Accommodation Support

STAR Tasmania runs 12 accommodation sites across Hobart. Each site is home to between two and five clients with varying levels of care requirements.

Full time Client Service Managers are located at each site and are responsible for its day to day running and supervision of the level three and four staff employed there.

Each client has a nominated key contact person who acts as a liaison point between the client and their family and/or support network.

STAR Tasmania actively encourages the input and involvement of friends and family members. It is a major role of staff to ensure that clients have the support they require to maintain these relationships.

The organisation holds Family Forums approximately every three months so parents, carers and siblings can get together to discuss service issues that may impact on the lives of their family members.

Respite Suport

Respite aims to assist children, young people and adults who have a disability to remain living within their home and local community for as long as possible by providing the family or carer with a short-term break.

The STAR Tasmania Respite Centre caters to the needs of all clients, regardless of disability or behavioural support needs.

The centre can be accessed by families on a regular basis or as required in the case of emergencies. It provides safe, fun and responsive respite support run by expert staff in a family friendly environment.

Eligibility to access the service is determined by the Gateway Services which provides a single point of entry to all specialist Disability Services in the state.

Phone 1800 171 233 to speak with a Gateway Intake Worker to discuss eligibility for our service.

Click here to download the Centre Based Respite brochure.

Contracted Individualised Support

STAR also offers contracted fee for service support to clients with complex care needs who do not access traditional residential support through our share houses.

This support is available to those clients with access to funding through various government funding packages with flexible delivery options available including home, community access and respite support.