My Aged Care (myagedcare.gov.au) is the Australian Government’s entry point to learn about different types of care and access services and activities to help you continue living independently at home.
The Crows Nest Centre receives Commonwealth Home Support Programme funding to help us provide many of our services and activities for older people.
In order to access these services and activities, you need to register with My Aged Care. We can assist you with this or you can call My Aged Care direct on 1800 200 422 or apply online. My Aged Care will ask you some questions and arrange an assessment.
If you would like to receive services and activities through the Crows Nest Centre, you can ask My Aged Care to refer you directly to our Centre. Our services and activities include:
Domestic assistance
Social support individual
- shopping with assistance of a volunteer
- transport to appointments and social activities at the Centre
- friendly home visiting
- wellness phone calls
Social support group
- healthy ageing (Yoga, Feldenkrais)
- social activities (knitting, bus and movie outings, indoor bowling, canasta, mahjong, Bollywood music, and events like NSW Seniors Festival, Xmas in July and Melbourne Cup)
- Chinese seniors
Meals and other food services
If you would like us to explain My Aged Care in person and help you register, call us on 9439 5122. If you need an interpreter phone TIS 131 450.
Find out about services and activities at the Crows Nest Centre.