Providing the very best of care
Staying in your own home
You may think that you aren't able to manage things at home any more
or that your loved one is struggling and may be better off in an aged
care facility.
There is an alternative. With our caring team of over two hundred skilled
Personal carers, Nurses, and Co-ordinators, you will be matched with someone
who is perfect for your needs.
We will support you and your loved one to stay at home in a stress free,
safe and comfortable environment.
It's on your terms
Whether you are looking for 24 hour care or just some help now and then
we can help. We can assist you with shopping, going to appointments or
on outings, preparing a meal, or with having a shower. The care is always
on your terms.
Our personal carers are there to support you and to do those things that
make it easier for you or your loved one to stay at home. Our team is
trained and selected for their caring qualities and are sensitive to your
needs. Just having someone to chat to and to help around the house can
make all the difference to your day and give you peace of mind.
Personal assistance and full support
The careful screening of our care team members (with full Police checks)
and matching the right person into your home means you have honest personal
assistance at its best. You and your family will receive emergency back-up
support through our 24 hour seven day a week on-call support service.
Our skilled Care Co-ordinators can arrange emergency care if necessary
within one hour of your call.
Best of Care services the Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surfcoast and
Colac areas. Best of Care can provide trained, competent and adaptable
personal care workers and Registered Nurses at call in a plan tailored
to fit you.
You can trust the dedicated Best of Care team for respectful, educated,
compassionate service and responsible, gentle care giving.
How a personal carer can help
Jack's story
Talk with any of the Best of Care staff and the same
theme will emerge over and over; tales of families who are under huge
stress and of carers suffering health problems due to the pressures
of caring for a spouse, parent, or a child at home. Take Heather and
Jack. Recently they faced the hardest decision of their lives after
Jack had a stroke.
They wanted to stay together but it looked as though
they would be separated. Jack needed more support than Heather could
provide and it was taking its toll on both of them. Jack was faced with
moving into an aged care facility. They both knew this would change
their relationship forever.
Luckily for them Best of Care moved efficiently to match
a personal carer to assist Jack with personal needs and to do "blokey
things" together one afternoon a week. Alan takes Jack to visit
his farm and to spend time with his beloved horses and they have a good
laugh together, having similar interests.
Funding from the Australian Government's Respite for
Carer's programme allows a person to share regular time with a personal
carer. Carefully matching people with a personal carer of similar interests
and personality is a speciality of Best of Care Co-ordinators.
"We take this role seriously" said
Ann Cotterell, Best of Care Managing Director. "It's so important
that people feel in control of their own lives and we don't want to
take that away from them. We want to give
them as much choice as possible."
Heather now enjoys a welcome break from being Jack's
full time carer, enjoying her free afternoons with friends at her local
club. "It's such a blessing to have found
Best of Care" said Heather, "It feels like a huge burden
has been lifted from my shoulders. The staff are all so professional
and caring and always reliable. Jack and
I have got the sparkle back in our lives."
Best of Care have funding available for people like
Jack and Heather. "Basically as long as the person is caring
for another person on a regular daily basis they can access this funding"
Ann said.
Best of Care have a caring, experienced team of Nurses,
Carers, and experts in aged care, Dementia, Palliative care and disabilities.
Call us now for a confidential chat.
Call (03) 5272 3133, 24 hours a day, every day of the
year, for expert advice and a quick response.
