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Anglicare Brokerage Options Program
1/28 Coombes Dr,
Penrith
NSW 2750
Phone: (02) 4731 8399
Fax: (02) 4731 8499
Email: bops@anglicare.org.au
Web: http://www.anglicare.org.au/agedcare/index.html
The Brokerage Options Program provides short term case management for people with disability. The service is available to people with intellectual, physical, sensory, multiple disabilities as well as acquired brain injury who are adults 18 to 65 and living in the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains LGA's. There are also brokerage funds available for case management.

Anglicare Community Options Program
1/28 Coombes Dr,
Penrith
NSW 2750
Phone: (02) 4731 8399
Fax: (02) 4731 8499
Email: commoptions@anglicare.org.au
Web: http://www.anglicare.org.au/agedcare/index.html
A brokerage or community options service linking clients with necessary services. For clients of any age who have moderate/severe functional disabilities and are at risk of premature or inappropriate institutionalisation.
    
Anglicare Dementia Advisory Service
1/28 Coombes Dr,
Penrith
NSW 2750
Phone: (02) 4731 8399
Fax: (02) 4731 8499
Email: christineatkins@anglicare.org.au
Web: http://www.anglicare.org.au/agedcare/index.html

Baptist Community Services - LifeLinks Domestic Assistance
262 Great Western Hwy
Kingswood
NSW 2747
Phone: (02) 4721 0743
Fax: (02) 4721 3937
Email: LifeLinksWS@bcs.org.au
Web: http://www.bcs.org.au/
Domestic assistance for people with a disability to support them to living in their own home. This service is available for residents of Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Penrith LGA's.
    
Carer Support Service
32 Evans Road,
Rooty Hill
NSW 2766
Phone: (02) 9832 4599
Fax: (02) 9832 4067
Email:
Web:
Contact:    Margaret Collings, Coordinator
Penrith:    2nd Tuesday of each month, 10am-12pm in Meeting Room 3, The Community Connection, 114-116 Henry Street, Penrith NSW 2750.
Windsor:    1st Tuesday of each month, 11:30am-1:30pm at Kate's Place, 289 George Street, Windsor NSW 2756.
Rooty Hill:     2nd and 4th Wednesday each month, 1Oam-1 2pm, Multipurpose room, Alverna, 32 Evans Rd Rooty Hill NSW 2766.

Colo Meals On Wheels
314 Grose Wold Rd,
Grose Vale
NSW 2753
Phone: (02) 4572 1213
Fax: (02) 4572 1213
Email:
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Contact:    Judy Robinson. Mobile 0427 746 669 FEE $4.50 per day, per meal.
Colo Meals On Wheels supply daily meals (fresh Mon-Fri, frozen for weekends). The meals are provided cold to be reheated by clients at meal time. Special diets can be catered for (requests within reason). The service also does EMERGENCY shopping and daily monitoring of clients.

Colo Wilderness Mobile Resource Unit
1033 Grose Vale Road
Kurrajong 2758
Phone: (02) 4573 1166
Fax: (02) 4573 1088
Email: cwmru@summit.net.au
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Before-school and after-school care is available to assist parents of primary school children. Vacation care is also available during school holidays providing various recreational activities. Youth Access, information & referral. Holiday programs, youth groups. Also operates a mobile occasional care service in various locations throughout the Hawkesbury.

Community Help Services Inc
109 Keda Circuit
North Richmond
NSW 2754
Phone: (02) 4571 1381
Fax: (02) 4571 4080
Email: tonydunn@pnc.com.au
Web:
A voluntary service assisting veterans, the frail aged, people with disabilities and other people in need of assistance with gardening, lawn mowing, general maintenance and handyman/household chores.

Dial An Angel
30 Woodriff Street,
Penrith
NSW 2750
Phone: (02) 4722 3355.
Fax: (02) 4722 3955
Email: penrith@dialanangel.com
Web: http://www.dial-an-angel.com.au/
Fee for service provider providing cleaning, nannies, domestic help, nursing services and aged person's support.

Forgotten Valley Mobile Resource Unit
Lot 6
Singleton Road
Wisemans Ferry
NSW 2775
Phone: (02) 4566 4328
Fax: (02) 4566 4255
Email: fvmru@pacific.net.au
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Multi-functional service catering for community support in the following areas:- Community Development, Family Support, Preschool Education, Vacation Care & Youth Activity Service.

