Pechey Place Respite Cottage

Our caring team at Pechey Place will provide your loved one with a comfortable, inviting and safe environment and the quality care and support they are used to. We can provide this support while you have some time away from home or to help your loved one return to normal day-to-day activities after a stay in hospital. With close proximity to shops and parks, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy outings where applicable. If there's an activity they'd like to do throughout their stay, we'll help to make it happen. We will also assist with all daily living routines including administration of medication, following the directions you provide.  

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Located at
Pechey Place Respite Cottage
Address
Albany Creek QLD 4035
Phone
1300 236 822

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Stay for a weekend, overnight or a couple of weeks and...

Enjoy a change of scenery

Pechey Place offers a spacious and welcoming environment which is fully accessible and has multiple areas designed for leisure, relaxation and connecting with others.

Get involved in activities

Your loved one will have opportunities to engage in all kinds of activities such as knitting, cooking, art, craft, games and movies and daily chair exercises.

Feel safe, comfortable and at home

Our staff are onsite 24 hours providing high quality care during care hours. This includes support with all daily living routines and offering freshly prepared meals.

Connect with others

A stay at Pechey Place provides new, enriching experiences for your loved one, including plenty of opportunities to connect with others and build lasting friendships.

overnight care for your loved one

Our wide range of flexible, ‘help to care’ options give families and carers the opportunity to rest and recharge with the knowledge that their loved one feels safe, relaxed and cared for in the same high quality way they are used to.

At Pechey Place, care is provided each day between 6am and 10pm. However, a member of our care team is onsite 24 hours per day and will provide support during the night if needed, for example if a guest is unwell or needs redirection to their room.

As a dementia-friendly organisation, our teams receive dementia training to help them understand dementia, learn strategies to communicate effectively with people living with the condition, and appreciate the impact that dementia can have on everyone involved.

We ask families and carers of people with dementia to help us get to know to our guests before they arrive. What are the established routines that work well for you and the person you care for? How can we manage transitions best? Tell us what brings comfort and what has been important in your loved one’s life, so we can create opportunities to connect with them.

"I would like to pass on my gratitude to all staff at Pechey Place for taking wonderful care of my uncle. His needs have increased since his last stay and the photos of his activities are just lovely."

"Thank you so much for the care and attention you have given to my husband whilst at the cottage. You are all terrific."

"Thank you for creating a lovely energy. I felt it as soon as I walked through the door and when I saw that Mum looked very at ease that helped me feel more at peace."

"My stay at the Pechey Place was wonderful. The house was so clean and tidy and the staff were just marvellous. I really enjoyed my time there."

"Sandy enjoyed his cottage stay, and it was a blessing for me too. You all do a wonderful job caring for our loved ones."

At Pechey Place you’ll enjoy a fully accessible, modern property set in a quiet neighbourhood close to parks and shops.

Spacious lounge and dining areas, a covered courtyard and concreted walking paths give guests the opportunity to come together for group activities and gentle exercise.

Our four bedrooms are all comfortably furnished and equipped with a smart television and alarm clock radio.

Our kitchen is fully accessible, and guests are welcome to assist with meal preparation of make themselves a cuppa or snack.

All meals are freshly prepared by our team on-site. Our menu will cater to all dietary requirements, cultural needs, food allergies and intolerances. We have an ‘excellent’ food safety rating under the Nutrition Australia Food Safety System.

Cottage Respite can be accessed by families and carers of people aged 65 and over (50 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) and people living with dementia who live in South East Queensland.

Cottage Respite is funded by the Department of Health under the Commonwealth Home Support Program. Cottage guests will require a My Aged Care Cottage Respite Referral Code. This is different to a Residential Respite code.

Depending on your needs as a carer, a cottage stay can be anywhere from 1 or 2 nights or a long weekend to a couple of weeks, depending on availability at the time. We can be as flexible around the length of stay as you need.

There are no limitations on how often your loved one can stay per year. It depends on what you need as a carer, to ensure the longevity of your role and that the person you care for can remain living at home for as long as possible.

Contact one of our friendly team to discuss upcoming availability at our cottage. You are welcome to visit us at the cottage prior to making a booking to make sure that Cottage Respite is right for the person you care about. Please discuss this with our team and we will help you to arrange a visit.

All meals served at our Cottage Respite are freshly prepared by our team on-site. Guests who enjoy cooking and assisting with food preparation are encouraged to get involved. Our menu will cater to all dietary requirements, cultural needs, food allergies and intolerances. This information will be gathered from you at intake. The Cottage Respite program has an ‘excellent’ food safety rating under the Nutrition Australia Food Safety System.

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