Anglicare Tasmania your local provider of Senior Service

Anglicare is a reliable and highly reputable Tasmanian not for profit organisation. Founded in 1983 Anglicare, in response to the Christian faith, is committed to achieving social justice for all Tasmanians and to provide the opportunity for people in need to reach fullness of life.

Our values guide the work that we do and are based on the rights of citizenship, dignity, individual autonomy and other fundamental freedoms, which enable full participation and inclusion in society.

Anglicare is the largest community service organisation in Tasmania with offices in Hobart, Glenorchy, Launceston, St Helens, Devonport and Burnie. Our friendly qualified support staff receive regular training updates and are medication endorsed. Motivated leaders with solid industry experience manage teams and efficient business management practices that guarantee more services through low home care package administration costs.

Anglicare’s aged care programs include all levels of Home Care Packages and the Commonwealth Home Support Program. Our senior services support positive ageing and recognises that staying connected to the community in which you live, being with family and friends and being able to do the things that you enjoy are important to your overall wellbeing and staying independent.

Anglicare’s senior services was an early adopter and champion of consumer directed care believing that you have the capacity to make and bear responsibility for choices and decisions about your own life. Through a partnership approach our staff focus on your strengths and abilities and where challenges are experienced we support you to reach your goals and celebrate with you when they have been reached.

Using strength-based and evidence-based practice Anglicare provides services to support you to remain independent in your own home and to remain engaged within your community. We provide information and training to enable you to control and maximise the benefits of your individual home care package budget.

Our Clinical Team of Case Managers will provide information and discuss flexible support options with you so that you can create and build a package of support that enables you to live the life that you want. Our Clinical Team can also monitor your health needs and provide nursing services within the comfort of your own home.

If you would like to know more about the services that Anglicare can offer, or if you are looking to change providers please give our office a call on 1800 466 300. Our Care Coordination Team will be happy to answer your questions.

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Caroline Egan

DCM Media, agedcare101

Caroline has a wealth of experience writing within the retirement and aged care sector and is a contributing journalist for the Villages.com.au and agedcare101 blog and accompanying newsletters.

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Ian Horswill

Journalist

Ian is a journalist, writer and sub-editor for the aged care sector, working at The DCM Group. He writes for The Weekly Source, agedcare101, villages.com.au and the DCM Institute fortnightly newsletter Friday. Ian is in daily contact with CEOs of retirement living, land lease and the aged care operations and makes a new contact every week. He investigates media releases, LinkedIn and Facebook for a good source for ideas for stories.

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Lauren Broomham

Retirement and Aged Care Journalist

Lauren is a journalist for villages.com.au, agedcare101 and The Donaldson Sisters. Growing up in a big family in small town communities, she has always had a love for the written word, joining her local library at the age of six months. With over eight years' experience in writing and editing, she is a keen follower of news and current affairs with a nose for a good story.

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Jill Donaldson

Physiotherapist

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Chris Baynes

DCM Media, agedcare101

Chris has been a journalist and publisher in the retirement village and aged care sectors for 11 years. He has visited over 250 retirement villages and 50 aged care facilities both within Australia and internationally. Chris is a regular speaker at industry conferences plus is a frequent radio commentator.

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Annie Donaldson

Nurse and Carer

Annie has a long career in both nursing and the media. She has planned and co-ordinated the medical support from both international TV productions and major stadium events. In recent years she has been a primary family carer plus involved in structured carer support.