NDIS Respite Care
If you’re caring for someone with disabilities and you’re on the brink of burnout, then it’s time you take a break from your caring role.
Let us care for your loved one while you take care of yourself.
Care that Benefits Clients and their Carers
Being a carer can be emotionally, mentally and physically demanding, but it can be challenging to take breaks even when you know they would be good for you. That’s where our Respite Care team comes in.
We believe you deserve time to rest, look after yourself and pursue your own interests. Our Respite Care workers offer relief from your caring duties, allowing you to do things for yourself, such as go out for a coffee with friends, see a movie, pamper yourself and even go on short holidays.
While you do that, you can rest assured your loved one is receiving quality care, assistance and companionship with dignity and respect. During this time, they have the option to stay home and we take them out to enjoy some activities, or they can stay at one of our comfortable houses.
When you and your loved one spend time apart, it will be good your relationship as the space for self-care and personal interests helps you feel valued, and more refreshed and focused when you resume your caregiving role.
How Respite Care Works
You may choose a break that lasts a few hours or select the days you need our support—perhaps organised around a specific part of the day when you must do activities for yourself or around tasks that your loved one needs us to support them with.
Perhaps start with an hour or so and see how that works and then build up to longer sessions. You may schedule our respite care in advance or request it during a crisis or unforeseen situation, like when you’re starting to feel overwhelmed and experiencing burnout.
We offer both in-home and out-of-home respite care:
In-home Respite Care: Best for when your loved one feels more comfortable at home. Supports include assistance or supervision for:
Personal care such as mobility, bathing, and getting dressed
Personal household tasks such as laundry, cleaning and cooking
In-home activities and hobbies they enjoy
We’ll follow your loved one’s usual care plan the same way you would.
Out-of-home Respite Care: Allows your loved one to engage in social and recreational activities in the community while being supported and supervised.
We can use public transport, or you may allow us to be their chauffeur.
Outing examples could be:
Enjoying their favourite activities, such as swimming in the pool, seeing the latest movie, going to a footy match and visiting the library
Hanging out with friends or going to places where they can make friends
Attending classes and workshops
Spending time at a community centre
The list is endless.
Are you ready to enjoy some ‘me time’?
What our clients say
Nadezhda Raph works in collaboration with me…and boy, does she know how to assist in a person-centered way.
I had 25 years of professional experience as an Evaluator and Trainer across the Disability Sector in WA before I was diagnosed with my own neurological disability.
I knew a LOT about the sector and NDIS…however, becoming a Participant was a very stressful journey, complex beyond belief, traumatising, and de-valuing in many, many ways.
The Support Coordination offered by Mirrors Care took the sting out of it. Nadezhda Raph works in collaboration with me, making me feel calmer…and boy, does she know how to assist in a person-centered way.
She is innovative, patient, empathic, kind. Other NDIS personnel could learn a lot by following the example set by Nadezhda, who goes the extra mile!
‘After moving to Mirrors, my son has a beautiful home and a fantastic life…..’
‘Before my son moved into Mirrors Care accommodation, he was extremely unhappy.
He was mismatched with his flatmates, had many behavioural issues, and a very ordinary life.
After moving to Mirrors, he has a beautiful home and a fantastic life.
In 18 months, he’s only had one or two behavioural issues. He gets on extremely well with his flatmate and is always happy.
I can rest easy knowing he is cared for properly and given a great life.’
‘It’s a pleasure to see my aunt so well-groomed and cared for and above all, extremely happy.’
‘Since coming to Mirrors Care, my aunt has great community access and is always out and about enjoying her life the way she should.
She always looks lovely with her earrings and nail polish; her hair is always immaculate.
It’s a pleasure to see her so well-groomed and cared for and above all, extremely happy.’
‘I came for a short stay and never left. It feels like home — somewhere I can be me.….’
‘I came to Mirrors on Respite in February and enjoyed my stay so much; I’ve never left.
They adapted my home to work for me, and I’m still here today.
There is a wonderful feeling of family living here.
I consider this to be one of the most contented and happiest times of my life.
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