CESPHN has recently commissioned service providers to deliver care finder services throughout the Central and Eastern Sydney region. These providers will focus on connecting some of the most vulnerable older people in our community to aged care and other services through localised face to face support.
Services will target older Australians who would not be able to arrange services without intensive support and who would otherwise be at risk of falling through the cracks.
Care finder services are available in 12 LGA’s in the CESPHN region. The following 10 organisations provide care finder services within the CESPHN region.
All care finders can help people from all backgrounds. Specialty focus means this is the main group helped:
| Organisation | Referral phone / email | Locations served | Specialty focus* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Diversity Services | Phone: (02) 9136 4780 Email: info@advancediversity.org.au | Bayside (West), Georges River, Sutherland | CALD |
| Anglicare Sydney | Phone: 1300 111 278 Email: carefinder.easternsuburbs@anglicare.org.au Website: https://www.anglicare.org.au/what-we-offer/more-aged-care-services/care-finder/ | Bayside (East), Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra | People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness |
| CASS Care Ltd | Phone: (02) 9789 4587 Email: carefinderservice@cass.org.au | Burwood, Canterbury, Inner West, Strathfield, Sydney | CALD |
| Catholic Healthcare Limited | Phone: 1800 571 244 | Sydney | People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness |
| Hammondcare | Phone: 1800 826 166 Email: HCAHCareNavigationService@hammond.com.au Website: https://www.hammond.com.au/care-navigation-service | Bayside (East), Georges River, Sutherland | People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness |
| Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation | Phone: (02) 9528 0287 Email:carefinderservices@kurranulla.org.au | Sutherland | Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people |
| Relationships Australia | Phone: (02) 9687 3636 Email: carefinder@ransw.org.au | Bayside, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury, Georges River, Inner West, Randwick, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra | Care Leavers |
| Sydney Local Health District | Phone: (02) 9767 6050 Email: SLHD-carefinders@health.nsw.gov.au | Burwood, Canada Bay, Inner West, Strathfield | |
| The Benevolent Society | Phone: 1800 236 762 Email: customercare@benevolent.org.au Website:https://www.benevolent.org.au/services-and-programs/aged-care-services/care-finder-services | Bayside, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury, Georges River, Inner West, Randwick, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra | People who are homelessness or at risk of homelessness |
| Uniting NSW.ACT | Phone: 1800 411 817 Email: CareFindersNetwork@uniting.org | Bayside, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury, Georges River, Inner West, Randwick, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra | People who are homelessness or at risk of homelessness |
If you are still unsure of which care finder service to contact or require further support you can call 1800 346 337 for assistance (Mon-Fri, 8:30am – 4:30pm).
If you would like to make a referral to the care finder service on behalf of yourself, a client, or somebody you know please complete this web referral form and a member of the CESPHN care finder network will contact you to connect you to an appropriate care finder in your region.
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