Transport from home to a centre can be provided. Home Respite Home Respite is available to people who are caring for someone who is suffering from a dementing illness such as Alzheimers' disease. The Home Respite Service provides a specially trained volunteer as a relief carer, who will spend time regularly with the person who is being cared for. A volunteer can also visit people with memory problems who live alone. There is no charge to carers for this service.
Volunteers can stay in the home or take the person being cared for on an outing.
The Emergency Home Respite Service provides temporary in home nursing care for people with dementia at times when the carer has a crisis. The Emergency Home Respite Service provides temporary in home nursing care for people with dementia at times when the carer has a crisis in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama Local Government Areas. Emergency Respite is available 24 hours a day and can be usually be organised as soon as it is needed. There is no charge to families for this service.