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Summer Hill House is Achieve Australia’s Short Term Accommodation (STA) respite service. Our home away from home supports children and adults who have high complex medical needs, who may need 24/7 care and registered nursing support. Summer Hill House offers comfort, safety, and security for people with high complex medical needs.
For those staying with us
During your stay you can make new friends, try new things, and enjoy outings and activities. Before your stay, your family and carers will have the chance to meet our friendly and expert on-site team to discuss your individual needs to make sure your transition is seamless and comfortable.
Read more below about our expert supports.
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A snapshot of your stay 📸
Trust the experts
Our highly skilled team are experts in supporting children and adults with high complex medical needs. At Summer Hill House, there are registered nurses and assistant nurses on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Gastronomy or jejunostomy tubes
- Ventilation or tracheostomy care
- Vital sign monitoring
- Wound care
- Catheterisation
- Palliative care
- Pressure area care
- Bowel care
- Oxygen management
- Subcutaneous injection
- Respiratory management
- Enteral feeding
- Manual handling with hoists and sling transfers
- Complex epilepsy
- Severe seizure management
- Asthma management
- Diabetes management
- Allergies management
- Medication management
- Meal preparation
- Dysphagia management
- Personal hygiene support
- Fully wheelchair accessible
- Ceiling hoists in all bedrooms
- 2 wheelchair accessible bathrooms with ceiling hoists
- Shower trolleys
- Accessible spa bath
- Wide doorways in all rooms
- Open kitchen and lounge area
- Air-conditioning in all bedrooms and common areas
- Open courtyard with BBQ facilities
- Landscaped gardens
- Wheelchair accessible swing
- Wheelchair accessible bus to access the community
Rooms suitable for children and adults
Set amongst beautiful gardens just 7kms west of Sydney’s CBD, Summer Hill House is in the quaint suburb of Summer Hill. A stone’s throw away from the train station and with on-street parking, Summer Hill House is easily accessible for your friends and family to pay you a visit during your stay.
Explore our home
Summer Hill is a quiet suburb in the heart of Sydney’s inner west. There is a range of shops, cafes and restaurants, and several parks nearby.
Child Protection Statement
Achieve Australia is committed to promoting and maintaining a culture that puts the interest of children and young people first.