Self-management: the smart way to stretch your Support at Home budget further

When you enter the Trilogy Care world under the new Support at Home program, you may not fully appreciate what self-management really means and how powerful it can be for choice, control and getting the most from your care budget. As CEO, I would like to share how self-management works and why it is often the smartest way to make your funding go further.

What is self-management?

Self-management means you are in the driver’s seat. You still have support from Trilogy Care, but you choose the services, workers and rates that suit you. In practice, self-managing allows you to design your care plan and budget, choose your care workers and support services, find service rates you are comfortable with, and turn more of your funding into real care hours thanks to lower overheads.

In short, you are not locked into a provider’s set hourly rate or a changing staff roster. You pick what works for you.

Here are the key benefits and how they relate to Support at Home:

Better value and lower fees

With Trilogy Care’s self-managed tier, you are in the driver’s seat and able to select your preferred providers from your local community at rates you agree. If you like your cleaning done your way, or you connect with a particular care worker, that is who can provide your care. Trilogy Care applies a simple 10% loading on services you use, with transparent pricing and no hidden mark-ups. Because overheads are lower, more of your funding goes directly to care hours rather than administrative or labour mark-ups.

Choice and control of workers and rates

You select the workers or services you want, negotiate rates that are acceptable to you and schedule services when it suits you. When you control the hourly rate and your personal choice of worker, you keep costs fair and your budget can cover more hours.

Flexibility and personalisation

Because you choose your services and when they occur, your care plan can reflect your lifestyle and preferences. That means no wasted hours or services that do not suit you, and you can avoid minimum hour requirements that some providers impose.

More care hours mean better outcomes

When you negotiate fair rates and avoid inflated provider labour costs, you receive more hours of care from the same Support at Home funding. More hours mean more support, more safety and more connection, which helps you stay at home longer, comfortable and well supported.

Consider Trilogy Care for better care

At Trilogy Care, our mission is transparent pricing, genuine choice and maximum value for every client. When you choose to self-manage with us, you stay in control of your workers, your budget, your schedule and your life at home. That means you get the most out of your Support at Home budget.

If you are ready to explore how self-management can work for you, please reach out to us on 1300 459 190. Let us make your budget work harder and deliver care on your terms.