Fusion Home Modification and Maintenance Service
8 Forthorn Place,
St Marys,
NSW 2760
Phone: 8805 5900
Fax: 8805 5999
Email: admin@sydwest.fusion.org.au
Web: http://www.fusion.org.au/
Contact: Bruce Peel, Coordinator
FEE Cost of materials plus $15.00 per hour
Provides home modification with some maintenance to people of any age with a moderate to severe disability including frail aged and their carers. Modifications cannot be undertaken until a formal assessment has been conducted by an occupational Therapist - this can be arranged prior to contacting Fusion by making contact with local ACAT/Community Health Services. Total cost of modification must not exceed $5,000. It should be noted that due to limited resources, maintenance services receive a low priority and have a long waiting time. HACC funded.

Gilgai Aboriginal Centre
2 Bindaree Street
Hebersham
NSW 2770
Phone: (02) 9832 3825
Fax: (02) 9832 3826
Email: gilgai@pnc.com.au
Web:
Gilgai is a Community Care Service for the Aged, the Disabled and Carers within the Aboriginal Community. The services provided include Home and Community Care Development work.
The aim of the service is to provide appropriate programs for the support of elders, carers and younger people with disabilities living in the community.

Hawkesbury Community Aged Care Packages (CACP)
320 George Street
Windsor 2756
Phone: (02) 4587 0206
Fax: (02) 4587 0299
Email: hawkesbury_cacp@arv.org.au
Web: http://www.arv.org.au
A support service for people who are aged, frail or have disabilities and who, without assistance, would experience difficulty in remaining in their own homes. The service provides case management for those with difficulty in gaining access to services and extensive assistance for those at risk of admission to residential care.

Hawkesbury Family Support
20 West Market Street
Richmond
NSW 2753
Phone: (02) 4578 4174
Fax: (02) 4578 3322
Email: rcsi@pnc.com.au
Web: http://www.pnc.com.au/~rcsi/page3.html
Office Hours: 9.00am to 4.30pm, Mon, Tue & Fri
In-home support to families experiencing stress provides worker assistance in developing skills in parenting, budgeting, home management and dealing with personal difficulties.

Hawkesbury Meals On Wheels
44 Robinson St
Kurrajong
NSW 2758
Phone: (02) 4573 1972
Fax: (02) 4573 2658
Email:
Web:
Contact: Shirley Smith. Contact can be made (if necessary) after hours on 4573 1972.
FEE $4.50 per day, per meal.
Hawkesbury Meals On Wheels supply daily meals (fresh Mon-Fri, frozen or shopping for weekends). The meals are provided cold to be reheated by clients at mealtime. Special diets can be catered for (requests within reason). The service also does EMERGENCY shopping and daily monitoring of clients.

Home Care - Hawkesbury
Peppercorn Place,
320 George St,
Windsor
NSW 2756
Phone: (02) 4587 0222
Fax: (02) 4577 8427
Email:
Web: http://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/council/1112/1192.html
Provides a range of services including: personal care assistance, housework, shopping, respite care, aimed at enabling frail aged and disabled people to remain at home and living independently for as long as possible. Fees for services are negotiable and are dependent on the service(s) being provided. Referral must be made via the Home Care Referral and Assessment Centre. 1800 350 7921 or (02) 9633 8471 who must conduct an assessment before services can be provided.

Home Linen and Laundry Service
32 Evans Rd,
Rooty Hill
NSW 2766
Phone: (02) 9832 4599
Fax: (02) 9832 4067
Email:
Web:
FEE $7.50 per week (2 deliveries)
This service covers an area from Penrith to Parramatta to Windsor and is available to frail aged people or people with disabilities who are incontinent. Linen such as Kylies, sheets, pillowcases, towels will be supplied and cleaned. It is not for personal laundering.
Deliveries and collections are made twice weekly.

Karelle Life Enrichment Service Inc.

