Aged Care Respite at Home and in the Community in Adelaide

Aged care respite at home in Adelaide gives family carers a break while someone else looks after the older person they care for. Kindora Connect provides in-home and community respite under Support at Home (formerly Home Care Packages), so your routine continues and your carer gets time to rest.

Caring for a partner or parent is rewarding and tiring. Regular breaks help carers stay well and keep caring for longer.

What does respite at home include?

Support at Home describes respite as supervision and assistance by someone other than your usual carer, at home or in the community. With us, respite can include:

• company and supervision at home while your carer goes out
• help with meals, drinks and daily routines during the visit
• personal care, if it is part of your approved services
• a walk, a drive or a visit to a café or garden together
• regular breaks, such as one afternoon a week

Respite in an aged care home (residential respite) is funded through a different program, not Support at Home services.

Who does respite help?

Respite helps older people who have a family member or friend providing a lot of their care. For example:

• a husband caring for his wife with dementia needs a few hours for his own appointments
• a daughter who cares for her mother wants one afternoon a week to rest
• your carer is unwell and needs a short break to recover
• you would enjoy time with someone new while your family has some time off

How does respite work under Support at Home?

Kindora Connect delivers Support at Home services as an associated provider through VitalCare Support. VitalCare Support is the registered provider and manages your Support at Home budget. Kindora Connect plans and delivers your day-to-day services and is your main contact for your care.

For a plain-English explanation, see what being an associated provider means.

Respite is in the independence service group. It needs to be one of your approved services and fit within your budget, and you pay a contribution based on the service and what you can afford.

What does a typical respite visit look like?

Before the first visit, we meet you and your carer to learn your routine, what you enjoy and anything we need to watch for. Your carer can leave notes for each visit.

On the day, your worker arrives, your carer heads out, and you spend the time doing what you like, whether that is a cuppa and a chat, a card game or a walk around the block. When your carer returns, the worker tells them how things went.