We will find the perfect person for you, who is interested in you and your life and will spend time with you, each week for social support, either in your own home, or accompanying you in the community.

Care includes compassionate listening support and *practical assistance, such as supporting clients (patients) with medical appointments and social activities.

*Practical assistance does not include domestic, personal hygiene or nursing tasks.

Who this service is for

Any person, of any age, diagnosed with a terminal or ‘life limiting’ illness may be referred by a health professional to our service.
Clients are also welcome to self-refer.
Upon receiving a referral, our staff will request any information needed to supportively assess each person’s eligibility to receive volunteer support.

Cost

Our services are free of charge.

Opening Hours

Our Palhelp team members are generally available on weekdays at times to suit you and your family. Occasional weekend availability.

Our office is open during week days from 9am to 5pm to respond to enquiries.

Accessibility Support

N/A – this is an in-home service.

How this service is delivered

• Face-to-face

  Trained volunteers are carefully matched by a Palhelp professional to visit clients in their homes.

  A member of our staff team will meet you initially to learn how we can bet support you.

  Visits are usually once a week, for up to 3 hours.

• Call or visit us online

  Please call us on (03) 6231 9249 to find out more about our services, or visit our website and fill in a ‘refer to us’ form.

• We'll come to you (outreach)

  We provide in-home support in southern Tasmania.