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If you’re a veteran of the Australian Defence Forces, or a war widow or widower, you may be eligible to access aged care services from White Oak under an agreement with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
As a veteran, war widow or widower of the Australian Defence Forces, our veterans’ home care services are available to ensure you can get the practical support you need to remain in your own home for as long as possible.
Veterans’ Home Care (VHC) funding gives eligible people access to a range of services involving personal care, respite, domestic assistance and some home and garden maintenance. Services are provided by our fully-qualified and friendly carers.
You may also have access to clinical services through the Community Nursing program that we are approved to offer by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. This program aims to support with your complex care needs and reduce your risk of going to hospital.
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White Oak is proud to be Western Australia’s largest fully-accredited and approved provider for Veterans’ Home Care, DVA Community Nursing Program and home care packages. This means that we can offer you a seamless, coordinated service with just the one point of contact.
You can use these veterans’ programs in conjunction with other Government-funded programs to receive additional services that are not covered by the DVA, such as social support though a level 1 or 2 home care package.
You can access DVA community nursing services through a referral from your general practitioner, and then contact us to arrange a comprehensive assessment where we can organise providing you with all the community nursing services.
There are various types of support available to veterans. Our services are available to ensure you can get the practical help you need to remain in your home for as long as possible. Some support services include low-level domestic assistance and personal care, through to community transport delivered meals. You may also have access to clinical services through the Community Nursing Program, which can help support your needs and reduce your risk of going to hospital. Contact us to find out more.
White Oak is one of the few providers that can deliver both veterans’ services and home care packages, and we do this to get the most out of both for eligible clients. When you choose White Oak, you can be confident that you will get the best value for money and that all your services will link together.
The Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) provides entry-level support for older people who are still able to manage living at home, but could do with some extra assistance. Services are prescribed by a Regional Assessment Service (RAS) and could include domestic help, personal care and or deliveries. CHSP is government subsidised, but there are still some hourly fees.
Home Care Packages (HCP) are also government subsidised, but are for older people who have more complex needs. There are four levels of packages, as determined by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). Each package level has different funding, with recipients able to select what services they want to use their funding on.