If approved for a Home Care Package between 12 Sept 2024 and 30 June 2025, you will experience the transition from the current system to the new Support At Home system, beginning 1 July 2025. Learn what's changing!
If approved for a Home Care Package prior to 12th of September 2024, you’ll automatically be moved to the new Support At Home system on 1 July 2025. Use this factsheet to discover what's new and changing!
The factsheet is a great starting point to cover key topics, such as Communication, Your care team, Service quality, After hours support, Pricing and more
To help make it easier we’ve pulled together your factsheet on Your Top 20 Questions About Support At Home in An easy-to-understand factsheet.
This factsheet on How to Prepare for your Home Care Assessment provides simple, straight-forward advice on what the expect and how to ensure you get the care and support you may need.
The good news for ageing Australians is that there are several funding schemes set up to support them to remain well and living independently at home as they grow older. And despite common misconceptions, things don’t need to be at crisis point before help is available. This article compares the Commonwealth Home Support Program and Home Care Package scheme to explain the differences and how much funding is available.
It surprises many to discover Home Care Packages are not means tested or only for pensioners. Discover at a glance how your income impacts the funds you could receive, what it’s worth to you – and if you should apply! This article breaks it down and crunches the numbers for you with some quick references and tools to help you make up your mind.
It would be easy to assume older people aren't keeping up with mobile technology. But the data tells a different story and businesses like Age Up health are embracing its potential to better service clients. Find out how simple tech like SMS messaging is changing the conversation and shifting what's possible in care services.
There are all kinds of ways that our bodies change as we grow older. And luckily, there are also all kinds of ways we can help extend our years of wellness and vitality. Osteopathy is one of those ways as a therapy that can be effective against a raft of physical changes. Treatments help with muscle relaxation, joint flexibility, healthy blood flow, postural balance, and pain management.Find out more ways it can help.
Summer is here, and so too the is the extreme heat. For those aged 65+ this can be a serious problem as the temperatures soar. Understanding how to stay well and safe in the heat can be the difference between simply feeling hot and bothered, and more serious outcomes. Here we look at the risks, symptoms and how to stay safe.
Many people delay seeking home aged care support until they have a serious incident. In other cases, it may be friends or family networks struggling, but they delay seeking help until burnout has well and truly set in. Planning ahead and knowing the signs to look out for can save families a lot of time, money and stress when they need it most! So when is the right time?
Home Care Packages are not one-size-fits-all. Different people have different needs, goals and living situations. Which is why Home Care Packages can be managed in two different ways: independently or by a Home Care Provider. Knowing which one is best can be difficult as each one has benefits and drawbacks, so let's walk through both options.
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