Gosford Home Modifications And Maintenance
What Is The Aim Of The Service
Under the HACC Agreement and HACC Act, monies provided through the HACC Program are to be directed towards:
Persons living in the community who in the absence of basic maintenance and support services provided within the scope of the program, are at risk of premature or inappropriate long term residential care.
Who Is Eligible?
Older and frail persons, with moderate severe or profound disabilities
OR
Younger persons with moderate, severe or profound disabilities
OR
Carers of those persons
AND
In both cases you are a home owner, or in certain circumstance, a private renter.
How Can The Service Assist You
The service specialises in home modifications, maintenance, adjustments and advice on building related matters, but is limited to a cost factor on each occasion. Referral to high level scheme is available.
How Long Will I Have to Wait?
Each job that comes in is prioritised. We attend to the urgent and high priorities first. As most of our work is of a high priority, at times we do have a long waiting time>
What Will It Cost
On each occasion, every client is assessed individually on their ability to pay for works and advised of the subsidised cost to carry out the necessary work.
What Services Are Available
Examples of modification or maintenance work that can be carried out include:
- Internal and external ramps
- External pipe handrails
- Internal grab rails for bathrooms
- Hand held showers
- Necessary repairs to gutters, windows, doors, floors, steps and paths
- Plumbing and minor electrical work
- Removing the hob from shower recess
- Wheelchair access bathrooms
- Chair and bed raise
Additional Home Maintenance Service Available
Lawn and Garden Maintenance
Home maintenance refers to assistance with maintenance of service users’ gardens and yards to help keep the home in a safe and habitable condition.
Types of Services Available
- Lawn mowing
- Garden re-design to improve accessibility and to provide ease of maintenance for the service user
- The conversion of a garden to a low maintenance – no beautification carried out
- General garden tidying up
- For clients in rural and remote areas service may include yard clearance and other fire safety measures
Office Situated at: 89 McMasters Rd, Woy Woy (Cnr of Ross Street)
Office attended: Monday to Thursday 8am – 4pm, Friday 8am – 12 noon
Builders Licence No. 41005
ABN 13 491 632 299
Postal Address: P O Box 72, Woy Woy 2256
Phone: 4341 9355 and 4341 2326
