Home Care in Australia

Home care is aimed at maintaining a person's quality of life in their home by supporting them with their physical needs and daily activities. Click on the links below to learn more about the options and steps relating to home care.

8 steps to Home Care

Step 1

What is Home Care

Here we look at all the different types of Home Care offered nationally and how where you live could impact the type of home care you receive.

Step 2

Home Care Packages

Home Care Packages are the largest form of government subsidised Home Care nationally. There are also subsidies available under certain categories...

Step 3

Aged Care Assessment Team

An assessment is one of the first things that needs to be done when receiving a Home Care Package. This is the time to express everything that is...

Step 4

Home Care Package Fee Structure

Understanding the finances, government subsidy and your own cost contributions can be very complex and is something that varies from person to person...

Step 5

Package Provider Cost Components

What level your Home Care Package is, determines how much funding is available. Knowing how this funding is spent is really important. Here we...

Step 6

Understanding Package and Service Providers

Understanding Package and Service Providers is crucial to understanding how your Home Care Package is delivered. There are some crossovers between...

Step 7

Care Management Plan

All Home Care Packages, no matter what level, need to be case managed. There is flexibility as to how this is done. You can case manage your own care...

Step 8

Home Care Agreement

The Home Care Agreement sets out everything about your Home Care Package including costs, case management, services and any extras. You need to know...