For carers

Useful links and resources

In addition to the services The Parkside Foundation offers, you may find the following links useful.

Carers Tas - Carers provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness or who are frail.

Commonwealth Carelink and Respite Centre - Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres are information centres for older people, people with disabilities and those who provide care and services. Centres provide free and confidential information on community aged care, disability and other support services available locally, interstate or anywhere within Australia.

The Cost of Caring and the Living Standards of Carers - a new report from the Social Policy Research Centre.

Gateway Services  - Phone 1800 171 233
Gateway services in the south east:  www.missionaustralia.com.au
Gateway services in south west region: www.baptcare.org.au