At Crescent Respite, we specialize in providing a distinctive approach to respite care for NDIS participants. Our vision is to integrate therapeutic benefits into every aspect of our services, ensuring each stay promotes independent living and skill development.
We understand that many facilities offer respite as a break from daily routines, but participants often return without significant change. At Crescent Respite, we believe that true progress lies in therapeutic support, rejuvenation, and skill-building. This commitment to meaningful progress is at the heart of everything we do.
What Sets Crescent Respite Apart?
Our state-of-the-art facilities and dedicated team, including behavioural therapists, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists, work together to provide comprehensive care tailored to each participant’s unique needs. Whether you are staying in our therapeutic respite care, SDA homes, or SIL homes, you will receive the same high-quality services designed to enhance your well-being and independence.
Discover the Crescent difference, where our holistic approach and therapeutic touch set us apart in the industry.
Get in touch with us today!At Crescent Respite, our name signifies new beginnings and the potential for positive change. Our mission is to make a real difference in people's lives by providing personalized, evidence-based respite care that supports recovery and rehabilitation. We are committed to tailoring our services to meet the unique needs of each participant, ensuring they receive the care they truly need.
We recognized that many respite services are not tailored to participants' needs or supported by evidence-based practices. We are passionate about offering something better – a more personalized approach. Our goal is to create a respite service that goes beyond just a break, focusing on genuine recovery and rehabilitation, ensuring everyone receives the care they truly need.
Today, we are proud to have established Melbourne’s first therapeutic respite facility under the Crescent Respite banner.
To lead in delivering innovative therapeutic respite, SIL, and SDA services through a transdisciplinary approach, empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve independence and enhanced well-being.
Jay is a behaviour therapist with 13 years of experience in philanthropy and entrepreneurship who revolutionised the health world. His background in psychology, behavioural psychology, applied behaviour analysis, psychotherapy and rehab counselling over the last thirteen years puts him ahead of the race when it comes to behavioural, intervention and sound clinical treatment and out-of-the-box approaches. His decades of experience and profound knowledge of modern and classic strategies of human behaviour, psychology and communication give all his participants the comfort of knowing they are in good hands and that there is no problem he can't handle.
Emma started her Occupational Therapy carer in the UK in 2012 and moved to Australia in 2018, having over 11 years of experience. Her clinical experience consists of working in the hospital, Age Care, Community and Respite settings with people of all ages who have a range of disabilities and conditions.
Emma has a particular interest working with participants with Neurological conditions providing interventions in areas such as life skill training, ILO, SIL, SDA, and AT (minor and complex). Emma is a certified home modification assessor for NDIS and has completed a graduate course in Sensory Integration. Her passion lies in providing a quality person centred care to participants and goes above and beyond to achieve quality outcomes. Emma joined Crescent Respite as a Team Leader and has progressed to a clinical manager supporting participants and developing the transdisciplinary service.
Outside of work Emma enjoys travelling and keeping active, completing a half Marathan in 2022 for Beyond Blue.
How We Can Help
Occupational TherapySpeech PathologyPhysiotherapyTherapeutic SupportNDIS Short Term AccommodationDisability Respite ServicesMental Health Retreat MelbourneNDIS Capacity Building