Ability Options provide employment and disability services. We support people who need assistance to achieve their aspirations and inclusion in the community. We operate services to support people with disabilities and those whose lives are changed as a result of accidents, unemployment and disadvantage. Our disability services support people with accommodation, respite care, support co-ordination, community services and therapy. Our employment services assist job seekers, including parents, indigenous communities, school leavers and people with disability to find work and maintain work. We pride ourselves on delivering a person centred approach which emphasises the individual's right and opportunity for choice and self-determination, empowering people to achieve their aspirations and goals and to live life to their full potential.

breakthru is a national not-for-profit organisation committed to empowering people to create their own futures. Through the provision of high-quality person-centric programs, we enable thousands of people every year to address mental health, employment, disability, homelessness and training needs. breakthru operates on the premise that everyone’s needs, preferences and aspirations are different. Our commitment to client choice and family inclusion is well demonstrated through our individualised services and person-centred principles. We have a specific focus on assisting those most in need and offer specialist programs for those facing the challenge of an intensive mental health illness, a disability or physical health issue, long-term unemployment, unmet education goals or homelessness.

Ability Options provide employment and disability services. We support people who need assistance to achieve their aspirations and inclusion in the community. We operate services to support people with disabilities and those whose lives are changed as a result of accidents, unemployment and disadvantage. Our disability services support people with accommodation, respite care, support co-ordination, community services and therapy. Our employment services assist job seekers, including parents, indigenous communities, school leavers and people with disability to find work and maintain work. We pride ourselves on delivering a person centred approach which emphasises the individual's right and opportunity for choice and self-determination, empowering people to achieve their aspirations and goals and to live life to their full potential.

CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning is a not-for-profit organisation and a mission and outreach agency of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. We employ more than 160 local people to provide services and support to families, couples, individuals and children in the Hunter-Manning regions. Our services include a range of child and family services, youth services, disability and community services and foster care training and support.

Providing an education for children who are deaf or hearing impaired.

Hunter Care Group was the brainchild of our CEO Jarrod Burns. Having worked in the disability support industry for years, he was frustrated by seeing both clients and staff treated poorly – and he set out to change things for the better for everyone. Today, we’re a young, energetic, fresh-thinking team of mental health and disability support specialists on a mission to shake up the industry. We want participants to live life as comfortably and proactively as possible and staff to be happy in their work. We’re currently one of the largest NDIS providers in the Hunter region – with the potential to grow nationwide. However, expansion will only happen when we’re 100% confident we can still deliver the same high level of reliable, consistent and individualised support.

Nextcares. The future of Living with Disability in Newcastle. To combat a national problem, we are creating a community hub promoting inclusion & independence. Nextcares is dedicated to providing our participants and their families with highly personalised services that are tailored to each and every individual need that you or your loved one may have. This is our service promise – we are the ones who will adapt to you so that you get what you need out of your care.

If you or a family member requires quality home and community care in Port Stephens, call Care For You At Home. Our registered nurses provide compassionate care to assist with daily activities and special medical needs. Finding it hard to do everyday housework or grocery shopping? Our nurses in the Port Stephens community will take care of all laundry, cleaning, cooking and shopping tasks. Our carers are available and on call 24/7 for palliative care, spinal patient care, frail aged-care and care for special needs patients. We are also a contracted organisation with the Department of Veteran's Affairs, providing domestic, personal, and respite care through the Veteran's Home Care service. For more than 25 years, our home carers have been keeping clients safe, well and independent in Port Stephens, Taylors Beach, Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay and the surrounding areas. Call our registered nurses and community carers in Port Stephens to book a nursing service today.

