A Home Care Packages can be an essential resource for remaining independent in our homes. These packages provide the necessary support to enable ageing in place, allowing you to maintain your quality of life in the comfort of familiar surroundings.
Our homes are where we feel safe, create lasting memories, and truly belong. Home Care Packages empower you to be connected to the services you need in the home you love. This approach allows you to enjoy your preferred lifestyle without moving to a retirement village or nursing home.
What does a Home Care Package help with?
Home Care Packages are designed to be flexible and tailored to meet your unique care need. Before commencing services, every new care recipient completes a care plan with their provider. This plan is essential in determining the services you need and applying them to your personal care budget.
For example, a person with mobility issues would be allocated funds for transportation services.
By creating comprehensive a care plan, your provider can ensure that their care recipients receive the services they need. Funding may be provided for:
- Personal care assistance
- Household assistance
- Meal preparation and nutrition support
- Shopping assistance
- Transport to appointments and activities
- Social activities and companionship
- Garden maintenance
- Nursing services
- Independent living aids and assistive technology
- Home modifications
- Allied health services
- Specialised support
- Behavioural support
- Advanced health support
- Constant care
- Palliative care.
Am I eligible for a Home Care Package?
Home Care Packages are designed to be accessible to you if you cannot continue to support yourself without assistance.
To be eligible, you must be:
- 65 years of age or older (50 and over for First Nations people), or
- Have a disability, dementia, or other care need.
Additionally, to be eligible for a Home Care Package you must also have:
- A medical condition
- Changes in memory or cognition
- Experienced a change in family care arrangement
- Reduced mobility
- Had a recent accident (such as a fall)
- Been admitted to hospital.
Managing your Home Care Package
Trilogy Care was established in 2020 to provide older Australians with a self-managed option for their Home Care Packages. Self-management allows you to take command of your Home Care Package, by paying less and enabling additional care hours.
With a self-managed package, you also have the flexibility to find and engage your own carers, choose services that suit your needs, and do so at a lower cost than with traditional providers.
There are now platforms available, such as Careseekers, that allow individuals to find and hire carers who align with their needs, giving them even greater control over their care arrangements.
What is the role of Trilogy Care?
Trilogy Care is a leading provider in the self-managed Home Care Package sector. Since our foundation in 2020, our mission has been to offer a holistic and affordable self-management option for older Australians.
Our goal is to empower care recipients to receive more high-quality care while reducing costs. Through our lower fees, and self-management options, Trilogy Care has successfully enhanced the lives of many Australians.
If you are interested in how Trilogy Care can improve your quality of life, provide more care hours, and save you money, call our team on 1300 459 190 or contact us here.
