All articles about Home Care Packages in Australia: Levels, Costs and How to Apply.
The old Level 4 home care package is no longer available to new applicants. Use Classification 7 as the closest rough budget comparison under Support at Home, with quarterly budgets, real costs, and what the funding actually covers.
Prepare your parent for Australia's Single Assessment System visit yourself. Step-by-step guide to documentation, GP letters, and assessor phrases — no paid consultant needed.
The Support at Home program replaced Home Care Packages on 1 November 2025. Here's how fees, funding levels, rollovers, and provider rules differ.
Comparing an independent Support at Home guide against commission-based aged care brokers like Aged Care Decisions and CareAbout. Who really benefits from 'free' placement services?
Self-funded retirees face 50-80% contribution rates under Support at Home. Here's the best resource to navigate means testing, reduce contributions, and protect assets.
Managing a parent's aged care from interstate in Australia? The best resource gives you a complete system for remote coordination — registration through provider management.
Can't afford $750-$3,000 for an aged care financial planner? Here are the practical alternatives for navigating Support at Home means testing and contribution planning.
The 'no worse off' principle protects pre-2024 aged care recipients from higher fees under Support at Home. Learn who qualifies and what's protected.
Under Support at Home, unspent quarterly funds are capped at $1,000 or 10%. Learn how rollovers work, what's grandfathered, and how to avoid losing budget.
The Support at Home waitlist uses 4 priority levels. Learn how priority is assigned, median wait times, interim funding, and how to request a priority upgrade.
Understand the co-contribution rates, basic daily fee abolition, and administration fee cap under Australia's Support at Home program.
Services Australia's means test determines your aged care co-contributions. Learn how the income and assets assessment works, deeming rates, and Form SA456.
Australia's Support at Home program has 8 funding classifications plus short-term pathways. See quarterly budgets, services covered, and how classifications are assigned.
Register your parent with My Aged Care to access government-funded home care. Covers the process, Registered Supporter status, and what happens after registration.
Australia's 4 home care package levels were replaced by 8 Support at Home classifications in November 2025. Here's what changed and what each level funds.
The AT-HM scheme funds ramps, grab rails, and equipment without touching your care budget. Learn what's covered, fee caps, and how to apply.
Step-by-step guide to applying for government-funded home care in Australia. Covers eligibility, the My Aged Care process, and what to expect after applying.
The CHSP provides entry-level aged care services in Australia. Learn what it covers, who's eligible, and how it differs from Support at Home.
The Single Assessment System replaced ACAT and RAS in late 2024. Learn how the unified assessment works, what the IAT measures, and how to prepare.
ACAT assessments were replaced by the Single Assessment System in late 2024. Here's how the new home visit works and what families need to prepare.