Social Work & Counselling
Maintaining seniors’ emotional health and wellbeing is crucial for improving their overall quality of life. Many seniors experience feelings of loneliness and depression, which can be due to grief, loss or illness. Unfortunately, many seniors still hold stigmas when it comes to mental health. As a result, some of them struggle to seek the help they need.
We have dedicated Social Workers on site who work in collaboration with our Care Workers and are highly experienced in aged care settings. They are committed to providing holistic care, advocacy, and guidance to seniors, helping them navigate life’s challenges and enhance their emotional wellbeing.
- Registered Charity
- Cultural Safety & Language Match
- 20+ Years Servicing the Senior Community
- Consistent & Stable Support
How Can Aged Care Counselling Help You?
Some of our seniors may be facing depression from past trauma, while others are experiencing new issues or stresses in their life. Our Social Workers can support seniors with Aged Care Counselling, helping them work through grief, trauma, or other problems they may be facing.
Our Social Workers can also act as aged care advocates, assisting seniors to access appropriate services and resources. They can provide practical assistance with navigating the healthcare system, making referrals to external support services, and ensuring seniors have the information to make informed choices in their lives.
Emotional Assistance At Home
Our Social Workers are trained in providing individual aged care counselling sessions to address a wide range of emotional concerns. Whether it’s managing grief and loss, navigating life transitions, coping with stress or anxiety, or improving self-esteem and resilience, our social workers offer a supportive and confidential space for seniors to express their feelings, explore coping strategies, and improve their emotional wellbeing.
Cura Aged Care Is Here to Help With Aged Care Counselling Services
Our Cura aged care Social Workers collaborate closely with other healthcare professionals, including aged care nurses, to ensure the holistic care of seniors. These Social Workers also operate with professional ethical standards. We maintain strict confidentiality when working with seniors and their families.
Contact us today to learn more about our aged care counselling services and how we can support you or your loved ones.
Some services need to be charged GST, such as services delivered by subcontractors, and GST is included in the cost entered in the quote.
No, we do not charge anything if you stop using our services.
We work together on your annual budget taking into account your personal situation. All services are recorded and a monthly statement will be issued. Statements are sent out on a monthly basis or as requested.
Depending on you or your carer’s abilities, you can have high customer control which will save on care management fees. We don’t currently offer full self management but will discuss with you the option to have high or low customer control. Your personal care advisor can assist you with this arrangement as part of your budget/quote development.
Depending on the package level and the level of customer control there are different percentages. Examples of percentages are in our budget spreadsheet. Your Care Advisor can show you on the budget spreadsheet when we first visit.
Yes, the level of consumer involvement and control may vary. This could range from a high level of involvement, particularly in areas such as care coordination, to very little or no active involvement. Home Care Package care levels are allocated 1, 2, 3 and 4, with supplements for different conditions, for example, Dementia.
This will depend on the Home Care Package you have been assessed for and what you would like to include in the package. CÜRA also offers private services to top up your package and other funded programs that may be able to top up the package.
Yes, any subsidy or care fees paid to CÜRA while you are on leave must be included in the regular statement of income and expenditure provided to you. Unspent funds will accumulate in your account.
