Quality Home Care in Toronto, Right at Home

Eligibility is national rather than state based. Generally it applies to people over 65, or over 50 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are finding everyday tasks harder to manage on their own. The path is the same everywhere: register with My Aged Care, have an assessment, then choose a provider. We can walk you through the assessment step.

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.

Nobody is turned away from government funded home care because of their financial situation. Contributions are assessed on income and assets, and there are hardship provisions for people who genuinely cannot pay. If money is the thing stopping you asking for help, say so, because it is a more common conversation than most families expect.

Usually described as help at home, residential aged care, and short term or respite care. Help at home is what most people want and what we provide. Residential care means moving into a facility. Short term care covers recovery after a hospital stay or a break for a family carer, and can be delivered at home too.