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City of Adelaide - Community Services
Address
Adelaide City Council: Level 3, 25 Pirie Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Telephone
08 8203 7624
Fax
08 8203 7157
Email
Website
Postal Address
GPO Box 2252, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
Contact
Elisabeth Dawson
Hours
Mon - Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm
Eligibility
Frail aged, younger people with a disability and their carers living in the City of Adelaide
Fees
Minimum hourly fee, based on income, unless otherwise specified
Services
- Information and referral - no charge
- Home help - cleaning (short term: up to 13.5 hrs per year, ONGOING: Basic cleaning, fortnightly or monthly for maximum of 3hrs/month). An intensive one-off clean also available if required. Minimum $10/service depending on income.
- Laundry - limited to assistance with hanging out or laundromat, no ironing. Generally limited to 1 hr per fortnight. Minimum $10/service,depending on income
- Gardening - General clean up,weeding,trimming and removal of waste; maximum 10 hours/year. $10/service
- Shopping and banking - shopping either with client or can be done on their behalf, banking assistance only if accompanied by client. Minimum $10/service, depending on income.
- Personal care - Basic assistance up to 1.5 hours per week. Max. of 13.5 hours over a 6 week period per year. Minimum $10/service.
- Carer support - no charge
- Home Maintenance - minor works only. $10/service depending upon income, plus cost of materials.
- Home Modification - installation of hand rails only. Site assessment required by occupational therapist who will charge a separate fee. Council can provide a referral. s
- Counselling - no charge
- Transport - Community bus available for transport to the Central Market on Thursdays for gold coin donation. No wheelchair access.
- Transport - Personal to medical appointments within the City boundary which are postcodes 5000 & 5006. Minimum $10/service depending upon income, per return trip
- Transport - Taxi and Other Subsidies - holders of Disabled Persons' Parking Permits are entitled to free parking for the first 2 hours in any UPark parking station in the city
- Community Information Directory - available online
