistance.

They also offer outpost services to Narooma and outreach services in Moruya, please call 1800 718 383 for details. To find out about all of the services available – or to make an appointment – you can call, email or drop in.

headspace Bega provides a safe and confidential environment for young people aged 12-25 to access mental health, alcohol and other drugs and physical health support services, as well as work and study assistance. 

They also offer outpost services to Eden, and Cooma, and can arrange outreach to Merimbula and Bombala. To find out about all of the services available – or to make an appointment – you can call, email or drop in.

headspace Bega offers outpost services to Cooma which is a service tailored for the local community.

headspace provides a safe and confidential environment for young people aged 12-25 to access mental health, alcohol and other drugs and physical health support services, as well as work and study assistance.

To find out about all of the services available – or to make an appointment – you can call, email or drop in.