Quality Home Care in Boulder, Right at Home

There is no single best provider, and be wary of anyone who says there is. Ask three things. Will the same carer come each visit, or someone different each time. What happens after hours and on weekends. And what the provider charges in fees on top of the care itself, because that is what decides how many hours of actual care your funding buys.

Broadly three. Help around the house and with daily tasks, personal care such as showering and dressing, and clinical care from a registered nurse. Most people start with one and add the others as needs change, which is why a care plan should be reviewed rather than set once and left.

There is no single price. Under Support at Home your contribution is worked out from your income and assets as assessed by Services Australia, and your funding covers the rest. Two people in the same street can pay quite different amounts. The only way to know where you stand is to have the assessment done, and we can explain what the result means in practice.

That rule belongs to residential aged care, not home care. It refers to the number of days of leave a resident can take from a facility each year while keeping their place. Home care has no equivalent, because the care comes to the person rather than the person moving into a facility. If you go away or into hospital, services simply pause and restart.