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A Government funded Home Care Package (HCP), can be of great assistance in helping you, or a loved one to stay safe, healthy and happy in the comfort of your own home.
The decision around the services and who provides them - is now up to individual choice and puts all Australians, at the forefront of their own home care needs.
This is great news!
Under the program, seniors choose a service provider that is right for their specific needs (eg: Comfort Keepers). The government, then pays us, a subsidy to provide a care package to meet your specific requirements.If you’re over 65, or an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, over 50, you could be eligible.
Funded by the Australian Government - there are four levels of Home Care Packages with a scale of funding levels, to reflect care packages from the basic, through to the highest level of care.
There are four levels of support provided under the program:
LEVEL 1
Basic - $10,588 p/a
LEVEL 2
Low - $18,622 p/a
LEVEL 3
Intermediate - $40,529 p/a
LEVEL 4
High - $61,440 p/a
For further information and regular updates on fees and services available visit:https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/home-care-package-costs-and-fees
Applying for a Home Care Package is easy.
Just phone ComfortKeepers and one of our team members will advise you on exactly what you need to do. Or if you prefer, we can visit you at home and help you to fill in all the paperwork.
Call Comfort Keepers today on 9492 8920 and you could have a Home Care Package, up and running in no time.
There are a wide range of services that can be provided as part of a Home Care Package. These include but are not limited to:
Personal Services
Assistance with personal activities such as bathing, showering, toileting, dressing and undressing, mobility and communication.
Nutrition, Hydration, Meal Preparation and Diet
Assistance with preparing meals, including special diets for health, religious, cultural or other reasons, assistance with using eating utensils and assistance with feeding.
Continence Management
Assistance in using continence aids and appliances suchas disposable pads and absorbent aids, commode chairs,bedpans and urinals, catheter and urinary drainageappliances, and enemas.
Mobility and Dexterity
Providing crutches, quadruped walkers, walking frames,walking sticks, mechanical devices for lifting, bed rails,slide sheets, tri-pillows, pressure relieving mattresses andassistance using these aids.
Nursing, Allied Health andTherapy Services
This may include speech therapy, podiatry, occupationalor physiotherapy services and other clinical services suchas hearing and vision services.
Transport and Personal Assistance
Assistance with shopping, visiting health practitioners,
Management of Skin Integrity
Assistance with bandages, dressings and skin emollients.
A Home Care Package may also support the hire and purchase of:
Assistive Technology
Devices that assist mobility, communication and personal safety.
Aids and Equipment
Any aids or equipment that assists a person to performdaily living tasks.
