SUPPORT AT HOME 2025/26 PRICE GUIDE
We’re here to help BaptistCare provides tailor-made home care to suit your needs and budget. Our caring staff are on-hand to provide assistance with this process.
Ways of funding our services Support at Home (SaH) provides government funding for both ongoing and short term support. BaptistCare can help you to understand your eligibility, including the mix of services available to meet your assessed needs and budget. Private Services are available to individuals who choose to pay for their own care at home, including those topping up their government funded support or waiting for government funded care.
How is care and support managed and delivered? There are three main service categories under Support at Home: Service Category
Service Type
1
Independence: Support to manage activities of daily living and loss of skills or function to live independently
Personal care, social support & community engagement, therapeutic services, respite, transport, assistive technology, home modifications
2
Everyday Living: Support to keep your home in a liveable state and support your independence at home
Domestic assistance, shopping assistance, home maintenance (including light gardening) & home repairs, and meals (preparation and/or delivery)
3
Clinical Supports: Specialised services to maintain Nursing, most allied health, nutrition, care management or regain functional and/or cognitive capabilities and restorative care management
Short term support includes the Restorative Care Pathway to improve your independence through allied health services, the Assistive Technology and Home Modifications scheme for access to products, equipment and home modifications and the End-of-Life Pathway, with extra funding to support older people to stay at home in their last 3 months of life. Your services will be delivered by a dedicated Care Manager and group of Care Workers, supported by a multi-disciplinary team of Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, other Allied Health professionals and an experienced local management team. BaptistCare’s size and experience enable us to provide, or easily access, the full range of services and supports that are eligible under a Support at Home program, from simple help around the home to highly complex clinical care needs.