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Resthaven Community Respite Services offer respite in home, extended day respite, overnight care and respite for carers. We have facilities all over South Australia and can help you stay in your home for as long as possible. To assist the emotional health of carers, we also offer counselling, therapy, social, and support groups.
Are you looking for respite, or are you a carer needing extra support in your caring role? Resthaven offers access to useful services and programs for carers which can assist you to stay well and healthy.
The support we offer is flexible; choose from day or overnight respite in a variety of settings, either at home or at one of our residential sites or cottages.
To sustain your emotional health, we also offer counselling, therapy, social and support groups.
Whatever support you require, you can be confident that Resthaven staff offer caring high-quality services. We are highly trained and experienced in meeting the needs of older people, including those who have problems associated with memory loss or confusion.
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On Friday, 28 February, Resthaven held its 2025 Excellence Awards. The event recognised and celebrated Resthaven’s staff and volunteers, and the valuable and important work they do to contribute to the outstanding care and support of older people and their carers.
Held at the Wolf Blass Centre, Morphettville, almost 300 people attended the event, including the 80 award finalists, people who had nominated them, and special guests. Nominations for the awards were received from Resthaven residents, clients and families, as well as colleagues – with more than 1,800 nominations received.
Formal recognition programs, flexible work arrangements, increased rates of pay and additional leave entitlements are just some of the transformations Resthaven’s Executive Manager People & Culture, Sylvia Powell, has championed since joining Resthaven in 2020.
Coming on board soon after the appointment of CEO Darren Birbeck, the pair have worked together with the executive management team to boost the culture and conditions at Resthaven. They each strongly believe in workforce development and in celebrating the success of others. This International Women’s Day they are doing just that, while continuing to take steps to question unconscious bias, challenge discrimination and bring awareness to the areas where women’s equality is still a work in progress.
Resthaven is proud to celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2025 with a series of events, activities and concerts to be held across all of Resthaven’s residential, community services and retirement lifestyle sites.
‘Ninety years ago, in the coastal southern suburb of Brighton, Resthaven opened its doors for the first time,’ Darren Birbeck, Resthaven CEO says. ‘Formed from the belief that older women with nowhere to live deserved charitable accommodation, members of the Methodist Church set about establishing this home.’
Resthaven has launched a new government-funded program which aims to support older South Australians living with dementia to stay at home for as long as possible. The ‘Staying at Home in Regional South Australia’ program forms part of the Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and aims to provide vital education and support to carers whilst their loved one is cared for in the same location by experienced staff.
For the carers of older people living with dementia, a little respite can go a long way. Specialised services that cater to individual needs and provide a home-like environment for older people give carers a break from their caring role, so that they can look after their own health needs, too.
On 1 November, clients from across Resthaven Community Respite Services joined in celebration of Melbourne Cup Day at Lane Cottages, the first of many joint events incorporating Lane Cottages, Ridgway House, Toorak House, Hersey Cottages and Aldinga House.
When Stephanie’s mum had a stroke aged 75, her daughter, Stephanie had to step in – dramatically changing the family dynamic, and her mother’s and Stephanie’s day-to-day life, forever. Stephanie shares the story of how Resthaven Community Respite Services not only supported her mum following this life-changing event, but gave Stephanie a break from her caring role, allowing her to take time to look after herself, too.
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On 28 August 2022, Resthaven Community Respite Services client, Mrs Patricia Porter, celebrated her centenarian milestone with family and friends. This is the first of several family milestones on the horizon, with her two sons turning 70 and 75 this year!
On 15 April, Resthaven Community Respite Services client, Mrs Joan Richardson, celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends. Growing up in Prospect with her parents and three siblings, Joan remembers the hardship of the Great Depression. Times were difficult then - hard work meant everything.
Sitting at a café in North Brighton, having a chat over coffee, it’s hard to believe that Home Support Workers, Michael and Greg, are at work – but they are! As Home Support Workers for Resthaven Community Respite Services, part of their job is to facilitate the weekly ‘Men About Town’ social group, taking a group of older gentlemen out for a range of cultural outings, followed by coffee and cake at any number of local cafés.
This week, Resthaven Lane Cottages, is hosting a very successful exhibition as part of the South Australian Living Artist's (SALA) festival.
Staff and guests of Resthaven Community Respite Services have been celebrating their multicultural heritage with a range of themed cultural weeks. Events have included Italian week, Asian week and an English morning tea.
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