Cut fees, not care: use our calculator to see savings in seconds

Comparing home care prices can feel confusing. One provider charges a little more per hour, another adds extra fees, and before you know it you are staring at pages of numbers without a clear answer to the only question that matters.

How many real care hours will I get from my funding, and am I paying more than I need to?

That is exactly what a home care pricing calculator helps you see. By turning hourly rate differences into clear, side-by-side comparisons, you can quickly see how much providers take in fees and how many extra hours you could receive this quarter with a better fit.

Why small pricing differences matter for your care

In Support at Home, most clients have a quarterly budget. Every time you book a service, your provider:

• Charges an hourly rate for the worker

• Takes any care management or administration fees

• Deducts the total from your budget

If the hourly rate is high, your budget runs out faster. You either accept fewer hours of support or you pay more out of pocket to keep the same level of care.

Even a small difference in hourly rates can add up to several hours of lost support across a quarter. A home care pricing calculator makes those differences visible, so you can see what you give up when you choose a more expensive provider.

How a home care pricing calculator actually works

When you use Trilogy Care’s home care pricing calculator, you plug in a few simple details, such as:

• Your funding level or approximate quarterly budget

• The hourly rate your current or proposed provider charges for key services

• Any regular care management or administration fees

• The type and number of hours of support you expect to use

The calculator then compares this with the kind of rates and fees that self-managed clients typically achieve through Trilogy Care using trusted local workers.

In seconds, you see:

• How many care hours your current pricing buys this quarter

• How many care hours you could receive with lower hourly rates and leaner fees

• The approximate difference in out-of-pocket costs for the same level of support

Instead of guessing, you see the impact in real numbers.

Turning hourly rate differences into extra hours this quarter

Hourly rates and fees do not exist in a vacuum. They directly shape your week-to-week support. A good home care pricing calculator will turn:

• A higher hourly rate into a clear number of hours lost

• A lower hourly rate into a clear number of extra visits or longer shifts

• Heavy fees into a clear amount of budget that never reaches your front door

For example, if two providers both receive the same government funding and Support at Home contributions from you, but one charges significantly higher hourly rates, your calculator results will show:

• Fewer total care hours available this quarter

• Less flexibility to add extra support when you need it

• A greater chance that you will need to top up from your own pocket

When you see the numbers laid out like this, it becomes much easier to choose a provider who protects both your care and your budget.

Why Trilogy Care often delivers more hours from the same funding

Trilogy Care’s self-managed model is designed to keep your hourly rates sensible and your fees lean, without adding complexity for you. Our team handles worker checks, invoices and paperwork in the background while you stay in control of who supports you and when.

Because you can work with trusted local support workers at fair local rates, you avoid one-size-fits-all provider prices that sit at the top of the market. That means:

• More care hours from the same government funding and contributions

• More room in your budget to respond if your needs change during the quarter

• Less pressure to increase your out-of-pocket spending just to maintain support

When you run your details through our home care pricing calculator, you see this difference as extra hours, not just as a percentage on a page.

See your potential savings in seconds

You do not need to be a numbers person to understand home care pricing. With a clear calculator and transparent pricing, you can quickly answer three key questions:

• How much of my budget goes to fees instead of care

• How my provider’s hourly rates compare with self-managed local rates

• How many extra hours I could receive this quarter with a different approach

At Trilogy Care, we believe you should cut fees, not care. Our home care pricing calculator gives you a simple way to test that promise against your own situation, so you can see the potential savings and extra support for yourself before you decide.