Stay at home

A helping hand in your own home

At Benetas, helping older people to remain living in their own home is important to us. It's what our clients tell us they want and we actively seek to provide them with the support services necessary to make it happen. It might be help with everyday tasks like cooking, gardening or cleaning. In some cases it might even the need for intensive nursing care at home.  Benetas offers a range of services that includes government-funded care packages and privately-funded care through Benetas at Home.


Types of home care

Government-funded care packages:

The federal government has a range of care packages available to support older people to remain living at home.

  • Low level home care (hostel-type) - Community Aged Care Package (CACP)
  • High level home care (nursing home type) - Extended Aged Care Package (EACH)
  • Care for people living with dementia at home - Extended Aged Care Package Dementia (EACH D)

 

A Community Aged Care Package (CACP) may include help with with personal care, transport to appointments, home help, meal preparation and more. Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) and EACH Dementia packages include all services available within a CACP, as well as registered nursing care by an allied professional (eg physiotherapist, podiatrist), assistance with oxygen and/or tube feeding, provision of equipment like lifting machines, and dementia-specific care.

Packages are designed to suit your individual needs.You will be appointed your own care manager who will work with you to develop a care plan to meet your specific requirements.

To determine if you are eligible to receive a government funded package for care in your home, you need to be assessed as eligible by your local Aged Care Assessment Team. Your GP or hospital social worker can refer you for an assessment.

For more information contact the Aged Care Information Line on 1800 500 853 or visit www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au

Please note, while the Department of Health Ageing funds Community Care packages, individuals are required to contribute towards the cost of services. You will be asked to pay an agreed weekly fee that will be negotiated with you according to your means and can be reviewed if your circumstances change. You will not be prevented from receiving a package program if you are unable to pay a fee.

 

Privately-funded care:

Benetas at Home
Privately organised care (both low and high level care) for fee-paying clients. Services include cooking and meals preparation, assistance with personal care, domestic chores, escorting to appointments and more. You can receive a single service or any combination of services on a one-off or ongoing basis.

All Benetas at Home staff undergo thorough background, reference and Victoria Police record checks and have Certificate III (Aged or Community Care) qualifications.

 

Helping you decide

Don’t know who to turn to for help? What to do? 
Call the Benetas Aged Care Advisory Service 
on 1300 23 63 82