Aged Care Alternatives
What is Agedcare Alternatives?
Agedcare Alternatives is a free information service that helps older people, their carers and families, to find an understand information about aged care services.
Agedcare Alternatives offers you a personalised, face to face consultation at our centre, or answers your enquiries via telephone or email.
There is no fee charged for this service.
What can we help you with?
Agedcare Alternatives can provide you with information regarding a wide range of services offered by aged care organisations, including:
- In-home care and support
- Therapy services
- Respite for carers
- Retirement living
- Residential care
- And much, much more
“My Aged Care”
Agedcare Alternatives can provide information about “My Aged Care”, the Commonwealth Government entry point to aged care services.
We have volunteer Options Guides that can assist you, when required, to access the My Aged Care contact centre. We can support you through the registration process and initial screening interview, enabling you to access more support services.
Volunteer ‘Option Guides’
Agedcare Alternatives is supported by fully trained volunteer ‘Options Guides’, who are available to help people with:
- Access and understand information about aged care services
- Identify their options, choices and the various pathways available
- Link to My Aged Care if this is person’s preference
How you can access Agedcare Alternatives?
Phone us on 8408 4600, email info@agedcarealternatives.net.au, or visit our information centre at 1/445 Fullarton Road, Highgate.
Our offices have easy access, plenty of close car parking and a friendly and comfortable environment.
We also provide outreach services at a number of locations. Call us to find out if we will be in an area near you.
Feel free to visit our website www.agedcarealternatives.net.au
Source: Agedcare Alternatives
