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Veterans Home Care
Colbrow Care can deliver services under the Veterans Home Care Programme in partnership with Regal Health. We proudly offer comprehensive in-home care services across the Community Nursing, Overnight Care, and Veterans Home Care programmes. Please get in touch with Colbrow Care to learn how we can assist you.
Veterans Home Care Programme
The Veterans Home Care Programme is perfect for veterans needing short-term or ongoing assistance for up to 1.5 hours per week. For those requiring additional personal care or clinical services, we recommend our Community Nursing programme.
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Services Offered Under the Veterans Home Care Programme
Personal Care
Our personal care services can help with:
- eating;
- bathing/showering;
- toileting;
- dressing and grooming, including:
- application of compression stockings;
- application of skin care creams and lotions (non-medicated or prescribed/non-prescribed cortisone cream), pressure area prevention aids and protective bandaging; and
- fitting of aids/appliances such as splints, callipers.
- getting in and out of bed; and
- moving about the house
Domestic Assistance
Our domestic assistance services may include help with:
- house cleaning;
- dishwashing;
- clothes and linen washing and ironing;
- bed making;
- internal window cleaning*;
- unaccompanied bill paying for the Entitled Person;
- meal preparation but not complete food services (meal preparation cannot be the primary focus of Domestic Assistance); and
- chopping/splitting, moving and/or stacking of firewood on the Entitled Person’s property in rural and remote areas.
Home & Garden Maintenance
Our home and garden maintenance services cover minor maintenance or repair work to minimise environmental and/or health and safety hazards. These activities include:
- replacing light bulbs;
- changing batteries in smoke and/or security alarms;
- cleaning gutters, external and internal windows, ceiling fans, exhaust fans and/or airconditioning/split system units;
- minor home maintenance (e.g. cupboard door adjustment);
- pruning or weeding where an environmental health and safety hazard exists**;
- clearing of debris following natural disasters;
- chopping/splitting, moving and/or stacking of firewood located on the Entitled Person’s property;
- one-off yard clean up where a safety hazard exists (e.g. fire reduction, mobility limitation); and/or
- regular lawn mowing services
In Home Respite
In-home respite allows carers to take a break while care workers take over their duties. This service can be for regular visits or once-off situations, from one hour to an overnight stay. In-home respite supports carers with other commitments or those re-entering the workforce. For example, it helps carers to:
- attend a medical appointment;
- receive planned surgery or treatment;
- attend an event, show, movie, sport;
- attend to self-care activities, relaxation;
- go on a weekend short-break;
- recover from an illness or a stress-related event; or
- attend to work/employment or school/education commitments.
In-home respite can be provided while the carer is at home or away, but it must enable the carer to be relieved of their caregiving tasks.
Colbrow Care is here to support you with the in-home respite care you need. Please get in touch with us for more information.
Our experienced and compassionate care assessment and planning team will:
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Ask you about your needs
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Collaboratively identify achievable goals
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Match you with the right services and carers
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Continually review your service provision to ensure you are getting everything you need
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Make changes to service provision as and when needed
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Ensure your dignity and independence are respected at all times
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Always ensure your needs remain our focus
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