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Patient and carer accommodation
You might stay in hospital for treatment (inpatient) or come and go each day (outpatient).
If you are an outpatient, you might want to stay near the hospital.
Ask the social worker if there is accommodation close by and if someone from mob can stay too. You might be able to find a local hotel, motel or hostel, or Cancer Council might be able to help you find somewhere to stay.
NSW Health provides partial reimbursement of accommodation through their Isolated Patient Transport and Accommodation Assistance Scheme referred to as IPTAAS. Read our IPTAAS fact sheet. Some hospitals and cancer treatment services provide low-cost hospital-allied accommodation services.
Central Sydney treatment centres |
Accommodation services |
| Elizabeth Hunter Hospital 125 Birrell St, WAVERLEY NSW 2024 (02) 9369 0307 Leukaemia Foundation Phillip Besbrow Accommodation Complex 8, Priory Rd, WAVERTON NSW 2060 (02) 9902 2222 Norland Hostel 27 Clissold St, ASHFIELD NSW 2131 (02) 9515 9901 St Vincents Hospital Accommodation Services Patients & Relatives 390 Victoria St, Delacy Building, Level 4 DARLINGHURST NSW 2010 (02) 8382 2114 Prince of Wales Accommodation Services for Patients & Relatives High Street, RANDWICK NSW 2031 (02) 9382 2097 |
Outer Sydney treatment centres |
Accommodation services |
| Hope Cottage Entrance from Somerset St, KINGSWOOD NSW 2750 (02) 4734 1899 Casuarina Lodge Westmead Hospital Hawkesbury Rd, WESTMEAD NSW 2145 (02) 9845 6900 Leukaemia Foundation 25 Helen St, WESTMEAD NSW 2145 (02) 9806 3802 |
South West Sydney
| Bezzina House Cancer Care Lodge 46 Gray Street, KOGARAH NSW 2217 (02) 9113 2555 |
North West Sydney
| Jacaranda Lodge 185 Fox Valley Rd, WAHROONGA NSW 2076 (02) 9487 9066 |
Hunter Region
| Calvary Mater Hospital – Newcastle Edith St, WARATAH NSW 2298 (02) 4014 3950 |
Northern NSW
| Rotary House Cnr Oxley Hwy & Wrights Rd, PORT MACQUARIE NSW 2444 (02) 6581 1076 Our House Laurel Cottage 145 Laurel Ave, LISMORE NSW 2480 (02) 6629 4350 Rotary Shearwater 345 Pacific Hwy, COFFS HARBOUR SOUTH NSW 2450 (02) 6656 7162 |
North Western NSW
| Inala House Tamworth Base Hospital Dean St, TAMWORTH NSW 2340 (02) 6767 7700 |
South Western NSW
| Hilltop 600 Keene St, ALBURY NSW 2640 (02) 6021 4874 Lilier Lodge 317-321 Edward St, WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650 (02) 6925 5240 |
Southern NSW
| Alkira Lodge Annex 1 Dudley St, WOLLONGONG NSW 2500 (02) 4222 5484 Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre Accommodation Corner of Scenic Drive & North Street, NOWRA NSW, 2541 (02) 4223 0204 |
Western NSW
| Western Care Lodge Bloomfield Campus Forest Road, ORANGE NSW 2800 (02) 6391 2300 |
Social Workers and Accommodation Officers help patients and carers to organise accommodation. The Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20 can also assist. In 2009, Cancer Council NSW led a collaboration to identify ways to improve hospital-allied patient and carer accommodation. The findings of this review are available in this summary report: Accommodating Change Summary Report Cancer Council NSW contributes to several community-owned hospital-allied accommodation services.