veterans home care

Veterans, war widows and widowers are assisted by the annecto team to live a lifestyle of independence and choice in their own community.

There are three types of services offered depending on your needs:

Personal care

Personal care includes assistance with daily self-care tasks that a person is unable to do for themselves because of illness, disability or frailty, including:

dressing/grooming;
feeding;
showering, bathing;
toileting;
application of skin care creams and lotions (non-medicated), protective bandaging, fitting of aids/appliances such as splints, callipers; and
stockings

Domestic assistance

Domestic assistance provides assistance with domestic tasks such as:

household cleaning;
dish washing;
clothes washing and ironing;
bed making;
bill paying;
shopping;
cleaning internal windows; and
assistance with meal preparation

Frank's story

Frank served in the South West Pacific area (RAAF) against the Japanese during World War 2, returning home after the war to develop his skills as a lecturer at Post Master General department (now Telstra).

Frank's medals are testimony to his bravery and dedication in serving with the armed forces (RAAF), in the many spheres of action. annecto is proud to support people like Frank, who risked their life, health and future in defending the safety and security of Australian shores.

Respite care

Respite care plays an important role in maintaining the independence and ability of veterans to remain living at home. Respite care is designed to provide support for a carer who has responsibility for a person requiring ongoing care, attention or support and may be used in times of unavailability of the carer for any reason.

Respite includes flexible in-home, recreational, facility-based and emergency respite to meet the needs of individual veterans. Veterans requiring respite may also be carers of their parents, or a child with a disability.

Contact

You can be referred for assessment by your local Medical Officer or by contacting the Veterans Home Care Assessment Agency on 1300 550 450. If you're transferring from Home and Community Care Services, you will pay no more for the same service

For further information about our services contact our Veterans Home Care Support Coordinators on
03 9687 7066

This service is supported with financial assistance by the Australian Government Department Veterans Affairs