Carers SA provides support to unpaid carers across South Australia.

From April 2020, under the Government’s new carer support model, Carers SA will be the main provider of services for South Australia’s 250,000 unpaid carers.

With 30 years of experience, Carers SA provides unpaid carers with a range of support services including carer support planning, emergency respite, peer support and coaching, in-person counselling and tailored financial packages.

Emergency respite offers support to carers who are experiencing an urgent or unplanned event that temporarily restricts their ability to continue caring when no other services are available, and is just one option carers can choose to spend their funding packages on.

This could include:

• An unplanned situation that prevents a carer from providing care required by the person they are caring for.
• An unplanned event that threatens the health and safely of the person they are caring for.
• An unplanned event that threatens the health and safely of a carer (including extremely high levels of strain and anxiety).

Carers SA may be able to contribute to the full or part cost of care alongside the contribution of a carer wherever possible.

Support Squad has recently come onboard with Carers SA, enabling carers of people with disabilities to choose our luxury accommodation service to assist them to take a much needed break!

Contact Josh at Support Squad for more information or to arrange a tour of the facility, on 0447 681 991 or josh@supportsquad.org