Community Disability Alliance Hunter (CDAH) is a peer support organisation, run for and by people with disability with the support of their allies and families. At our core is peer support. We are forging new directions and are guided by our vision of an inclusive and just society where people with disability have genuine voice, choice and control. CDAH actively promotes and facilitates peer support to assist people to get the support they need to live the life they choose. CDAH works toward its vision by providing information, mentoring, peer support, training and development to increase the knowledge, skills and capacity of people with disability and their families, by providing a collective voice and by building the capacity of the community to welcome all people. CDAH believes that people who have shared experiences can offer invaluable support to others who are about to embark on a similar journey. CDAH’s work is driven by its Board which is made up of people with lived experience of disability. CDAH is a unique organisation that can speak for people with disability in the Hunter with authenticity and conviction. CDAH is often sought out by health and education departments, the disability services sector and by private industry to gain insight of lived experience of disability in shaping policy and processes.

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Newcastle and District Nursing Service was established by Sr. Jan Stevens who saw the need for a service to compliment the overextended health system at the time. From its inception Newcastle and District Nursing Service set down and followed a high standard philosophy and code of conduct. Mission: We provide optimal holistic care and services using dedicated trained staff responding to the needs of an ageing population Values. We Aim High We do this by not settling for second best, thinking outside the square, taking the initiative, acting with integrity and never giving up. We Are Creative To do this we question existing practices, search for new ways, encourage new ideas and encourage individual personal development We Work As A Team To do this we speak positively of others, listen carefully to what they say, work together to overcome problems, speak to resolve differences and enjoy our successes together. Programme: DVA Community Nursing What is Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) funded Community Nursing? DVA Community Nursing is the provision of clinically necessary nursing and personal care services to war veterans and war widows or widowers delivered in their home. DVA Community Nursing helps to restore or maintain a person's maximum level of health and independence. Who is eligible and how can I refer? Veterans and war widows or widowers with a Gold Card are eligible for DVA Community Nursing. Veteran White Card holders may also be eligible for this service where the condition requiring nursing is accepted by DVA as war related. To receive DVA Community Nursing, the veteran, war widow or widower must receive a referral from their Doctor or the Hospital Discharge Planner. How do I access DVA Community Nursing provided by NDNS? Following a referral from a Doctor or Hospital Discharge Planner, NDNS will arrange a convenient time to complete a comprehensive assessment by a Registered Nurse. What DVA Community Nursing services do we provide? DVA Community Nursing services offered will depend on the client's assessed clinical care needs. NDNS delivers a range of community nursing services that are flexible and designed to help with individual care needs. The types of DVA Community Nursing services that may be provided include: Case Management Personal Care Wound Care Incontinence management Medication management Rehabilitation Palliative care and pain management What level of assistance is available? The duration and frequency of visitations provided to a Veteran for community nursing and personal care by NDNS will depend upon the client's assessed clinical need. Is there a cost? DVA Community Nursing is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Veterans Affairs. There is no cost to program recipients. Where can I get more information? Department of Veterans Affairs website www.dva.gov.au or by telephone on 133 254 If you would like to discuss any further information please contact NDNS on 49538 444 Programme: DVA Veterans Homecare What is Veterans' Home Care? Veterans' Home Care (VHC) is designed to assist veterans, war widows and widowers with low level care needs to remain in their own homes for longer and avoid premature admission to residential care. The VHC program is part of the DVA plan to ensure veterans and war widow/widowers maintain optimal health, wellbeing and independence. What services are available under the program? VHC provides a range of home care services designed to meet your needs including: Domestic Assistance: assistance with domestic tasks such as household cleaning, dishwashing, clothes washing and ironing, shopping for the veteran and bill paying. Personal Care: includes assistance with daily self-care tasks, such as eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, getting in and out of bed and moving about the house. Safety-related home and garden maintenance: may include tasks such as replacing light bulbs and tap washers or other tasks that you and the service provider agree upon. The focus of home and garden maintenance services is to assist in keeping the home safe and habitable by minimising environmental health and safety hazards that may impact on you in