Short-Term Respite Care

At Gracevale Lodge, our affordable respite care services include secure medicine management and 24-hour personalised help with daily personal hygiene and grooming routines and mobility assistance. We also provide nutritious well-balanced meals, full laundry services and a wide variety of inhouse and off-site programs and activities to help our residents maintain their physical, social and mental health and wellbeing, independence and community connections, and make the most of their stay with us.

Identifying when you or your family or carer needs respite care can be challenging. Sometimes you might need respite care services to give your family or carer an opportunity for a rest or holiday or while you wait for modifications to be completed for your home. Sometimes you might need a short period of convalescence care to rest and recover after an illness or operation. You might otherwise be in need of secure emergency temporary accommodation. At Gracevale Lodge our trained carers are experienced in providing 24-hour personalised short-term respite care and support, and can help you settle in quickly so you can enjoy the activities, programs and relaxed friendly lifestyle at Gracevale Lodge while you stay with us. However your need arises, you will find a welcoming and inclusive home at Gracevale Lodge. We invite you to talk to us about your circumstances, so we can help you determine if our respite care services are appropriate for your needs.

You will need to complete some application forms to apply for respite care at Gracevale Lodge. We can help you complete these forms. We don't require any upfront fees or accommodation bond, and the resident fee doesn't depend on any income or asset calculation or ACAS assessment, so we can accept residents, on approved application, as soon as suitable accommodation becomes available. All residents are eligible for government rental assistance. Call us today on (03) 5623 1863 to let us help you arrange the respite care you need.

Gracevale Lodge can offer emergency short-term residential respite care. You will need to complete some application forms to apply for respite care at Gracevale Lodge. We can help you complete these forms. We don't require any upfront fees or accommodation bond, and the resident fee doesn't depend on any income or asset calculation or ACAS assessment, so we can accept residents, on approved application, as soon as suitable accommodation becomes available. All residents are eligible for government rental assistance. Call us today on (03) 5623 1863 to let us help you arrange the emergency respite care you need.

At Gracevale Lodge, our residents pay an all-inclusive resident fee each fortnight which covers all respite care and support services, accommodation, meals, laundry, servicing of rooms, use of communal facilities and all social programs and activities provided at Gracevale Lodge. We don't require any upfront fees or accommodation bond, and the resident fee doesn't depend on any income or asset calculation or ACAS assessment so we can accept residents, on approved application, as soon as suitable accommodation becomes available. All residents are eligible for government rental assistance.

Respite care is short term residential care and support for a few weeks up to a few months for people in their 20's onwards with low-level physical, mobility or intellectual disabilities or mental health disorders and those who are aged or frail and can no longer live at home. Sometimes you might need a short period of convalescence care to rest and recover after an illness or operation. You might otherwise be in need of secure emergency temporary accommodation. However your need arises, you will find a welcoming and inclusive home at Gracevale Lodge. We invite you to talk to us about your circumstances, so we can help you determine if our respite care services are appropriate for your needs.

Gracevale Lodge offers a range of short-term respite and convalescence care options. We don't require any upfront fees or accommodation bond, and the resident fee doesn't depend on any income or asset calculation or ACAS assessment so we can accept residents, on approved application, as soon as suitable accommodation becomes available. All residents are eligible for government rental assistance. Call us today on (03) 5623 1863 to find out how we can help you arrange the respite care you need.

Visitors are always welcome at Gracevale Lodge between 8am to 8pm each day. There are plenty of quiet indoor and outdoor sitting areas where our residents can enjoy time with their guests. Our residents' guests are also always welcome to join us for a meal.

Visitors are always welcome at Gracevale Lodge between 8am to 8pm each day. Our residents are also welcome to go offsite with their visitors, but we do ask our residents to notify us when they leave the premises. There are plenty of quiet indoor and outdoor sitting areas where our residents can enjoy time with their guests. Our residents' guests are also always welcome to join us for a meal.

Absolutely! We'd love to show you around Gracevale Lodge. We can show you the residential rooms, communal areas, gardens and activities and programs for our residents. Come and join us for a meal and meet our happy community of residents and caring staff. If you are looking to stay at Gracevale Lodge for a trial period, you will need to complete some application forms. We don't require any upfront fees or accommodation bond, and the resident fee doesn't depend on any income or asset calculation or ACAS assessment so we can accept residents, on approved application, as soon as suitable accommodation becomes available. All residents are eligible for government rental assistance.

We provide full quality bed linen, towels and laundry services, so you only need to bring your clothes and a blanket. Our residents' rooms are fully furnished for comfortable living, and include a bed, armchair, bedroom furniture, wardrobe and shelving, so you can simply move in with a suitcase! We encourage our residents to decorate and furnish their rooms with photos and ornaments to enjoy and personalise the space in their room. After all, this is your home!