Lionel and Joan Smith House provides home-away-from-home accommodation in Orange NSW for patients and their families travelling for cancer treatment
Booking enquiries can be made by calling Cancer Council’s accommodation team:
- 1800 370 771 (during office hours)
- Or via email lioneljoansmithhouse@nswcc.org.au.
Guests must be:
- Eligible for Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) or, if living less than 100kms from Orange, experiencing financial hardship
- Requiring a stay of at least 3 days
- Able to stay in the house independently without nursing or personal care support
- Capable of managing stairs unaided in case of emergency
- Accompanied by a carer or companion
Facilities at Lionel and Joan Smith House:
- Fully equipped 2-bedroom townhouse
- Located in quiet neighbourhood
- Sleeps a family of up to 7 people
- Full kitchen facilities, including dishwasher, microwave and oven
- Full laundry facilities, including washing machine, clothesline and clothes dryer
- Lock-up garage with additional off-street car parking
- Smart televisions in main bedroom and living room with free Netflix account
- Blue ray player in the living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rear deck area with gas BBQ
- All bedding, linen and towels provided
- Central heating and air-conditioning, with additional split systems in master bedroom and lounge room
- Landline telephone with free local calls
