Resthaven Marion Community Services
- Telephone:
- 1300 13 66 33
- Address:
- 43 Finniss Street, Marion, South Australia, Australia
Conveniently located in the inner southern suburbs of Adelaide, Resthaven Marion Community Services offers the full range of in-home support services and a Health and Wellness centre for older people and their carers.
Resthaven offers a wide range of flexible services so that you are able to live independently at home.
Support is delivered in your home by trained Resthaven home support workers, or at one of our Community Services sites near you.
You may choose to receive support with household tasks, home maintenance, shopping, social activities, keeping healthy, personal care and nursing care.
Resthaven Community Services are located across the metropolitan area, and the Adelaide Hills, Murraylands, Riverland, Limestone Coast, the Fleurieu, and Gawler and surrounds.
For community respite in the southern metropolitan area, contact Resthaven Community Respite Services.
Contact us on 1300 136 633 and we’ll facilitate your referral through My Aged Care.
Or, contact My Aged Care on 1800 200 422 or go to www.myagedcare.gov.au
‘My husband and I are both aged 90. We are both so blessed to live independently in our own home. This is all because of the help and support of Resthaven.’
-Client at Resthaven Marion Community Services
For more information, or to make a booking, contact Resthaven Marion Community Services
Ph: 8306 4400 or email: marioncs@resthaven.asn.au
Testimonials
- Excellent in-home care, thanks to Resthaven Marion Community Services
- Arthritis eased, friendships gained at Resthaven Marion Community Services
Articles
- Mr Lewis remains independent at 105 years old
- Men on the Move and About Town
- More than just a drive thanks to Home Care Package
- Therapy animals have a positive impact
- Frankie’s 50kg weight loss an ‘inspiration’
- Puppy comforts with cuddles at Marion Community Services
- Marion social group for “girls on the go”
- Barossa Valley bus trip for Resthaven Marion Community Services
- Arthritis eased, friendships gained at Resthaven Marion Community Services
- Valentine’s Day at Resthaven Marion Community Services
- Pamper Day at Resthaven Marion Community Services
Services Available
Want access to support services at home, but don’t want to be assessed, or wait for eligibility or income testing?
Resthaven’s Lifestyle Choices Plus is completely flexible and can be individually-tailored and designed to support you on a fee-for-service basis.
This means you can receive your own specific services when and where you want it, with no waiting!
Call Resthaven now on 1300 136 633 to learn more.
Click this link to download the brochure:
Resthaven Lifestyle Choices Plus
What assistance can I have?
Lifestyle Choices Plus services include the full range of Resthaven’s fully accredited, high quality community aged care services, including:
- domestic assistance,
- personal care,
- respite,
- home nursing,
- transport, and
- help with shopping or appointments.
So whether you live at home, in retirement living, or residential care, you may take up these services in the long term, short term or for “one-off” needs.
Resthaven provides Lifestyle Choices Plus services in metropolitan Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills, Riverland, Murraylands, Limestone Coast and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Please contact Resthaven Community Services on 1300 13 66 33 for more information.
We work with you to negotiate support according to your individual circumstances.
Support may include, but is not limited to:
- household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, meal preparation and gardening
- home maintenance
- shopping
- transport
- support with medication
- attending medical appointments
- assistance with personal care such as showering and dressing
- pet/garden care
- professional nursing and allied health services
- support to keep in touch with family, friends and the community
- emotional support
- help with documentation
- other assistance as negotiated according to need – contact us for more details.
Visit the Home Support Services page for more information.
How much does it cost?
The cost reflects the negotiated range of services provided for each person.
Please contact Resthaven Community Services on 1300 13 66 33 for more information.
Exercise groups run by Resthaven are focused on improving strength, fitness and balance, and can be tailored to your individual needs.
Groups include acquatic, dance, resistance training, and cardiovascular activities.
These activities are run by qualified Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapists.
Resthaven’s Health and Wellness Groups help you maintain your physical and mental health, to remain living at home and leading an independent lifestyle.
Some Health and Wellness groups target specific chronic diseases, which help you manage symptoms, and improve your quality of life.
To help you stay living at home longer, Resthaven’s Home Care Packages provide in-home assistance and support.
Services are delivered using a Consumer Directed Care (CDC) approach, giving you choice and flexibility in the way you receive your services.
Resthaven’s trained staff deliver services in a way that supports and respects your choices, independence, and privacy, providing peace of mind.
There are four levels of Home Care Packages.
- Home Care Level 1 and 2: designed to help people with basic or low level care needs.
- Home Care Levels 3 and 4: designed for people with intermediate or high care needs.
Services can include (but are not limited to):
- Domestic assistance
House cleaning, laundry, shopping and paying bills, and help with pets. - Personal care
Grooming, showering, assistance with medication, and continence management. - Meal preparation
Help with preparation of healthy home cooked meals. - Home maintenance
Minor maintenance and gardening. - Outings
shopping, medical appointments, or visiting friends - Nursing and allied health
Physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy.
