Baptcare

Baptcare is described as a Baptist Church community organisation in southern Australia. Its official website presents services including residential aged care, home care, retirement living, community housing, HopeStreet, disability services and homelessness support, with service information organised by state across NSW/ACT, SA, VIC/TAS and WA. A disability support page states that disability supports are currently provided in Tasmania and South Australia. The organisation's history page notes that a group of dedicated Baptist women in Victoria raised funds to open Victoria's first Baptist home for older people, leading to the foundation of Baptcare.

Baptcare's history page states that in Victoria, a group of dedicated Baptist women raised funds to open Victoria's first Baptist home for older people, leading to the foundation of Baptcare. The same page describes the combined histories of BaptistCare organisations across regions, including support for people living on the streets established in South Australia in 1913 through the West End Baptist Church and West End City Mission, the Baptist Homes Trust established in NSW in post-war 1944, and the Baptist Homes Board established in WA in the early 1970s. It also states that in March 2025 the organisations came together as one BaptistCare.

• Residential aged care

  Care in a supportive residential aged care home.

• Home care

  Qualified carers help with daily routine in the home.

• Retirement Living

  Security, care, support and flexibility for downsizing or living it up.

• Community housing

  Community Housing described as more than providing a roof over people's heads.

• HopeStreet

  A trusted place in vulnerable communities, offering hope to people living with disadvantage and distress.

• Disability services

  Support to build skills, connect with community and live as independently as possible.

• Homelessness

  Learning with the guidance of Aboriginal Elders to be part of culturally aware environments.

1. 1BaptistCarebaptcare.org.au
2. 2Our history - BaptistCarebaptcare.org.au
3. 3Get the disability support you need - Baptcaredisability.baptcare.org.au
4. 4About home care - BaptistCarebaptcare.org.au
5. 5Baptcarewikidata.org