Home Care
The Support You Need to Maintain your Way of Life – With Confidence
As we age, it is likely that at some stage, we will begin to find certain tasks a struggle. Health issues may also limit our ability to do everything we used to do.
‘Home Care’ is government-funded flexible support that, for those who are eligible, provides funding to cover the assistance you need for the things you are struggling with.
It helps make life easier and more enjoyable.
Eligibility for Home Care Funding
The ‘Home Care Package’ is government funding to support you to maintain your way of life, and:
- Home Care is for people who are 65 years or over.
- Home Care funding is based on an assessment of your needs, made by the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). Their assessment will determine if you will receive home care funding, and which level funding it will be – Level 1, 2, 3 or 4. You can read our case examples of these levels below.
Contact us to assist you with your funding application, on 03 9810 5500.
Privately Funded Home Care
If you don’t have home care funding or if you are waiting for your funding, you can still access our Home Care services by paying for them yourself.
Similarly, if your funding does not cover all you would like, we can help you decide what is most important – or you can contribute to make up the difference.
Call us to find out more – 03 9810 5500.
Care Services Available
Home Care funding can be used for the services you need to help make your life easier.
Your needs may be:
Choose from Two Service Options
When you have been approved for your Home Care funding, we will offer you a choice of two ‘Service Options’ described below. You can change from one to the other in the future if you need to.
* Fully Managed – by our staff
Our ‘Fully Managed’ option provides peace of mind that your needs will be taken care of by our qualified and capable staff.
- For those who simply want things to happen without fuss
- Suitable for those who do not want the worry of managing care services
Our Qualified Care Advisors:
- Consult with you to develop your Personalised Care Plan for you
- Liaise with our Service Coordinators to set up your services
- Visit you as required to review your care and make any adjustments needed to your Personal Care Plan
Our Service Coordinators:
- Arrange your care services to suit you – book or change appointments, and keep you updated
* Self-Managed – by you
Our ‘Self-Managed’ option puts you in control of your services.
- You are responsible for managing your own care services
- Suitable for those who feel capable of taking charge of booking services
Our Qualified Care Advisors will:
- Provide you with expert guidance to develop your Personalised Care Plan
- Help you put your care services in place and ensure you are ready to organise and coordinate your care services
- Contact you twice per year to review your Personalised Care Plan and make any adjustments needed
Examples of Home Care Packages
Below we have created four examples to give an idea of the assistance, care and support that Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 Home Care Funding can be used to provide.
In each example, the Home Care client has chosen their Service Option – either Fully Managed, or Self-Managed – as described above.
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Vasey RSL Home Care Pricing Schedule
Click on the image below to view the Home Care Pricing Schedule.
This explains how the funding you qualify for can be used to purchase the services that will be most useful to you. It explains what the different fees are and gives examples of the cost of some common services.
Call us for more information during standard office hours on 03 9810 5570, or click the button below to find out more.
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