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.

The Meals on Wheels service provides a freshly cooked nutritionally balanced meal, including soup, main course and dessert, delivered to your home daily Monday to Friday.  Weekend meals are delivered with the Friday meal.  A subsidy is received from the Home and Community Care Program, jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State Governments.

Eligibility

To access Meals on Wheels, people need to meet the following Health Department criteria:

• Are older frail and having difficulty with everyday tasks;
• Have a disability;  

Referrals

Customers can self refer or alternatively referrals can be received from - hospitals, doctors, service providers, relatives, a friend or a neighbour.

On occasion customers may not be eligible under the Home and Community Care guidelines but may still need assistance with meals for a short period of time, i.e. recent admission to hospital or requiring short term assistance following surgery. On these occasions, at the discretion of the Senior Services Coordinators, customers may be taken onto the program as Full Cost Recovery clients.

Cost – Home and Community Care (eligible Customers)

Three Course Meal: $9.00
Main Only: $7.50
Soup: 50c
Sweet: $1.00

Full Cost

Three Course Meal: $10.50
Main Only: $9.00
Soup: 50c
Sweet: $1.00

For further information please contact the Addie Mills Centre on 9391 6030.

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:

For more information please contact the Social Club 9398 7139.

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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