Community Rehabilitation Centre
A wide range of both rehabilitation and maintenance programs are provided to residents of the Bass Coast Shire.
Individual rehabilitation is offered to clients, following neurological, orthopedic, multiple trauma, general medical and or surgical events.
Group sessions included Independent Living Skills, Falls Prevention, Physical Activity and Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Transport is available for some of these programs.
Availability:
Monday - Friday
Time: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3343
Continence Service
The Continence Service is available to anyone with a bladder or bowel control problem. The Continence Nurse Advisor provides assessment, development of a management plan and specific education with regards to the problem. For children the service provides advice and management with regard to bed-wetting, day wetting and soiling. Assistance can be given with toilet training difficulties.
Availability:
Tuesday 8.45 am - 4.45 pm Wonthaggi
Wednesday 8.45 am - 4.45 pm Wonthaggi
Thursday 8.45 am - 4.45 pm (Home visits if required)
Thursday 8.45 am - 4.45
Friday 8am - 1 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3255
Dental Clinic
The Dental Clinic provides general dental treatment and denture services to healthcare or pension cardholders. Pre-schoolers up to age 5 years can have check-ups and treatment attended for a nominal fee, as can school students from year 9 upwards with healthcare cards.
The School Dental Service provides dental treatment to all school aged children (Year Prep - Year 12) or up until 18 years of age with a healthcare or pension card at no charge. Students from Year Prep - Year 6 without healthcare or pension card can be treated for a nominal fee.
Availability:
Monday - Friday
Times: 8.30 am - 4.00 pm (Monday - Thursday) and 8.30 am - 1.00 pm (Friday)
Telephone: (03) 5671 3268
Diabetes Education
The Clinical Nurse Consultant provides education and advice to clients and families on various aspects of diabetes management.
Availability and Times:
Monday (Wonthaggi /Corinella every 6 weeks) 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Tuesday 7.00 am - 3.30 pm Wonthaggi
Thursday 8.30 am - 5.00 pm Wonthaggi
Friday 8.00 am - 4.00 pm Inverloch
Telephone: (03) 5671 3290
Dietitian
The Dietitian advises clients on all areas of nutrition and dietary needs. This includes weight loss and gain, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and gastrointestinal problems.
Availability and Times:
Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3252
District Nursing
The service provides home-based care nursing/clinical care and assessment conducted by registered nurses.
Availability:
Monday - Sunday
Times: 7.00 am - 9.30 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3249
Family Day Care
This is a home based childcare option whereby carefully selected providers care for children up to the age of twelve. The children have the advantage of small group care in a safe, secure and stimulating home environment. Care is flexible to suit the needs of families and the service can be part time or fulltime. Care is negotiable for nights and weekends.
Availability:
Office hours Monday - Friday
Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Telephone: (03) 56723408
Family Resource Centre (Social Work and Welfare Services)
Phone: (03) 5671 3278
Fax: (03) 5671 3378
Email: frc@bcrh.com.au
The Family Resource Centre offers a professional social work and welfare service to residents and visitors of the Bass Coast Shire, hospital inpatients and their families. Services include:
Intake- provides an opportunity for issues to be explored, to ensure relevant and appropriate service provision and may include: financial literacy, advocacy and short term counselling and Emergency Relief.
Counselling - provides support for emotional and psychological problems.
MAHS Counselling - this counselling service is accessed by referral from your local General Practitioner.
South Coast child and Family Services - assists families with children aged 0-18 years, who are experiencing difficulties.
Drug and Alcohol - Family Counselling - provides counselling and support for familie4s affected by drug and alcohol related issues.
Financial Counselling - provides information and support to families and individuals who are experiencing financial problems.
Sexual Assault Support - provides counselling, information and support to: past/present children and adult victims of sexual assault, non offending family members, partners and friends.
Aged Care Social Worker - provides assistance for older people, their carers and family members.
Generalist Social Work/Counselling - provides assistance to people in the hospital or community udner the age of 65 years, who are experiencing emotional or psychological difficulties.
School Focussed Youth Service - provides secondary consultation to schools and services to reduce student vulnerability to self harm, disengagement from school, family or community.
Trauma Counselling - provides counselling and advocacy for people from a refugee background within their first 6 months of arrival.
Needle and Syringe Program - administered through the Family Resource Centre during business hours.