PO Box 3019
Mt Druitt Village
NSW 2770
Phone: (02) 9625 7720
Fax: (02) 9675 3116
Email: admin@karelle.org.au
Web: http://www.karelle.org.au/

Not for profit organisation offering a variety of support and respite services across the range of disability support needs. The service is flexible in format including in home and community based support. Proposed services include out of home care service, carer support program, community support service and a research and development program. Areas covered include Penrith, Hawkesbury and Blacktown.

 LINCS Volunteer Scheme
The Co-ordinator,
Cnr Day & Macquarie Streets
Windsor
NSW 2756
Phone: (BH) (02) 4560 5714, 4576 5542
Fax: (02) 4560 5713
Email: CHRECPT@chcs.com.au
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Hrs/Meetings: Home visits by trained volunteers Mon-Fri, by arrangement
Description: In-home support is provided by trained volunteers to families who are experiencing stress and/or isolation. The service for families with infants and children 0 to 6 years old provides friendship and assistance with the children and home.

Nepean Community Living Program
Mission Australia - Sydney City Mission
10 Vincent St
St Mary's
NSW 2760
Phone: (02) 9833 2029
Fax: (02) 9833 2029
Email:
Web:
The program assists people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. Individual program plans have identified the changing needs of some service users. We continued to develop strong links with aged care assessment teams to ensure individual needs were met.

Nepean Options
3/30 Woodriff Street
Penrith
NSW 2750
Phone: (02) 4722 6523
Fax: (02) 4722 5977
Email: admin@nepeanoptions.org.au
Web: http://www.nepeanoptions.org.au
Nepean Options uses a Person Centred Planning Approach to identify each service users goals and needs. The case management consultant meets with the service user and together they undertake a comprehensive assessment which will help them to identify that person's goals and the areas of their life that they need assistance with. The case management consultant then negotiates for the services to start and monitors them to make sure that everything is working as expected. The case management consultant provides the service user with a single person they can contact to arrange services they need and resolve any problems or issues that they encounter.

Repetitive Upkeep Brokerage Service
32 Evans Rd,
Rooty Hill
NSW 2766
Phone: (02) 9832 4599
Fax: (02) 9832 4067
Email:
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FEE $8.00 for an average sized block (from July 2001)
This is a lawn mowing service providing 18 cuts per year. The service includes mowing, whipper-snippering of edges and sweep-up of paths. Clients are provided with 9 vouchers every six months (to a maximum of 18 per year) to be used as required. Lawn mowing clients may use one or more of their vouchers per year to have their gutters or outside windows cleaned (single storey only). There is a long waiting list for service but referrals will still be accepted and prioritised for crisis cases.

Sharon's Home Service Pty. Ltd
11 Langlands Road,
Annangrove
NSW 2156
Phone: (02) 9679 0129
Fax: (02) 9679 0147
Email:
Web:
Office hours: 9.00am-5.00pm
Sharon's Home Service Pty Ltd provides support for respite care, personal care, home help, convalescent care, and housekeeping.
    
The Benevolent Society
Suite 114,
114-116 Henry Street
Penrith
NSW 2750
(PO Box 4130)
Penrith
NSW 2751
Phone: (02) 4721 3121
Fax: (02) 4721 4228
Email: WP@bensoc.org.au
Web: http://www.bensoc.org.au/programs/flexible_respite.html

Provides community and in home support to carers of people with dementia who have behavioural problems that prevent them using mainstream care or respite care services. Service is available to carers in the Penrith, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury LGA’s

Wangary - Mt. Druitt
Shop 1,
13 Cleeve Close,
Mt Druitt
NSW 2770
Phone: (02) 9625 3122
Fax: (02) 9625 9148
Email:
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Contact: Service Coordinator: Jennifer Williams.
FEE $10.00 per month contribution to services.
Wangary provides/assists people with personal care, housekeeping, respite care, meal preparation, shopping and payment of bills, lawnmowing/window cleaning. People should contact Wangary direct for service/assessment (i.e. they are NOT required to go through the Home Care Referral & Assessment Centre).

Wendy's Home Services
74 The Terrace,
Windsor NSW 2756
Phone: (02) 4587 5999
Fax: (02) 4577 2941.
Emergency Out of Hours: 0414 775 531
Email: wendyshome@bigpond.com.au
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This fee for service provider offers services such as personal care, respite, shopping, transport, overnight, live-in arrangements. Call for the latest rates.