Care and support services

Children, Youth and Families

Churches of Christ - Children, Youth and Families has been operating for over 45 years. We provide a broad range of services focused on building stronger, more capable and resilient children, young people and families throughout Queensland. These services include:

• early childhood education
• family support
• out of home care
• transition to independence programs

Support is provided based on identified needs and interests of individual communities.
 

Early childhood

Churches of Christ operates various services for children aged from 0 to 16 years. Our early childhood services were developed with a focus on community needs, and include centre-based care, home-based care and community-based care, all with flexible support options.
 

Care options

Home-based care options include family day care and in-home care. Centre-based care options include an approved kindergarten operating in a co-located early childhood centre, within school grounds and at stand alone sites; long day care; occasional care; and outside of school hours and vacation care. Other community-based services offered to families includes a family support service in Maryborough..

Housing

Community and affordable housing

We are one of the largest not-for-profit community housing providers in Queensland, offering a range of rental housing options for individuals and families on low incomes, those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, and those who are discriminated against in the private housing market. These options include crisis housing, transitional housing and long-term housing. Support is also available to assist crisis housing tenants with income arrangements, budgeting and referral to specialist services.

We believe that safe, secure, appropriate and affordable housing is a basic human right and is fundamental to individual, family and community wellness. We want our tenants to live in inclusive, safe and viable urban or rural communities:

• which offer a sustainable and good quality living environment
• where households can access a good range of services to maintain and improve their quality of life
• where residents have the opportunity to learn, work, engage and be involved in determining the future of their communities and to influence decisions that affect them.

Churches of Christ Housing Services works with individuals and our partners to help people find their purpose

Churches of Christ Housing Services client Sharon, has found her home and rediscovered her artistic side. Watch our interview with Sharon here.

Home care

Do you or a loved one wish to remain living independently at home for as long as possible? We provide a holistic range of home care services, including domestic assistance, personal care, nursing and allied health, home maintenance, social and lifestyle support, respite care and carer support.

Based on our Positive Wellbeing Model of Care, our home care services help build the positive emotions that are integral to healthy ageing. They are tailored to your strengths and preferences to enable you to achieve your individual goals and live life to the fullest.

Retirement living

Churches of Christ is one of the leading not-for-profit providers of retirement living, operating 23 retirement villages throughout Queensland (18) and Victoria (5). We offer a wide range of lifestyle options, all with individually tailored care and support packages available through Churches of Christ in Queensland or coordinated by our management team.

Our 23 retirement villages promote an independent lifestyle where residents can age-in-place with freedom, independence, privacy, dignity and security, without the worry of garden and house maintenance.

They are well located, and provide safe, attractive, accessible and affordable accommodation and services for over 1,000 residents.

Most of our services are co-located with Churches of Christ residential aged care and home care services, which offer residents a continuum of care as their needs change.

Residents have access to a range of social and hospitality services including, in some locations, medical transport ensuring residents are able to visit specialists and attend hospitals when needed.

Four of our villages – at Bribie Island, Mitchelton, Warwick and Townsville – are part of the organisation’s integrated communities program, where a ‘campus’ approach provides seamless care and service integration. Our philosophy is to engage with residents in a way that empowers them to influence and contribute to their communities. We test all decisions to ensure  there will be a positive outcome for residents,  and advocate on their behalf through our involvement in community, industry and special interest groups and forums.

Residential aged care

Churches of Christ is one of the leading not-for-profit providers of residential aged care in Australia, operating 30 residential aged care services throughout Queensland (28) and Victoria (2).

We provide a range of accommodation options including cottage-style, companionship and single rooms, all with personalised, individual care tailored to our residents’ needs. This is complemented by a variety of specialist services including dementia, palliative, bariatric and respite care, as well as pastoral and spiritual support. We also offer engaging activity programs that cater for each resident’s emotional, cultural, social, spiritual and physical needs.  

We are committed to progressing innovative care that supports each resident to celebrate their personal life journey. Most importantly, we offer residents and their families’ peace of mind in knowing we have been providing quality seniors living for over 85 years.

We are also committed to providing ongoing education, training and development for staff, to support them in providing optimum care.

Experienced, qualified and dedicated staff provide a high level of personal care to residents at all Churches of Christ residential aged care services.
All services are fully accredited by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care established by the Federal Government.

Integrated communities

Churches of Christ is one of the leading and most innovative developers of integrated communities in Queensland.

Churches of Christ campuses are uniquely planned based on individual and local community needs, with each individual campus designed to foster community spirit and cohesion. We offer holistic client-focused care and service in a location where the broader community can benefit from the additional services provided. These communities are located across Queensland and in Victoria are a mixture of care and support services, depending on the local communities’ needs. One campus may consist of retirement living and aged care services while another may include children, youth and families support and community housing apartments.

Integrated communities allow residents to access services and social supports available on the campus, regardless of a funding source, and an environment where residents and clients feel safe, respected and valued.