Support at Home can offer a wide range of services that you can access with government funding, depending on your funding level, which services have been allocated to you following your assessment and are outlined in your care plan.
The services are grouped into three main categories.
Safe and Independent
In your own home
Everyday Living
Services such as cleaning, gardening, shopping to help you stay independent safe and comfortable in your own homes.
Please click on each tile for more information about the service
Refer to example website - https://plancare.com.au/full-care-management
Tile: Domestic Assistance
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Our support workers are equipped to help you around the house and assist you with any daily tasks that need doing. Keeping your home clean, safe and looking its best!
- Dishwashing
- Sweeping & mopping
- Vacuuming
- Window cleaning
- Bathroom tidying
- Laundry & ironing
- Dusting
Tile: Minor Home Maintenance & Repairs
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Assistance and expenses related to home maintenance for activities you used to be able to do yourself as well as what is needed to maintain your safety.
- Changing light bulbs
- Gutter cleaning
- Repair broken door handles
Tile: Shopping
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Make the choice to either join your support worker on your visit to the shops or make a list for your support worker and send them to the shops for you! Choose how involved you would like to be.
- Support worker does your shopping for you
- You and your support worker go shopping together
- Your support worker drops you off and picks you up from the shops – a return trip!
Tile: Meal Prep
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It’s not just about meal preparations, we can also help you with meal delivery options. Our meal services are catered to all types of eaters. We have meal options when considering those who have a restricted diet, trouble swallowing or any allergies. Our Care Managers will help you to choose the meal option that best suits your nutrition needs.
- Cooking with the client
- Cooking for the client
- Meal preparation with or without the client
- Dedicated support worker with a cooking background who can make the meals you request
Tile: Gardening
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Basic gardening maintenance can be done by CPE’s chosen gardeners, or by one of your choice - as long as they meet the necessary requirements. It’s just as important to keep your garden safe and tidy as your home.
- Pruning
- Lawn mowing
- Watering & weeding
- Tree lopping
- Planting
- Clearing for safe access
Tile: Meal Delivery
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If cooking is not an option, we have a wide range of meal delivery suppliers that provide all kinds of meals and variety. One thing to remember is the cost of the ingredients is excluded from what your funding covers.
- Pre-prepared meals
- Light & Easy
- Ci Si Bon
- Home Chef
- Chorus
- Poppets Pantry
Independence
Services such as help with getting dressed, social support, taking medications, transport and other activities to help manage activities of daily living and live independently.
Please click on each tile for more information about the service
Tile: Personal Care
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Right from starting the day with a cup of tea, to going to bed at night and all that you need in between, they can take the very best care of you. We not only care for you, we also care about you, to make sure you feel comfortable and supported. Life transition planning
- Helping to go to the toilet
- Getting in & out of bed
- Showering/bathing
- Oral hygiene
- Dressing & undressing
- Hair & makeup care
- Support when self-administering medications
- Continence support, advice & funding assistance
Tile: Social Support
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Feel comfortable and supported during your own social events or when enjoying a social activity with your support person.
Group Social with CPE
- Coffee & cake catch ups
- In-house movies
- Bingo
- Quiz
Companionship & Individual Social Support
- Cinema & sporting events
- Coffee & eating out
- Assistance with pets in the community
Accompanied Activities
- Appointments
- Shopping
- Outings and social visits
- Social activities at home
- Assistance to maintain personal affairs
- Expenses to maintain personal affairs
Tile: Transport
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If any of our support staff are required to drive you in their own car, we do all the necessary checks on licences and insurances to ensure the car and driver are both road legal and safe. Transport can be provided for a range of services, it’s not just to and from appointments or events!
- A support worker can drive you there, pick you up and take you home from any event, appointment or meeting
- Social activities
- Sporting matches
- Exercise facilities
- Medical transport
- Taxi voucher
Tile: Therapeutic Services
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We can help you manage your social, physical and mental wellbeing to support you staying safe and independent at home
- Acupuncturist
- Chiropractor
- Diversional therapist
- Remedial masseuse
- Art therapist
- Osteopath
Tile: Assistive Technology & Home Modifications
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When you think about assistive technology, you may think this is only for something like a wheelchair or walker. Although that is correct, there is so much more available to make your day to day life more comfortable. We also can alter areas where necessary to ensure you feel safe and secure in your home and make sure you have the appropriate accessibility to continue to live independently.
For your comfort:
- Lift chairs
- Recliner chairs
- Adjustable beds
- Pressure relief mattress & cushions
To make life easy:
- Adaptive clothing
- Dressing aids
- Kitchen tools
- Gripping & reaching tools
For your safety:
- Low vision aids
- Fall alert pendants
- Mobility aids
- Walkers
- Wheelchairs
Living independently:
- Support rails
- Toileting aids
- Shower modifications
- Ramps
- Modifications that improve home safety and accessibility
Tile: Respite
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Companionship and assistance by a person other than your usual informal carer, either in the community or at home.
- 1 to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week care available
- Time spent with Client at home
- Time spent with Client in the community
Clinical Supports
These are specialised services such as nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, wound care and continence care.
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Tile: Nursing
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Our team of nurses are well equipped to help you with your clinical needs and fulfilling your medical plans. From basic wound care to comprehensive assessments, our nurses focus on your physical, mental, emotional and overall health.
- Clinical assessments
- Skin integrity
- Wound care
- Complex continence care
- Stoma
- Catheter
- PEG feeding
- PAS assessments & Dementia care
- Post hospital support
- Medication administration
- Diabetic Support
Tile: Allied Health
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We have our own team of physiotherapists, podiatrists and occupational therapists. On top of this, we have access to many other allied health services to provide to you. You may also choose to use your own physiotherapist via CPE, as long as they meet our requirements.
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech therapy
- Chiropractor
- Therapeutic massage at home
- Complex continence advice
- Dietician and food supplements
- Social worker
- Mental health professionals including depression support
Tile: Nutrition
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Support at Home can fund various types of nutrition assistance to those who are eligible. It focuses solely on your needs and what foods are best for you.
- Prescribed supplementary dietary products and aids
- Fully funded nutrition shakes (for those who are eligible)
- Assistance with feeding (eg. PEG)
- Nutrition advice
"As you get older, everyday tasks can become more difficult. Even though you need help, you may still want to live at home. Asking for help doesn’t mean losing your independence or moving out of home."
- My Aged Care
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Short Term Restorative Care
The Restorative Care Pathway can be accessed separately or in an addition to a participant’s ongoing Support at Home budget. This pathway can offer up to 16 weeks of restorative care and with an additional budget of between $6000 and $12,000 if required.
It's intended to help you regain your independence with daily tasks and focuses mainly on allied health services to help you regain your strength, especially following discharge from a hospital.
Eligibility is assessed via an aged care assessment which can be and can be conducted by an assessor whilst the participant is in the hospital.
You may also be able to have access to assistive technology and home modifications through the Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) scheme if needed.
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