Nexus Community and Respite
Disability Services
About the program
Offered in Melbourne’s south and on the Mornington Peninsula, Nexus Community and Respite Disability Services provide community-based activities for people with a disability and respite options for carers.
Flexibility is a key feature of the program,with activity plans tailored to suit individual needs and interests. As well as day activities, we can arrange evening, overnight and weekend activities and respite, either in-home, in the community, at camps, or at the facility of a partner organisation.
For carers we offer recreational activities, social events, resource materials and carer support networks. For more information, see our Nexus Respite Services.
Nexus is run from our Integrated Community Care and Respite Services Centre in Frankston.
Who is eligible?
A person may be eligible for Nexus Community and Respite Disability Services if:
- they have a disability and are older than 30 OR are a carer who wishes to receive respite and/or future planning assistance and is older than 60, or older than 45 if an Indigenous Australian
- they live in the cities of Port Phillip, Stonnington, Bayside, Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Glen Eira or Kingston, or in the Mornington Peninsula Shire.
Features
Nexus Community and Respite Disability Services offer:
- stimulating community activities
- training and skills development
- transport to and from activities
- day respite care seven days a week
- in-home respite care, including evenings, overnight and weekends
- evening and overnight respite care at the facilities of partner organisations
- carer support
- Nexus Respite Services for carers.
Partners
We acknowledge the following partners for their valuable contributions to Nexus Community and Respite Disability Services:
Chisholm Institute of TAFE
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Department of Human Services, Disability Services
Disability Professionals Victoria
Frankston City Council
Inter Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee (ICACC)
Mornington Peninsula Shire
Mornington Peninsula Shire Aboriginal Support and Development Team
Peninsula Community Health – Koori Health Team
Regional Disability Respite Recreation Network
Salvation Army (Opportunity Shop, Frankston)
Southern Metropolitan Disability Alliance Network
St Vinnies (Opportunity Shop, Frankston)
Help us improve
We welcome feedback from clients, their families, friends and others to help us provide the best possible care. Please use the online feedback form or contact us directly at Nexus Community and Respite Disability Services.
Contact us
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Nexus Community and Respite Disability Services
2–4 Overton Road
Frankston Vic. 3199
Phone: 1300 147 147
Email: bacci@nullbsl.org.au