About Alzheimer’s Queensland AQ @ Home
AQ @ Home services are flexible and tailored to not only enable you and your loved one to remain at home but also keep you actively engaged within your local community for longer.
We believe in supporting all older Australians towards wellness, being independent, and enjoying social connectedness. AQ @ Home offers compassionate assistance, support, and specialised care through a broad range of 24/7 options.
Our staff are specially trained to enable you to continue to maintain an active and socially engaging lifestyle. With AQ @ Home you will feel empowered, valued, connected, and independent.
Other Care and Services we provide:
- 24/7 Care
- Assistive technology prescription
- 24/7 Respite
- Dementia care
- Domestic assistance
- General maintenance
- Home modification assessments
- Meal preparation
- Medication assistance
- Nursing assistance
- Community activities
- Personal support
- Physiotherapy
- Speech therapy
- Transport
AQ also provides wellness and reablement programs along with our allied health services. Our one-on-one and group services are tailored to meet your individual needs and provide practical knowledge, skills, treatment, and programs such as:
- Music therapy – supporting older people to improve cognitive function and wellbeing
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) – supporting cognition and quality of life for people with mild to moderate dementia
- Get Up & Stay Up – assisting mobility and balance to promote a healthy activity and lifestyle
- Small Group Exercise Classes – improving strength, function, and mobility
- Parkinson’s Warrior – driving neuroplastic change in people with Parkinson’s
- Tai-Chi – reducing stress levels and improving balance using breathing techniques.
Services can be accessed under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and Home Care Packages (HCP), or you can pay for AQ services privately.
AQ recognises the significance of ageing well and that you or your loved one’s needs may change over time. Contact us anytime to discuss other AQ options including accessing community support services, aged care residences, and more. Plus, we provide information, dementia friendly environments, carer support groups, and an advice line.
Find out more about AQ @ Home, visit aqhome.org.au, email aqhome@alzqld.org.au, or call 1800 272 846 today.
