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Considering respite care at home for a loved one? Here’s why to choose White Oak Home Care Perth
About home care packages
There’s a lot to consider when you’re preparing respite care for your loved one in their home. home care packages can be confusing and overwhelming, and trying to organise it all is often more stressful than it needs to be.
Choosing White Oak Home Care Perth is a sure-fire way to rest assured that your loved one will be properly taken care of in a compassionate and professional manner.
What is a home care package and who is eligible?
The Commonwealth Home Support Programme, sometimes shortened to CHSP, is ‘entry level’ respite and home care support that is provided by the Australian Government.
In many cases, people don’t require all services and start by accessing only the services they need. For example, they might just be looking for cleaning services or home care maintenance. They only progress from one package level to the next when necessary.
What services are accessible through the package?
Home care packages offer a wide variety of services. They can include any or all the following:
Self-care
Bathing, grooming, and general hygiene services to ensure you or your loved one is properly cared for.
Medical or nursing services
Whether you need help treating a medical condition, arranging the proper medication and care, or just general monitoring, nursing services are there to help.
Therapy services
Therapy can ensure that individuals living at home are able to maintain their independence, mobility, and functionality.
Home maintenance
Homes can require a significant amount of maintenance, inside and out. home care packages often include home and garden maintenance, as well as other chores such as cleaning or laundry.
Transport
One of the most important aspects of ensuring the ongoing wellbeing of the elderly living alone is to ensure that they have access to reliable and easily accessible transport for social arrangements, medical appointments, and general daily tasks.
Accessing home care packages
An Aged Care Assessment Team works to assess the eligibility of individuals to access home packages as well as determining the level of cover they require. With a referral from a GP and registration by phone or online, you can access a custom created governmental portal called My Aged Care to view, manage, and change your home care package.
How much do senior home care packages cost?
Every individual’s needs are different, and the respective home care package that is right for them is dependent on those needs. The different basic cover packages come in four levels:
Level 1
Those with basic care needs are eligible to access up to $9,179.75 per year.
Level 2
One step up from the basic level of cover is the low care package, with funding of $16,147.60.
Level 3
Level 3 is for intermediate care and provides $35,138.55 of care each year.
Level 4
The home care package for people with greater care needs is Level 4, which provides $53,268.10 per year.
Provider fees
Each home care services provider sets their daily (or sometimes fortnightly or monthly) fees at different levels. Some providers, such as White Oak, even offer tiered daily fees. The basic daily fee is set in line with your package level. An income-tested care fee may apply depending on your formal income assessment. Even for those paying higher feels based on this assessment, there are annual or lifetime limits that cap how much a person is required to pay. Make sure to speak to your home care provider to understand if there are any other additional fees related to your home care packages.
Why choose White Oak as your aged care provider?
For many Australian families, respite care at home for a loved one is fast becoming the preferred way of ensuring aged care assistance is provided.
For one thing, our team here at White Oak have been providing aged care services for over 20 years. This has given our professional carers a level of expertise unrivalled by other providers. Thanks to our reputation for best care, you can be sure that you and your loved one will be receiving the best value. Friendly, personable, and compassionate about genuine care, our team members are here to ensure our seniors live in dignity and independence.
Additionally, we’re fully accredited. This enables us to access the available government funding to help our clients receive senior home care packages through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme.
We work with you and your loved one to take advantage of all the following services and funding available:
- Home care packages
- Commonwealth Home Support Programme
- Veterans home care
- Community nursing
- Interim hospital packages
- NDIS
