Respite care
When respite, a rest, or some time apart is needed by you or a carer, it’s important to take time to recharge and relieve stress.
Glenview offers two types of respite services for clients with low to moderate needs including NDIS clients.
Why do people access respite care?
- To relieve any social isolation experienced at home.
- For support at short notice when a carer unexpectedly needs to be away from home or needs a break.
- For occasional or regular support to enable carers to maintain other commitments and social activities.
- Rest after hospitalisation and treatment.
What is provided?
- Fully accessible self-contained room with call bell
- 24-hour staff support
- Catering for all meals
- Access to nursing care
- Assistance with medications
- Inclusion in all activities and bus trips
- Social interaction with people of a similar age who live at Glenview or independently.
Who can access the service?
- People who are over 65 years old, live in the community and have a carer (a family member or friend) who assists them to remain at home.
- Anyone who assists a person over 65 years old to help them to remain living at home.
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people aged over 50 years old.
To find out more about respite care, see the My Aged Care website.
Windsor respite care
Respite clients stay in a standard room, alongside Windsor residents for a minimum of 7 days, this includes social support, clinical care, and activities.
Take a virtual tour of the Windsor gardens, spacious rooms, and the Derwent Room activities area with spectacular views.
Hotel Bisdee
Hotel Bisdee offers short-stay accommodation – overnight or for a few weeks – known as cottage respite care. As a rare last-minute, non-clinical alternative, we’re available 24/7, 365 days a year when care options are hardest to find.
We are flexible and ready to support your situation at any hour, any day of the year.
If you like, join the programs at the Bisdee Community Centre next door and let our skilled staff and comfortable surroundings make respite care feel like a holiday!
Included are social support and activities, and there’s no minimum length of stay.
