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Residential Wellbeing

Therapeutic counselling for people living in select residential aged care facilities in Gawler and Barossa.

Do you feel sad, lonely or less interested in the things you used to enjoy?

If you are feeling more nervous or worried than usual, know that you are not alone.

Our Residential Wellbeing program aims to help you cope with the challenges of living in an aged care facility.

You may benefit from our support if you:

  • Have recently moved into an aged care facility and are finding it difficult to adjust to your new home.
  • Are experiencing stress, grief, or loss.
  • Have lost motivation or enjoyment in life in the aged care facility.

What do we offer?

  • We come to you

    Appointments can take place in your room or another confidential space

  • Highly trained clinicians

    Our team are skilled in supporting people who are living in aged care homes

  • Build resilience

    We’ll work together to improve your wellbeing

  • No cost

    Services are free at Sonder

Accessing this service

Where can I access this service?

Appointments are available to residents in select aged care facilities in Gawler and Barossa.

How do I access the service?

Getting started with Residential Wellbeing is easy. Simply ask a worker at your aged care facility for a copy of our referral form.

A Sonder Clinician routinely visits your facility. Your referral form can be provided directly to the Sonder Clinician in a confidential envelope.

Alternatively, call Sonder on (08) 8209 0710.

Referral information for aged care workers

To refer a resident to this program, ask for a copy of our referral form at the front desk of the aged care home. Complete the form with the resident and hand it back to the front desk staff or directly to our Sonder clinician who routinely visits the facility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This service is supported by funding from the Country SA PHN through the Australian Government’s PHN Program.