What Are Clinical Reviews?
Early intervention generally means better health outcomes. As your dedicated home care provider, your safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance to us as we partner with you to achieve the goals you’ve set for your Home Care Package. We also have certain provider obligations to fulfil, and as such have various safeguards in place […]
Understanding Your Fees: FAQs
Why am I charged a Package Fee and Care Fee? Your home care package fee is split into two components. One fee is for care management and one fee is for package management and combined they comprise the 15% total package fee charged each month. From 1 December 2022 it was a Government requirement for […]
Incident Management Process
How does the incident management process work at HomeMade? We acknowledge all incidents relating to elder abuse within 8 hours of receipt. We will partner with you to reach your desired outcome and to handle the incident in a way that aims to uphold your safety and wellbeing. It is a requirement by law that […]
Utilising Your Home Care Package Funds
There are many reasons why home care package recipients may only be using some of their allocated funding. Some reasons may include: They want to hold funding back because they want to use their funds in the future for something that may or may not eventuate. They might have received a higher Home Care Package […]
High Prevalence High Risk in Aged Care
Older adults have a higher propensity for frailty, comorbidities and unique care needs. As the average life expectancy in Australia increases, the proportion of elderly people in the community with higher-risk conditions and illnesses is rising. What is High Prevalence High Risk? In aged care, “high prevalence high risk” refers to conditions or situations that […]
Reassessment of Aged Care Needs
If there has been a change in your health or living situation, it is a good idea to have a reassessment of your care needs.
A Guide to Cognitive Decline in Old Age
As people age, it is common to experience changes in cognition, which can affect memory, attention, and other cognitive abilities.
A Guide to Ageing Mental Health & Well-being
Getting older can make it difficult to recognise decline in mental health as it can overlap other symptoms of ageing.
A Guide to Dignity of Risk in Aged Care
All individuals, including elderly persons receiving care, have the right to make choices, even if they carry a potential for harm or danger.
A Guide to Advanced Care Planning and Advanced Care Directives
In the event you are unable to make your own decisions, advanced care planning allows you to make the choices and decisions now about your future medical and health care needs