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Temporary relocation guide

Brisbane accommodation information

  • Metro South HHS maintains an Accommodation Guide. The PAH does not make recommendations regarding facilities in which to stay, but rather provides a list of some known accommodation facilities. It is important that patients and families check facilities and make decisions about accommodation with which they are comfortable.
  • Short and long stay available. Ask about long stay weekly, monthly or 3 to 6 monthly rates. Explain the need for a longer term, minimum 3 months stay.
  • Patients and families are encouraged to go to property websites such as: www.realestate.com.au or www.domain.com.au for a complete overview and comparison of suitable accommodation.
  • Local real estate agents can be contacted for help. The PAH Social Worker can provide documentation if needed, to a real estate agent confirming that a patient has moved to Brisbane for medical treatment.
  • Patients, who are tenants of the Department of Housing, are asked to discuss moving plans with their local Housing office to get the best help.
  • Church and non-government or community organisations can sometimes help with housing choices.

Accommodation options

  • Many accommodation choices exist. Patients and families have stayed in apartments, hotels, townhouses, duplexes, freestanding houses, Air BnB, granny-flats, share houses, mobile homes, cabins and high-quality tents in environments with suitable camping infrastructure. Supported Accommodation helps patients with specific care needs.
  • Some patients and families choose to stay in the city or near the PAH in one of the inner suburbs such as Buranda, Stones Corner, Woolloongabba, Kangaroo Point or South Brisbane. Others prefer to be further out in suburbs or areas where they have family or personal connection. Through the transplant process, it is important to stay somewhere safe, comfortable, affordable, and close to the PAH.

In this guide:

  1. Key points
  2. Referral for liver transplantation
  3. Processes and help with costs
  4. Step 1: Referral
  5. Step 2: Assessment
  6. Step 3: Case presentation
  7. Step 4: Treatment pathways
  8. Relocation and financial assistance
  9. Brisbane accommodation information
  10. Staying in Brisbane after discharge to home region
  11. Long term care
  12. Waiting times
  13. Impact of relocation on patients and families

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Last updated:
25 November 2022
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