Dementia Care Queensland

South East Queensland

Dementia care Gold Coast

Specialist NDIS support for people living with dementia and cognitive decline across Gold Coast. Call us any time, day or night.

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Specialist dementia care, close to home.

The Gold Coast is a long city, from Coolangatta and Tugun in the south through Burleigh, Broadbeach and Southport to Coomera, Pimpama and Ormeau in the north, with Mudgeeraba and Nerang towards the hinterland. Dementia here does not always look the way people expect. Young onset dementia can begin in a person's forties or fifties, while they are still working and raising a family, and many older Queenslanders have retired to the coast. We have Supported Independent Living homes on the Gold Coast, and our community nursing team works right across the city. Whether someone is leaving Gold Coast University Hospital or Robina Hospital, or needs more help at home, one team can plan the next step.
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Services in Gold Coast

What we offer in Gold Coast

All 8 of our services, and what each one looks like in Gold Coast.

  • Specialist Support Coordination

    Available

    Specialist level coordination for complex situations across Gold Coast.

    About support coordination

  • Dementia Home Care

    Available

    Dementia trained support at home, with a worker matched within 4 days.

    About home care

  • Supported Independent Living (SIL)

    Homes in this region

    1:1 and 2:1 homes in Gold Coast, set up for dementia and Huntington's disease.

    About SIL homes

  • Medium Term Accommodation

    Available

    A home sourced in 5 to 7 days for every referral, for up to 90 days.

    About medium term accommodation

  • Short Term Accommodation and Respite

    Available

    In-home respite across Gold Coast. Ask about the nearest respite home.

    About respite

  • Community Nursing

    Available

    Registered Nurse led nursing at home across Gold Coast.

    About community nursing

  • High Intensity and Complex Care

    Available

    Complex health and behaviour support, including 2:1, across Gold Coast.

    About complex care

  • Community Participation

    Available

    Keeping work, hobbies and friendships going, with a dementia trained worker.

    About community participation

Specialist support coordination in Gold Coast

Our specialist support coordinators work with participants, families and hospital teams across Gold Coast. We coordinate at the specialist level only, for situations that are complex: a hospital discharge, a housing crisis, changed behaviours or needs that are changing fast.

Dementia home care in Gold Coast

Dementia trained support at home across Gold Coast: personal care, domestic assistance, companionship, community access and overnight support, active or sleepover. We match a worker within 4 days, and every worker is trained on the person's own assessments and plans before their first shift.

Dementia SIL homes in Gold Coast

We have Supported Independent Living (SIL) homes in Gold Coast. Every home is 1:1 or 2:1, purpose built and set up for people living with dementia and Huntington's disease, and placement takes 7 to 14 days.

Medium term accommodation in Gold Coast

When someone cannot go home yet, we source a Medium Term Accommodation (MTA) home in 5 to 7 days for every referral, from hospital or the community. Stays last up to 90 days, staffed 1:1 or 2:1, while we gather the evidence for the right long term plan.

Dementia respite in Gold Coast

In-home respite is available across Gold Coast, always with at least 1:1 support. Respite home stays start at 14 days, and emergency respite is available. Ask us about the nearest respite home to Gold Coast.

Community nursing in Gold Coast

Our Registered Nurse led community nursing supports people at home across Gold Coast. It is NDIS funded and covers every disability related health support except tracheostomy and ventilator management.

High intensity and complex care in Gold Coast

For people in Gold Coast with complex health or behaviour support needs: complex bowel care, enteral feeding (PEG), severe dysphagia, epilepsy and seizure management, catheter care, subcutaneous injections and complex wounds. We also support behaviours of concern, exit seeking and regulated restrictive practices where authorised, including 2:1 support.

Community participation in Gold Coast

Keeping work, sport, hobbies, friendships, routines and community roles going in Gold Coast, with a dementia trained worker alongside. The aim is a week that still looks like the person's own.

A woman in her sixties and her adult daughter smiling together in a sunlit living room by the verandah doors.

Hospital to Home

Hospital to home in Gold Coast

We work closely with the teams at Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital. When a patient living with dementia or cognitive decline is medically ready to leave but has nowhere safe to go, we meet them on the ward, not at the front door. We attend discharge meetings at no charge, source a medium term home in 5 to 7 days, and send the treating team a written update every week. One named contact stays with the person from referral to permanent home.

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Areas we cover in Gold Coast

We support people in these suburbs and towns, and everywhere in between.

  • Southport
  • Robina
  • Burleigh Heads
  • Coomera
  • Coolangatta
  • Tugun
  • Currumbin
  • Elanora
  • Palm Beach
  • Burleigh Waters
  • Miami
  • Mermaid Beach
  • Broadbeach
  • Surfers Paradise
  • Labrador
  • Biggera Waters
  • Runaway Bay
  • Ashmore
  • Benowa
  • Bundall
  • Varsity Lakes
  • Mudgeeraba
  • Nerang
  • Carrara
  • Helensvale
  • Oxenford
  • Hope Island
  • Upper Coomera
  • Pimpama
  • Ormeau

Don't see your town? We cover all of Queensland. Call 0439 143 082 and we will talk through what is possible where you live.

The same standards in every region.

Same day
Referral response, same business day and always within 24 hours
Same day
First contact with the person and their family
4 days
Worker matching
5 to 7 days
Medium term accommodation home sourced, for every referral
7 to 14 days
SIL placement
No charge
Discharge meetings, case conferences and MDTs attended
Weekly
Written progress update to the treating team and coordinator during medium term accommodation
1 contact
One named contact from referral to permanent home

In their words.

“When Mum was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at 58, we were completely lost. Every provider we called said they 'do dementia too' but it was always an afterthought. Dementia Care Queensland was the first place where the person on the other end of the phone actually understood what we were going through.”
Sarah M.Daughter of a participant living with young onset Alzheimer's, Cairns
“I'm 54 and I've been living with vascular dementia for two years. I still want to live. I still want to be me. The team at Dementia Care Queensland gets that. They've helped me stay in my own home, keep doing the things I love, and plan for a future I can feel dignified about.”
Michael R.Participant living with young onset vascular dementia, Gold Coast
“As a referring clinician, I need to trust that the providers I recommend can match the complexity of my patients' conditions. Dementia Care Queensland is the only NDIS provider I refer dementia patients to without hesitation. Their coordinators ask the right questions, understand disease progression, and plan ahead.”
Dr James T.Neurologist, Brisbane

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Questions about dementia care in Gold Coast

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Dementia changes a lot. Not who they are.

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