Health and Wellbeing

A guide to assist you to use medicine safely, or to help you care for someone who needs you to assist them to take their medicine.

Medicine is anything you swallow, inhale, or put on your skin to treat, manage or prevent health issues.

It contains ideas that may help you to use your medicine safely and independently.

Resthaven supports older people who require assistance to remain at home through individually tailored support services called ‘Home Care Packages’.

Services are delivered using a Consumer Directed Care (CDC) approach, which gives the older person choice and flexibility in the way their care and support is provided.

For more information, phone 1300 13 66 33.

Resthaven assists older people to remain independent and safe in their home and to participate in community life.

Read this brochure to find out what services we provide, the benefits a little support at home makes in your everyday life, and if you are eligible for our in-home services.

A private service option, offering older people a range of support on a fee for service basis.

It offers flexibility and choice – do what you want to do, when you want to. Choose from once-off, short-term, or ongoing flexible, private services. No matter whether you live at home, in a retirement village, apartment or residential aged care home, you can access Lifestyle Choices Plus. Services are provided by Resthaven’s highly trained, police checked, qualified and skilled staff.

Services that aim to improve your ability to complete everyday tasks, and delay or avoid the need for long-term care.

Resthaven’s Short Term Restorative Care (STRC) Program provides services over an eight week period to improve your wellbeing and independence.

Do you interact with people with dementia?

This fact sheet may provide some useful tips to help you to communicate and connect. A range of resources are available on the Dementia specialised services page.

Information about Resthaven’s tailored services to help and support older people with vision impairment who are living at 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.

This booklet is for the family and friends of a Carer: to help you support someone you know who is caring for someone else.

Many Carers say that they sometimes experience a sense of isolation – that those around them, family and friends, can’t quite ‘get’ what it is that the Carer is going through. Carers we have spoken with said that they wished there was some information available to their family and friends that would help them understand and better support the Carer. Here you will find information and practical ideas to support a Carer in their important role.