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Find out more about the Support at Home program on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing website.
Home Care Packages
Care recipients need 2 assessments to work out their government funding for home care:
- An Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) assessment to learn the care recipient’s needs and recommend and approve suitable services.
- An Aged care calculation of cost of care to work out how much the recipient will pay towards their aged care costs.
When a care recipient starts care, you need to register the aged care entry record on the Aged Care Provider Portal (ACPP).
Fees
In general, there are 2 types of fees paid by people who get a Home Care Package:
- Basic daily fee is paid by everyone and is set by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Income-tested care fee is paid by people who can afford to pay towards their aged care, based on their income.
You can ask your care recipient who’s getting government-subsidised home care to pay a basic daily fee. You can also charge an income-tested care fee if their income is above a certain level. There may also be fees for additional care and services.
We work out the income-tested care fee, based on the income details of the care recipient. We decide:
- if they can pay an income-tested care fee
- what amount the fee will be.
We’ll write to you and the care recipient if there are any changes.