and around your home. Home and garden maintenance does not include major home repairs such as gutter replacement, landscaping and garden tasks such as branch lopping, tree felling or tree removal. Respite Care: providing temporary relief for a carer who has the responsibility for a veteran or war widow/widower requiring ongoing care, attention and support. It is defined as an alternative form of care that enables the carer to have a break. Social Support: Social support can involve a numbers of tasks, it can include assisting clients in social activities, attending recreational activities and reminder calls. Who is eligible to be assessed to receive services? To be assessed for Veterans' Home Care services you must be: an Australian veteran or mariner; or a widow or widower of an Australian veteran or mariner; and have: a Repatriation Health Card�for All Conditions (Gold Card) or a Repatriation Health Card�for Specific Conditions (White Card). Access to services To arrange an assessment for services, call the Veterans' Home Care assessment agency on 1300 55 0450. Please only call this number for assessment information. Is there a cost? VHC services are subsided by the Australian Government through the Department of Veterans Affairs. There is a fee co-payment required to be paid by the program recipient. This will be determined by the VHC assessment agency. If you would like to discuss any further information please contact NDNS on 49538 444 In Home Nursing Services in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Region Nursing services refer to professional nursing care provided by a registered or enrolled nurse who is employed in a nursing capacity Who can refer? Referrals may be made from any source (i.e. self referral, family members, carers, ACAT, General Practitioner, Hospital Discharge Planner, agencies). How do I access the service? You can access the service by contacting My Aged Care for clients over 65 years - 1800 200 422 or if you are a client under 65 years you can contact CHSP on 1300 205 268. An assessment will be completed to determine eligibility and appropriateness of the service. What clinical nursing services do we provide? NDNS provides a range of nursing activities delivered by a Registered Nurse or an Enrolled Nurse. Based on your assessed clinical needs, nursing activities offered may include: Teaching individuals and carers how best to manage their daily care in the home environment Providing information on general health care and other community support services available and giving advice on the management of particular health problems such as diabetes and incontinence Clinical assessment Direct clinical nursing care based on the nurse's level of qualifications and registration Personal care for clients where service provision by a nurse is required due to particular health conditions, unstable health and/or complex needs Supervising and training personal care workers who provide direct care Providing health information and education Co-ordinating home health care services and monitoring an individual's health status and/or care plan Who is eligible for assistance? The target group is frail older people, people with a disability and their carers living in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region What level of assistance is available? The amount of assistance offered to a potential client depends on their assessed individual needs. What are the costs? An affordable fee for service applies. We will discuss fees with you and your family or representative. People who feel financially disadvantaged are not excluded from receiving services and should discuss this matter with a coordinator. How do we meet our client's special needs? NDNS services are planned to meet the individual needs of clients. Care plans are developed with consideration for a client's specific language, cultural and religious requirements. Is there after hours support? Yes. A support person will be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Can I have an advocate? An advocate of your choice is welcome during the assessment. If you require on advocate, we can recommend an advocacy service or will contact the advocate/advocacy service of your choice. Programme: National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Offering choice, independence and inclusion for people with disabilities. Who can refer? Participants of the NDIS or their family members, as well as the participants coordinators. How do I access the service? You can access the service by calling us - Newcastle Disability Network Solutions on 02 4953 8444. What supports do we provide? Daily living activities - including personal care and community participation Domestic and household activities Assessment and supports by a Registered Nurse Support coordination Who is eligible for assistance? Participants of the NDIS. What level of assistance is available? The amount of assistance offered to a potential client depends on the plan and supports funded by the NDIS. How do we meet our client's special needs? NDNS services are planned to meet the individual needs of clients. Care plans are developed with consideration for a client's specific language, cultural and religious requirements. Is there after hours support? Yes. A support person will be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Can I have an advocate? An advocate of your choice is welcome during the assessment. If you require on advocate, we can recommend an advocacy service or will contact the advocate/advocacy service of your choice.

