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Fees and contributions explained

Support at Home has simplified in-home aged care for older Australians by making fees and contributions clearer and easier to understand.

Support at Home funding

Funding, classifications, pricing, and fees can be overwhelming. As Australia’s best-value home care provider, HomeMade simplifies this.

What services are available?

The Australian Government funds Support at Home, which provides services including everyday living, independence, and clinical care (e.g., cleaning, gardening, nursing).

Understanding Contributions

Your contribution depends on a range of factors, including the types of services you receive, whether you receive a pension and your means as assessed by Services Australia

How to Access Your HomeMade Account

Follow these steps to help guide logging into your account.

Aged Care

Choosing HomeMade

HomeMade is an Australian provider of flexible, affordable, and genuinely supportive in-home care.

Dignity of Risk in Aged Care

Dignity of risk allows individuals, including the elderly in care, to make choices despite potential harm or danger.

Reassessment of Aged Care Needs

Dignity of risk allows individuals, including the elderly in care, to make choices despite potential harm or danger.

What to expect from your Home Care Package assessment

If being in control is important to you when it comes to aged care, the good news is that you can self-manage your own support needs if you want to. Here is what you can expect.

4 steps to accessing a Home Care Package

If you’re an older Australian, you can apply for funding via a Home Care Package from the Federal Government which can help you remain safe and independent.

Health and Lifestyle

Guide to Advanced Care Planning

An essential part of anyone’s life is considering how we want our future to look. We all need to do this occasionally at different stages of our lives, even if the conversation makes us feel a little uncomfortable.

A Guide to Ageing Mental Health & Well-being

While ageing is a natural process, recognising mental health decline can be challenging. Symptoms often overlap with typical ageing changes, making it difficult to identify issues early

A Guide to Cognitive Decline in Old Age

As people age, it is common to experience changes in cognition that typically affect memory, attention, and other cognitive abilities. Without the right support, this can negatively impact their quality of life.

When Self Management May No Longer Be Suitable

Self-management provides you with choice and flexibility and let’s you stay in control of your care. However, there are instances when self-management may no longer be the right solution.