Respite Care

Caring for a loved one at home is a noble and selfless responsibility, but we understand that it can also be incredibly demanding. As the primary caregiver, your time, energy, and attention are often fully devoted to your loved one’s needs, leaving little room for your own well-being. It’s essential to remember that, just as your loved one needs care, you too deserve the opportunity to rest, recharge, and take a step back when needed. This is where respite care can make a significant difference.

Respite care provides you with a much-needed break, allowing you to focus on your own health, relax, and regain your energy. Whether you need a short pause for a few hours, a day, or even a longer period, respite care ensures that your loved one continues to receive the high-quality care they deserve while you take that time to care for yourself. It can be a game-changer, helping to prevent caregiver burnout and ensuring that you’re in the best position to support your loved one in the long term.

At Help at Hand Support, we offer professional, compassionate respite care that gives you peace of mind. Our experienced caregivers are not only highly skilled, but they are also trustworthy, empathetic, and fully committed to following your wishes. We ensure that your loved one continues to receive personalized, respectful, and high-quality care while you take the time you need.

Our respite care services can be tailored to your needs—whether it’s a planned break, an emergency respite situation, or ongoing support. Our team is trained to provide a wide range of care, from personal assistance and medication management to companionship and emotional support, ensuring that your loved one’s physical, emotional, and social needs are met.

Taking time for yourself doesn’t mean compromising the care of your loved one; with Help at Hand Support, you can be assured that they will receive the same level of dedicated attention and support that they would from you. We work closely with you to ensure that all of your loved one’s routines, preferences, and needs are respected, so you can feel confident leaving their care in our hands.

Respite care can be an essential part of maintaining a healthy balance as a caregiver. Whether you’re looking for in-home respite care across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, or Adelaide, Help at Hand Support is here to provide professional, reliable, and compassionate care when you need it most.

Contact us today to discuss how our respite care services can support you and your loved one. Let us help you take that important step back so you can continue being the best caregiver possible, knowing that your loved one is in capable hands.

Personal Care Assistance is another disability support service that we provide at Help at Hand Support Services. We take great pride in knowing that all of our clients are looked after and kept safe and comfortable with the assistance of our caring and experienced staff.

We know that it is important that personal care support is personalised to your individual needs and delivered by trusted staff members. This is why we have policies and procedures to ensure the thorough vetting of all staff at Help at Hand Support services. We also ensure that staff have up to date police checks, working with children checks and relevant insurances to ensure that all of our clients are kept safe. This is an important reason why our clients select us and then continue to engage our services.

Our personal care assistance services are focused on helping you complete your daily personal activities effortlessly.

Daily personal activities that we can assist you with include but are not limited to:

• Helping you get out of bed
• Dressing
• Washing your face
• Brushing your teeth
• Showering
• Meal Preparation
• Shopping
• Catching public transport
• Taking Medication
• Daily routines

We want to ensure that our support services will provide you with confidence and wherever possible we will assist you to do activities on your own, just providing guidance to ensure that you can maintain as much independence as possible.

Looking for a support worker who can speak your language?

At Help at Hand Support, our workers come from many different backgrounds so we can provide support in your language. See our support worker languages.