The City offers a range of community based services and programs for people with disability, their brothers and sisters and families.
Including people with a disability in their community and working with individuals and families/carers to ensure that programs and services remain responsive to individual needs is the focus of the City's Disability Services Branch.
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The Hairdresser is available from 8.30am Tuesday to Friday.
Please ring the hairdresser on 9398 3449 after hours 0415 650 633.
Please Note: The hairdresser works to her own hours, not the Centre’s hours.
Many people dislike preparing a meal to eat by themselves. As eating is an important social activity, the Addie Mills Centre provides a midday meal Monday to Friday so that seniors and people with a disability can enjoy the company of others.
Bookings for lunch are essential, so to avoid disappointment you are required to book before 10:30am on the day you would like to come in.
Subsidised meal prices are offered to customers assessed as being eligible for Home and Community Care services.
COST – Home and Community Care (eligible Customers)
Three Course Meal: $9
Main Only: $7.50
Soup: $1.00
Sweet: 50c
FULL COST
Three Course Meal: $10.50
Main Only: $9
Soup: $1.00
Sweet: 50c
For further information please contact the Addie Mills Centre on 9391 6030.
Meals on Wheels
The Meals on Wheels service provides a freshly cooked nutritionally balanced meal delivered to your door by a volunteer. Options include a soup, a main meal and a sweet. Meals are delivered to your home daily Monday to Friday. Weekend meals are delivered on Fridays.
Eligibility
To access Meals on Wheels, people need to live in the City of Gosnells and meet one or more of the following criteria:
- 65 years or older,
- Have a disability
- Require assistance short term with meal preparation
Referrals
Clients can self-refer or alternatively referrals can be received from - hospitals, doctors, social workers, service providers, relatives, friends, carers or neighbours.
The Commonwealth Home Support Program is a government funded program to help older people stay independent and in their homes and communities for longer. Clients may be eligible for a subsidy from the Commonwealth Home Support Program if they are 65 years or over and are referred by My Aged Care – 1800 200 422 https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/
On occasion, clients may not be eligible under the Commonwealth Home Support Program guidelines but may still need assistance with meals if they have a disability or require the service for a short period of time, i.e. recent admission to hospital or following surgery. On these occasions, at the discretion of the Centre Supervisor, clients may be accepted on a Full Cost Recovery basis.
Full Cost Recovery
Three Course Meal: $10.50
Main Meal: $9.00
Soup: 50c
Sweet: $1.00
Subsidised Cost – Commonwealth Home Support Program (eligible clients)
Three Course Meal: $9.00
Main Meal: $7.50
Soup: 50c
Sweet: $1.00
For further information please contact the Addie Mills Centre, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4.30pm , on 9391 6030 or amc@gosnells.wa.gov.au
The Addie Mills Social Club operates from the Main hall of the Centre.
New members (over 55) are welcome. The club organises a number of activities which include:
|
Activity
|
Day
|
Time
|
| Carpet bowls |
Monday, Wednesday and Friday |
10am to 2pm |
| Old time dancing |
Tuesday |
10am |
| Concert |
Tuesday |
1pm |
| Bootscooting |
Thursday |
9.30am |
| Bingo |
Thursday |
12.40pm |
For more information please contact the Social Club 9398 7139.
Transport and referral services
Transport
A transport service is available to take people to and from the Addie Mills Centre. A modern, comfortable bus with attendant can pick up and deliver home 17 customers per day.
This service is offered Monday to Friday free of charge.
For further information please contact the Addie Mills Centre on 9391 6030.
Referral
The City senior services team is committed to ensuring that customers are provide with timely and accurate information in relation to services available to meet their individual needs. In the event the services are not within the scope of the City, customers are referred to appropriate agencies.
For further information please contact the Addie Mills Centre on 9391 6030
There are a number of different volunteer opportunities available at the City of Gosnells and the Addie Mills Centre.
If you would like to enquire about volunteering please contact the volunteer E-Hub.
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