Home and Community Care (HACC)
Glengrey House is an adult day respite centre providing services to frail aged people and people with disabilities (and their carers) living in the Derwent Valley area.
Glengrey House offers different services to different people:
To the client, Glengrey House offers a social outlet and provides a sense of belonging to the community. It also provides and educational component, allowing old skills to re-emerge and new skills to be aimed for, a chance for sharing of experiences, and to adopt the healthy lifestyle promoted at Glengrey House.
To the carer, it offers daily respite from the person they are caring for, a chance to 're-charge the batteries', to do what they want for the day, go shopping, to the hairdressers, visiting, play sport, knowing that their caring role can be transferred to somebody else for the day.
The services offered at Glengrey House include:
- Daily respite
- Midday meals, morning and afternoon teas
- Transport to and from Glengrey House
- A range of activities
- Weekly outings
- Annual holiday/trip
Activities offered include:
| Games | Gardening | Video afternoons | Cooking |
| Relaxation | Exercises | Scrabble | Massage |
| Theme days | Weekly outings | Craft | Music |
| Cards | Bingo | Aromatherapy | Counselling |
| 8 Ball | Celebration Days | Annual holiday/trip | Reminiscence Therapy |
Glengrey House's daily fees are $10 per person (made up of meals $4, transport $4 and HACC attendance fees $2).
Glengrey House is open from Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 4.30pm. Contact (03) 6261 3938 for further enquiries.

