Brokerage Nursing Services

What is it?

Essentially, the Kiama Council Brokerage Nursing Service KCBNS is a staffing agency that has been operating since 1998, providing staff to:

• aged care service providers
• community organisations
• individuals.

It is a self-funded program that can organise staff to provide assistance with a wide range of services including:

• personal care
• shopping / bill paying
• general domestic assistance
• meal preparation / meal provision
• transport
• social support / companionship
• medication monitoring
• respite (in-home & centre-based)
• laundry (including ironing)
• basic garden maintenance
• assistance with pet care and indoor plants
• extended care arrangements such as overnight care or short-term live-in care.

Who is it for?

The Kiama Council Brokerage Nursing Service can be accessed by aged care service providers, community organisations and individuals with the ability to pay for the service.

Although the Brokerage Nursing Service has staff available to work 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, it is not an emergency service. Therefore, all referrals need to be made between the hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

We are able to provide staff to clients/carers residing in the following suburbs only:

• North to Bulli
• South to Gerringong.

Process of referral

In the first instance, organisations and individuals wanting to broker staff through the Kiama Council Brokerage Nursing Service need to contact the Project Assistant and discuss their referral.

If the The Kiama Council Brokerage Nursing Service Project Assistant assesses that the request for staff can be met by the service, then a written referral will be required.