Home Care
Stay at home longer with personalised care
Remaining at home may take a little bit of help and support, at Southern Highlands Home Care we offer a range of services to help with that. From Government funded packages to private plans and DVA, we offer services that suit everyone's needs.
There are many ways we can help you at home, from daily care to fortnightly cleaning. Southern Highlands Home care listens to you and your loved ones and work together to tailor a package to offer you the best support so that you can continue to live safely in your own home.
Services we Offer
Personal Care
Providing assistance with daily self-care tasks in order to maintain dignity and uphold clients hygiene and grooming standards.
Domestic Assistance
In home assistance, with everyday tasks. We provide help with cleaning, clothes or dish washing, ironing, grocery shopping and help with paying bills.
Meals
Respite
Offering the opportunity for carers and their families to take a well earned and needed break from their caring responsibilities.
Social Support
We provide a leisure focused service to meet our client's need for companionship and social interactions, that provide the opportunity for them to access community services or other facilities and facilitate their participation in community life.
Centre Based
This service encompasses Centre-based care, day programs such as Adult Day Care or Men's Shed. It provides the client with the opportunity to access and participate in their community.
Transport
We provide the ability for our clients to attend doctor or specialist appointments, go grocery shopping or access community services through utilising our carers to safely escort our clients.
Medical
Southern Highlands Home Care employ Registered Nurses and certified carers. This enables us to offer medical assistance in the home as well.
Care Planning & Case Management
Southern Highlands Home Care work closely with the client, their carer and family as well as their doctor and allied health services.
Package Options
Private Services
All clients can access our services as a privately funded client. Clients who usually access this are not eligible or are awaiting approval for Government funded services.
Department of Veteran Affairs - DVA Home Care
Southern Highlands Home Care offers our services to DVA clients. DVA Home Care is a care program designed to enable eligible veterans, war widows and widowers to remain in their own home as long as they are able to with a little support. A little support refers to low-level support services provided on a short-term or ongoing basis, or increased intensity on a short-term or episodic basis. Services designed to maintain your health, well being and independence.
Government Funded Packages
A Home Care Package is a subsidy provided by the Australian Government to assist an older person to remain at home with support. Clients are assessed by an ACAS (Aged Care Assessment Service) on their needs and are approved for a package in one of four levels. Southern Highlands Home Care offers services to levels 2,3 and 4.
Packages are flexible, allowing you to choose the services you require most. Some clients use both funded packages and private services if their level of care is greater then funded. Click here to find out more about Packages.