Support for sensory impairment, dementia and continence issues
St Vincents Specialised Support Service
St Vincents Specialised Support Service
Blue Care Brisbane Valley Community Care
BlueCare North Burnett Community Care
BlueCare North Burnett Community Care
AQ Multi Service Centre - South Coast
Our Specialist Dementia Consultant can assist you or your loved one requiring support, guidance or education regarding Dementia. Our staff are trained to provide you with advice, support and guidance to assist you to support a loved one living with dementia, so they continue to lead a meaningful life. We can assist you with:
- understanding symptoms and stages of dementia,
- how to support complex and challenging behaviours,
- provide guidance for other supports within the aged care system, and,
- link with other people living with dementia and their carers, via our community support groups
Our Registered Nurse will work with you to assess your needs and tailor a continence management plan. These assessments are conducted within your residence. The consultant will also assist with advice on continence products and where applicable support with MASS or CAPS applications.
Our 24 hour advice line can also provide you with support when most needed 24/7 on 1 800 639 331.
Merri Health COVID-19 Response
The Specialist Memory and Dementia Service, Merri Health provides assessment and intervention to clients with memory loss and dementia across all stages of dementia. Interventions are offered at the client’s home (for clients in the North & West catchment areas of Melbourne) or at the clinic at Glenroy. Services offered include: Occupational therapy (assessment & interventions for changed behaviours, home based environmental enhancement & design, memory strategies, activity planning, sensory modulation intervention, carer education regarding communication, home modifications & equipment prescription), Physiotherapy (gait aid prescription, mobility/balance assessments) exercise physiology (individualised exercise programs), speech pathology (communication assessment & intervention) and dietetics. Geriatrician and carer support/service coordination services are also available. Services are not time limited and clients can be re-referred to the service as required.
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring