essendon adult day centre

The Essendon Adult Day Centre is operated by cohealth, a not-for-profit community health organisation, as part of their Senior Connections programme providing older persons social support and respite. It offers welcoming social group sessions up to five days a week for people aged over 65 across multiple Melbourne locations including Carlton, East Keilor, Glenroy, Niddrie, and Strathmore Heights. Sessions include morning tea, lunch, transport within the catchment area, arts and crafts, music, games, discussion groups, and regular community excursions. Staff come from diverse backgrounds and in-language support with interpreters is available, with languages including Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Italian. Participants require a My Aged Care referral and pay a co-contribution fee of under $20 per session, or a daily package charge of $150 for Home Care Package clients.