Beresfield & District Community Care Inc. provide a range of support services in the Lower Hunter Region, to assist the frail, aged & younger people with a disability to remain independent in their home for as long as they choose. Carers are also supported in their vital role. Services provided include: Individual Transport, Meals on Wheels, Domestic Assistance and Social Support, Personal Care, Shopping, Centre Based Day Care, Carers Group Home Maintenance/lawn mowing & gardening Beresfield Community Care is approved to supply supports under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Based in Thornton, EVA Support is a reputable Disability Care Services & Support provider focused on delivering top-quality, person-centred assistance. Our approach revolves around tailoring our services to your specific life, desires, and requirements. Forget conforming to our existing supports; we prioritise your needs. From coordinating supports and facilitating community participation to offering Supported Independent Living, Respite/Short-Term Accommodation, supported holidays, and personal care, we strive to make a meaningful difference in your life.

Subee Newlake, nestled in Thornton, has been lending a hand to local families since 1992. As an authorised NDIS and Home Care Package service provider, we are committed to enabling you to maintain your lifestyle while enjoying the comforts of your own home. Our comprehensive offerings encompass top-notch aged care, home nursing, respite care, disability support, and youth emergency relief support. Additionally, we offer staff placement services to aged and disability services, as well as related residential facilities.

At Newcastle Aquatic Physiotherapy, we understand how pain can prevent you from performing at your best and also negatively effect your time. Because of this, our comprehensive range of hydrotherapy, sport injury treatment, exercise and rehabilitation services combine the best physical treatment with practical education and advice to ensure long lasting well-being. Our Newcastle physiotherapy company has been proudly servicing the communities of Jesmond, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie since 1994 and we are committed to staying up to date with industry trends to provide the best possible care for our patients. Whether you have suffered from a stroke, you are in a post-surgical phase or you have joint replacements, the team at Newcastle Aquatic Physiotherapy can administer first rate care personalised to your specific requirements. We are registered with fitness Australia and have a fully accredited rehabilitation gym where our Newcastle physiotherapists will provide you with the optimum exercises for your condition. We are happy to administer manual therapy as well as services from those who are suffering from multi-trauma. At Newcastle Aquatic Physiotherapy, we can prescribe effective orthotic remedies to help control or guide the areas that are preventing full body mobility. In addition to our hydrotherapy and musculoskeletal treatment services, we also can provide care for an assortment of neurological conditions. We also offer Tai-Chi classes that are fun and therapeutic as well. For a comprehensive rehabilitation service, be sure to call or visit Newcastle Aquatic Physiotherapy today. Your body will thank you for it later.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance provides family-centred therapies, life skills programs, equipment and support for people and their families living with cerebral palsy and other neurological and physical disabilities. At CPA our priority is to help babies, children, teenagers and adults living with neurological and physical disabilities lead the most comfortable, independent and inclusive lives possible. Our therapy teams work with individuals and families to maximise their participation in the community.

Challenge Community Services, based in East Maitland, is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1958. We are dedicated to providing Health Support and Community Services throughout regional and metropolitan NSW and Southern QLD. Our Foster Care program focuses on forging meaningful connections, ensuring the best possible match between children and foster carers. By prioritising stability, providing extensive training and ongoing support, we create a nurturing environment for children and young people to flourish. Join us in building resilient communities through compassion and care.

Supporting You Better Pty Ltd, situated in the charming suburb of Largs, is an esteemed independent disability support provider. Our unwavering dedication lies in catering to your unique needs, ensuring that you accomplish your aspirations. Our comprehensive services encompass community access and in-home support, aimed at empowering individuals with disabilities. Embrace a partnership with us and embark on a transformative journey towards a brighter future.

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At The Ageing & Disability Services - MidCoast Council, we support older people and people with disabilities within our community and their carers. Our services range from help with applying for benefits, loan of mobility equipment or social activities. Our qualified and dedicated staff ensure you or your loved ones can lead a fuller, more enjoyable life. We can also help with carer training and support, including developing a specifically tailored support package to help you and your loved ones to feel more empowered and independent. To improve social life of older people and people with disabilities, we organise regular centre-based social events and local community activities that enable people to meet new people and establish life-long friendships. To find out more about the services we provide and how we can support you and your loved ones, call the Ageing & Disability Services - MidCoast Council today.