Aishling Respite Services@SpiritLive(TM)

Aishling Respite Services is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988.

We will exercise great care in regards to any personal information that you disclose to the organisation.

We will only obtain from you the information that is necessary for us to provide a particular service to you.

All individuals will be able to gain access to any personal information that is held by this organisation. There may be occasions when this may not be possible (for example, if such access would have an unreasonable impact upon the privacy of other individuals).

Sometimes it is necessary for us to disclose your personal information to another agency or service provider but we will always ensure that you are aware of any such referrals and that you give your consent for any necessary disclosures.

Please ask a member of our staff if you would like to discuss any aspect of our privacy procedures.

Aishling Respite Services

Yvonne Learmonth, our Program Manager for Aishling and Kawa Leigh Respite Services, commenced working with us in August 2009. Stacey Clayton is now the Program Coordinator and Jo Pipe has taken on the role of Service Manager of Aishling, Kawa Leigh and the Redlands office.

Elizabeth (Lizzie) and Jaap are available in the office for enquiries regarding administrative and financial enquiries.

We are offering clients planned respite for the next bi-annual period, if you have not received your package, please call Lizzie on (07) 3287 1778 and asked for one to be sent to you. If you are not an established client, please ring and speak to Yvonne Learmonth and discuss your family members eligibility.

Remember to ask about our camps and vacation care!

What are your rights? ADVOCACY

Advocacy is the process of standing alongside an individual who is disadvantaged and speaking out on their behalf in a way that represents the best interests of that person.

Aishling Respite Services strives for the minimum of conflict of interest possible in achieving outcomes that are acceptable to all parties.

It is the policy of this project to ensure that the client has access to an advocate of his/her choice to represent his/her interests when required.

Aishling Respite Services accepts the involvement of an advocate of the client's choice whenever this requested by the client.

On request from a client, referral to an appropriate advocacy service, or recommendation of a citizen advocate will be made.

Relevant information pertaining to the care of the client will be forwarded to the advocate, at the express wish and/or with the permission of the client.

(See www.health.qld.gov.au/hacc/)
Brisbane: 121 Copperfield Street, Geebung QLD 4034
Phone: (07) 3637 6000 Fax: 07 3637 6001
Outside Brisbane: 1800 818 338

For further information please contact Aishling Respite Services Office
on (07) 3287 1778.

KAWA LEIGH FLEXIBLE OPTIONS

Yvonne and the Aishling & Kawa Leigh Team managed a very successful vacation program during the September holidays. Vacation care will now be available during most school holiday periods.

To inquire about your eligibility to access the Kawa Leigh services please contact Yvonne on 07 3287 1778

Post School Options

Our programs are running smoothly and we are achieving numerous goals along the way and our clients are enjoying a range of activities.

Please let one of the team know if you would be interested in attending and when the most suitable time would be. Otherwise, call Yvonne in the office between 8.30am and 4.30pm weekdays.