Community Care Services – Canberra, Queanbeyan and Wollongong
Kapital Care provides a wide range of disability support, mental health and aged care services in Canberra, Queanbeyan and Wollongong. If you require assistance or further information on our services, please call our caring team on (02) 6113 0692 or 0478 578 804 for a confidential chat.
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Home & Community Care
Our home and community services assist seniors and people living with disability to live independently in their own homes. Clients can customise a package to suit their needs and circumstances.
Our services include:-
- Meal preparation
- Showering and grooming
- Walking dogs
- Household cleaning
- Clothes washing
- Social support
Community Access
Our community access services enable clients to participate in the wider community. One of our caring support workers will drive and accompany you to your desired community activity or public venue.
Places and activities we accompany clients to include:-
- Medical appointments
- Shopping centres
- Hairdressing, podiatry and beauty salons
- Job interviews
- Sporting activities
- Entertainment venues (excluding licensed premises)
- Places of interest, such as Australian War Memorial
- Social gatherings
Personal Care
Our personal care services are delivered with discretion and empathy. Our support workers will ensure that your personal hygiene and appearance needs are taken care of on a regular basis.
We assist clients with:-
- Bathing
- Visiting the toilet
- Dressing (morning and evening)
- Makeup
- Tidying hair
- Cutting nails
- Shaving
- Changing continence pads and emptying medical aids
Medication Assistance
Our professional support workers follow government regulations in relation to medication assistance and delivery. We can assist with the delivery of some medicines, and also ensure that medication is taken on time.
We assist with delivering the following medication types:
- Oral medications
- Topical creams and lotions
- Inhalant medications
- Suppositories
- Eye and ear drops
Please note that our support workers only administer prescribed medications that are part of an authorised health treatment / care plan (one devised by a medical professional). Our staff do not provide or administer intravenous injections.
Respite
Kapital Care provides casual and fill-in carers on a short-term basis to give primary caregivers a break. It’s important that primary carers have “time out” to recharge and avoid burnout.
Our respite services cover:
- Aged care
- Disability
- Sleepovers and wakeovers
Life & Personal Skills Development
Kapital Care provides casual and fill-in carers on a short-term basis to give primary caregivers a break. It’s important that primary carers have “time out” to recharge and avoid burnout.
Our respite services cover:
- Aged care
- Disability
- Sleepovers and wakeovers
Meal Preparation & Assistance
Kapital Care has support workers that prepare meals on a scheduled basis. Our support workers can also collect food ingredients on your behalf and clean up the kitchen afterwards.
Our services include:
- Preparation of wholesome meals
- Physical assistance with feeding
- Kitchen clean-up and disposal of rubbish
- Food shopping (with or without the client)
Sleep & Wakeovers
Kapital Care has support workers available for approved sleepovers and wakeovers in private residences. Our support workers often fill in for primary carers requiring a break (respite).
Our service is ideal for:
- At-home palliative care patients
- Elderly clients with limited mobility
- Clients with health issues and disabilities requiring “around the clock” care
Domestic Assistance
Kapital Care provides a wide range of domestic assistance services for seniors and people living with disability. Our aim is to make your home life easier.
Our services include:
- Preparation of meals
- Household cleaning
- Clothes washing and ironing
- Watering of plants and gardens
- Minor home maintenance
- Dog walking
- supported independent living (SIL)
24 x 7 On-call Services
Existing clients can call Kapital Care for urgent assistance (24 x 7) on (02) 6113 0692 or 0478 578 804. At Kapital Care, we really do care!
Urgent or emergency situations include:
- Physical accidents, such as falls
- Sudden illness, such as vomiting or uncomfortable pain
- Toilet mishaps
- Suicidal, paranoid or manic thoughts
- Traumatic events, such as assaults, home break-ins and untimely news
Transportation
Kapital Care provides transportation services for people who can’t access public or private transport. All our support workers drive roadworthy and fully insured motor vehicles.
Our support workers can drive clients to:
- Medical and dental appointments
- Shopping centres
- Important social gatherings
- Job interviews
- Community and recreational activities
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Kapital Care provides 24 x 7 care services for supported independent living (SIL) clients, as well as for clients living in their own home.
Our service is designed for:-
- Clients receiving NDIS funding for supported independent living (SIL)
- Non-SIL clients living in their own home
For further information and pricing on our disability support, mental health and aged care services in Canberra, Queanbeyan and Wollongong, please call us on (02) 6113 0692 or 0478 578 804. Alternatively, please email us at: services@kapitalcare.com.au.
Social & Workplace Support
Our team provides social and workplace support services for both individuals and groups. If you’re struggling with life on your own, need someone to talk to, or have started a new job (as a disabled person), Kapital Care can assist.
We provide or organise: