Anglicare Tasmania

Anglicare is a leader in providing home aged care services in our client’s homes throughout Tasmania. We are committed to supporting positive ageing and maintaining independence at home for our clients.

When you choose Anglicare for your At Home Aged Care Services, you will be supported by a passionate team of trained professionals who:

Support positive ageing, living well and maintaining independence at home
Use a partnership approach
Tailor services to support your wellbeing
Are driven by the Anglicare values of respect, compassion, hope and justice
Believe all people should be treated with dignity and respect with their basic rights protected.

Our home care support services are in-line with those funded by the Australian Government My Aged Care packages (Home Care Packages, Commonwealth Home Support Program and Veterans Home Care Program.

We also provide services funded by the Tasmanian Government Tasmanian Home and Community Care (Tas HACC) Program.

If you do not currently have government funding we can also provide self-funded at-home care support.

Why Choose Anglicare?

About Anglicare

✔ Anglicare Tasmania is your local, not-for-profit service provider

✔ Anglicare has a state-wide workforce, so even if you move location you can stay with Anglicare

✔ When you call us on our free call number you are speaking to a person in Tasmania

✔ Anglicare can provide additional services for you or someone you care about – pastoral care, mental health, financial counselling, housing and homelessness, and drug and alcohol services.

About our support staff

✔ Our support team has a minimum of Certificate III in Community Care

✔ They will support your independence within a quality and wellness framework

✔ They are qualified to assist you with medication and are trained in first aid

✔ Our support team wear a smart uniform and will show you their photo ID

About our fees and charges

We do not charge:

✔ A basic daily fee

✔ Extra fees for buying services from other providers or external purchases

✔ Additional travel costs for our staff to arrive at your home to deliver your support

✔ An exit fee

✔ An additional yearly assessment costs

Services Anglicare can provide you

Personal Support

Our team are trained to support you with tasks such as:

Tidying and dusting
Cleaning your bathroom and toilet
Mopping and vacuuming
Rubbish removal
Changing bed linen
Washing, ironing and mending clothes
Cleaning your fridge and stove
Washing dishes
Cleaning cupboards and benchtops
Removing out-of-day food
Organising gardening or window cleaning services
Shopping, paying bills, attending appointments and visiting the bank
Assist you with planning and preparing healthy food including special diets.

Personal Care

We provide compassionate, experienced and professional assistance with:

Showering, bathing and dressing. This can include being present at your home while you shower independently.
Medication administration
Toileting, continence support and advice
Transferring you in or out of bed
All aspects of personal grooming such as styling your hair or having a shave
Assist with applying special clothing, footwear, splints, braces or compression stockings
Maintaining hearing aids, glasses, dentures and attending appointments
Suggest special equipment to help reduce risk and maintain your independence
Provide a short-term or ongoing service following a hospital admission or illness.

Wellbeing

Our team will help you to stay healthy, positive and motivated by:

maintaining your social family and community connections
continuing to exercise your body and mind
assist with making appointments with your health care providers
assist with doing the physical and personal interest activities for example:
- gardening
- visiting the library, church, theatre or cinema
- attending exercise classes
- crafts such as knitting, needlework, flower arranging and scrapbooking
- visiting the Men’s Shed
- Swimming
- Bowls or golf

Anglicare’s Pastoral Care support service can provide you with spiritual and emotional support during a time of need. They offer a sensitive and caring presence for people of all denominations, including arranging visits to or from your local church or place of worship.

Carer Support

Anglicare understands how important it is to be able to trust others to provide the same care and compassion that you do.

Our team is here to assist you in your role as a carer.

We can provide:

Support
Information
Tailored services
Behaviour management strategies

We can discuss with you respite options such as day-centre, in-home or residential respite. If the person you support is hospitalised we can take you to visit them in the hospital or visit on your behalf.

Nursing and Allied Health

Anglicare can provide clinical care to help you stay healthy and safe at home

Our dedicated team of clinically trained staff can work with you and your family to help maintain your health and wellness.

We can provide you with a comprehensive range of clinical services.

Assistive equipment and technology

There are many products and services which can assist you to live more independently. We can help you find and learn how to use new technologies such as email, smartphones, iPads, Tablets and the internet.

You may need home modification, mobility aid or equipment to live safely and comfortably at home.

We can provide advice on items such as:

Grab rails
Hand-held showers
Over the toilet or shower chairs
Over the bed frames
Medical alert pendants
Sensory bed lamps
Walking aids
Pressure relief cushions and bed mattresses.

In some situations, you may need more complex home modifications. We can organise an Occupational Therapist to prepare an assessment and recommendation report for: