About our Aged Care service
You can contact the Aged Care Assessment Team at Hunter New England LHD on 1300 789 077, the team can advise you with what services are available in your local area.
My Aged Care helps you access Australian Government-funded aged care services and provides:
- information on different types of aged care services available to you
- an assessment of needs to identify eligibility and the right type of care
- referrals and support to find service providers that can meet your needs
- information on what you might need to pay towards the cost of your care.
My Aged Care can assist with:
- meals
- nursing
- transport
- respite care
- personal care
- social activities
- domestic assistance
- home care packages
- residential aged care.
You can phone My Aged Care on 1800 200 422 or visit the My Aged Care website.
Our services
Hunter New England LHD offers high-level, long-term residential care to adults over 65 or 55 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples that can no longer be supported in their own homes and require 24-hour nursing care.
Find an aged care service
Use our Service Directory to find a health service near you.