Resthaven offers access to useful services and programs for carers which can assist you to stay well and healthy. The support we offer is flexible; choose from day or overnight respite in a variety of settings, either at home or at one of our cottages.
Find out more information from these informative respite fact sheets.
Stay connected to the home and community you love with support from Resthaven — South Australia’s largest home care provider.
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.
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.
Carers Booklet
This booklet contains important information for past and current carers about end-stage dementia.
Coordinator’s Handbook
This handbook is aimed at assisting Coordinators to gain an understanding of how to work in partnership with the person with end-stage dementia and their families.
A period of respite gives much needed relief to the family carers and offers the opportunity to experience what living in a
residential aged care facility is like.
It provides information about this approach is including examples and common misunderstandings about restrictive practice.
Through Resthaven’s Staying at Home in Regional SA (SAHRSA) program, you and your loved one can enjoy small group retreats for three days and two nights, with 24/7 staff.
Find out more about this short break and retreat program provided by Resthaven, for carers and those living with dementia.
Learn about your rights as stated in the Statement.
Support at Home is the Australian Government’s national program for aged care at home.
On 1 November 2025, the Australian Government introduced Support at Home — the new government funding program replacing Home Care Packages (HCP).
You can view and download the Support at Home program Pricing sheet by clicking the link below.
Arising from conversations with a number of carers and people living with dementia, this document aims to capture the uniqueness of each journey, while exploring the shared experience. This cohesive set of personal stories comes together as a balanced narrative that explores the good, the bad and the brilliant along the way. It should be read by all people touched by dementia, and even those who are not.
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.