All services are delivered based on assessed needs, and are responsive to the client’s cultural background, lifestyle choices and preferences.
Resthaven’s Home Support Services provide in-home assistance to help you stay living at home.
Home Help
Domestic services that will help you around the home include:
- House cleaning
- Laundry
- Light gardening
- Meal preparation
- Shopping and bill paying
- Help with pets
- Minor home maintenance
Personal Care
We assist you in self-care, supporting you in maintaining your independence.
Tasks include:
- Showering/washing
- Dressing and grooming
- Taking or applying medications
- Continence management
Resthaven’s nursing services aim to improve the quality of life for older people living in the community or residential care.
We provide rehabilitation, transitional care, and clinical nursing and allied health services for people living at home.
Resthaven’s enrolled and registered nurses are fully qualified and trained to deliver specialist care in the following areas:
- Dementia care. Resthaven’s Professional Nursing services provide dementia-focused clinical care.
- Palliative Care. Resthaven supports people whose illness or chronic condition cannot be cured.
Click here to download the Resthaven Community Nursing brochure.
A little rehabilitation or therapy can assist to maximise independence with the activities of daily living.
Resthaven’s rehabilitation and therapy services are designed to improve quality of life through rehabilitation, maintenance and ‘reablement’.
Upon recommendation from your doctor or other health professional, we can facilitate your application process through My Aged Care.
Contact Resthaven Community Services on 1300 136 633 for more information.
What services can I access?
Therapy services can be delivered in your home, or at your local Community Services site.
Therapy services offered include:
- Physiotherapy
Improve muscle and joint movement with tailored exercises and treatments. - Occupational therapy
Helping you live well at home. - Podiatry
Helping to keep you on your feet for life. - Speech pathology
Individual or group therapy supporting those recovering from stroke, surgery or injury, including aphasia. - Nursing
Delivering quality nursing support at home. - Continence management
Consultation, exercise and education to build confidence and improve quality of life. - Falls prevention
Individual support and group strengthening sessions offered at a Community Services site near you. - Exercise programs
Group exercise sessions offered at a Community Services site near you. - Dietetic services
Dietary advice and support from qualified dietitians to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. - Counselling and Social Work
Support available upon request. - Parkinson’s disease
Supporting people who are suffering from Parkinson’s Disease and their carers with both physical and emotional support and self-management programs. - Chronic condition self-management
Support to help you manage diabetes, stroke, arthritis or other conditions.
Therapy services can be tailored to a range of needs and supports for people living with a variety of illnesses and injuries.
These include:
- Alzheimer’s disease, dementia/memory loss
Group support and social groups - Parkinson’s disease
Support for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their carers, both physical and emotional support. - Stroke
Helping you get back on your feet. - Recovery from surgery/injury
Providing physiotherapy, exercise or nursing services during recovery.
To find a service near you call 1300 136 633, or click here to go to the ‘Find a Service’ page.
We provide respite to support carers, to enable them to sustain their physical and emotional health.
Respite can be in the carer’s or client’s home, a community venue or at one of our Community Services centres or respite cottages.
Choose from day respite, group respite, and overnight respite.
Click here to learn more about Respite, and how Resthaven supports carers.
Resthaven’s Short Term Restorative Care (STRC) Program provides services over an eight week period to improve your wellbeing and independence.
The services aim to improve your ability to complete everyday tasks, and delay or avoid the need for long-term care.
Keeping socially active is imperative to maintaining mental health and wellbeing.
By joining one of Resthaven’s Social Groups, you will have the opportunity to meet new people, go on outings, and enjoy the activities you love with like-minded people.
Resthaven’s day respite groups include respite clubs, small group respite, respite for working carers, or extended day respite. All respite groups have a social focus, and are conducted in a secure environment.
Resthaven is an approved provider contracted to deliver Veterans’ support services on behalf of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
Contact the DVA on 133 254 or 1800 555 254 (toll free for country callers) to determine your eligibility.
- Veterans’ Home Care Low level home support as determined by DVA assessment. Download the DVA’s Veterans’ Home Care Factsheet.
- Veterans’ Community Nursing Provides clinical nursing and/or personal care services to eligible veterans and war widows or widowers in their own home.
– Download the DVA’s Community Nursing Factsheet.
Support for older people with vision impairment.
A mix of direct service delivery, tailored support and expert advice to assist older people and their carers and families, to manage the older person’s vision loss and maximise independence to enable them to remain living in their own home.
Resthaven provides Vision Support Services throughout all Adelaide metropolitan areas, the Limestone Coast, Murray Bridge, the Adelaide Hills, and the Fleurieu Peninsula, thanks to Commonwealth Home Support Programme funding.
Download flyer: Vision Support Services