Family Day Care South West Gippsland - is a home based child care option for children up tot he age of twelve. Fees are charged, however most families will qualify for Child Care Benefit reducing their payment. Direct Telephone Number (03) 5672 3408.
Volunteer Program - provides a raft of services including meals on wheels, home, hospital and nursing home visiting, pet care, palliative care and telephone support. For information about becoming a volunteer, contact the Coordinator of Volunteers on (03) 5671 3278.
Volunteer Transport Service - transports clients to medical appointments when no other means of transport is available. There is a charge for this service. Direct telephone number (03) 5671 3372.
Family Resource
Meals on Wheels
This service provides a nutritious meal to individuals who have no other options for supporting their nutritional needs, other than having a meal delivered to their home. Charges apply.
Availability:
Monday - Friday and weekends as required
Telephone: (03) 5671 3247
Needle and Syringe Program
The Needle and Syringe Program has the primary aim of harm minimisation to intravenous drug users and the wider community. This is achieved by supplying sterile injecting equipment and safe disposal options. The service operates from the Family Resource Centre and the Urgent Care Centre, with a night time delivery shute.
Availability:
24 hours, 7 days a week
Occupational Therapy
This department offers a variety of services to improve function and help promote independence. Services include: assessment and rehabilitation of physical and functional skills for both inpatients and outpatients, rehabilitation in individual and group settings.
Availability:
Monday - Friday
Time: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3343
Orthotist
A visiting orthotist service attends the Physiotherapy Department for fitting and supply of orthotics and prosthetics.
Availability:
Monthly, every 2nd Monday
Telephone: (03) 5671 3343
Palliative Care
Holistic care that involves coordinated medical, nursing and allied health services is provided for clients with a terminal illness. This service is delivered, where possible, in the environment of the persons choice. It provides physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual support for clients, families and friends.
Availability and Times:
Monday - Sunday 7.00 am - 9.30 pm (on-call overnight)
Telephone: (03) 5671 3333
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy services are provided to inpatients, outpatients and residents in the aged care facilities. Services include general physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, community rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation and cardiac rehabilitation Phase II and lymphodema treatment.
Availability:
Monday - Friday
Time: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3343
Lymphoedema
The Lymphoedema Therapist can provide assessment, education, advice and management for individuals with Lymphoedema.
Availability:
Monday - Friday
8.30 am - 5pm
Telephone: 56713343
Planned Activity Groups
These programs provide a planned program of activities directed at enhancing the skills required for daily living and provide physical, intellectual, emotional and social stimulation. Groups are held at Garnham House, Wonthaggi (in the hospital grounds) and the Inverloch Community Care Centre. An extension of these programs is the Weekend Outreach Program, which offers eligible residents within the Bass Coast Shire, fully supported weekends in suitable selected holiday accommodation. Transport is available for all of these programs.
A weekly Friday men’s group, MATES (Mens Adventures To Exciting Sites), provides an opportunity for men who want a group just for themselves.
Transport is available for all of these programs.
Availability:
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (Wonthaggi), Tuesday & Thursday (Inverloch). Fridays MATES
Time: 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3343
Podiatry
Podiatry deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical and surgical conditions of the feet.
Availability:
Monday - Thursday (Wonthaggi) and Friday (Inverloch)
Time: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3343
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This is an eight-week program designed for people who have lung disease, such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The program offers a twice weekly individualised exercise program, and weekly education sessions.
Availability:
The program is conducted regularly throughout the year.
Telephone: (03) 5671 3333 or 56713336
Wonthaggi Wheezers
A Respiratory Support Group that meets the third Thursday of every month in Garnham House at BCRH.
Time: 10.30am-12noon
Telephone: (03) 5671 3333 or 56713336
Speech Pathology
The Speech Pathology Department provides assessment and therapy service to people experiencing communication difficulties that may be speech, language, voice, fluency (stuttering) or hearing related. Assistance with swallowing dysfunction is also available.
Availability and Times:
Monday - Friday, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3343
Stomal Therapy
The Stomal Therapist is available for education to patients, and their families in regards to stomal care.
Availability and Times:
Thursday, 8.00 am - 4.30 pm
Telephone: (03) 5671 3409 or 56713333
Support Groups
The organisation works collaboratively with various support groups including: Arthritis Self Help, Carers, Heart Support, Stroke, Pulmonary and Prostate.
Availability:
Monday - Friday, 8.30-5pm.
Telephone: 56713343
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