Aged Care
Community Access and Services SA’s (CASSA) Aged Care Service is funded by the Australian Federal Government Department of Health under the Commonwealth Home Support Program. CASSA also receives funding to provide services to young people with disabilities and their carers through the Department of Community and Social Inclusion.
CASSA’s Aged Care service aims to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to clients and also supports care recipients who wish to remain living at home for as long as possible.
CASSA’s Aged Care services has a dedicated team of staff and volunteers who are passionate about supporting people and who have a strong commitment and empathy in providing our clients with friendly, efficient, non-discriminatory and respectful service.
Aged care staff and volunteers have a diverse range of skills, knowledge and experience that helps them address the needs of our aged care clients with mental health conditions, disabilities and people suffering from dementia – in a culturally sensitive manner.
Our Aged Care Team:
Our Services:
CAaSSA’s Aged Care team offers the following services to individuals:
- Domestic Assistance
- Personal Care
- Flexible Respite
- Social Support Individuals
- Social Support Group
- Central Based Respite
- Transport
- Other Meals Services
- During COVID-19 lock down period, we also offer Meals Services that delivered to your home
Who can access our services?
The Aged Care services are available to Vietnamese people and their carers, who are:
- Over the age of 65
- Affected or impacted by dementia
- Under 65 years of age with disability or affected by multiple health conditions
All new clients to the service need to be registered on the My Aged Care system first in order to be assessed for eligibility. Please contact our office for more information.
How much does the services cost?
Depending on the type of service, you are asked to contribute a small fee toward the cost.
Contact us
If you would like to know more about CASSA’s Aged Care services, please contact us.
You can visit us we are open from Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm, except on Public Holidays
We are located at:
62 Athol Street, Athol Park SA 5012
You can call us by phone on:
(08) 8447 8821
Central Based Respite Service:
Centre Based Day Care Respite groups are held weekly:
- Monday Group – from 9am to 1pm in Athol Park. The group is specifically for elderly people who are frail or suffer from dementia and live in the western area.
- Wednesday Group – from 9am to 1pm in Pooraka. This group targets elderly people who have problems with memory loss or dementia and live in the northern area.
Social Support Groups:
Elderly people are able to access a range of group based programs to encourage active community engagement and to reduce the chance of social isolation. The groups operate on:
- Tuesday Social Support Group held in the Western area, from 9am to 1pm.
- Thursday Social Support Group held in the North-Eastern area, on the first, second and fourth Thursday of the month.
Group outings are conducted twice a year for clients mentioned above including Centre-based Day Care.
Outings:
- The Outing is organised yearly for Vietnamese elderly who have already participated in our services. The outings is vary is depending on the good weather
In Home Support:
- In Home Respite care
- Personal assistance
- Domestic assistance
- Cooking/Meal preparation
- Shopping/Banking
- Assistance to attend medical appointments
- Other types of social support
Advocacy:
CASSA also advocates on behalf of the elderly and their carers to meet their needs and changing circumstances.