Support Funding
Support Funding Program
Precision Care supports people with complex care needs and /or disabilities to live independently in their own homes.
We uses a consumer-directed care approach to make sure the support suits a person’s needs and goals.
The support is provided through a coordinated mix of services that can include:
- help with household tasks
- equipment (such as walking frames)
- minor home modifications
- personal care
- clinical care such as nursing, allied health and physiotherapy services.
If you want to find out more, send us a message via our contact page, or call us.
Why the program is important
We know that most people want to stay at home for as long as possible as they get older. To support this, the program subsidises:
- in-home aged care services
- services to help people stay connected with their community.
Who provides the services?
Approved providers work with care recipients to plan, organise and deliver Home Care Packages.
Find out what you need to do before you can provide home care services.
Who is eligible?
The program supports older people and people with diasabilities with more complex needs to stay at home. They must:
- register with My Aged Care
- be referred for an assessment to find out whether they’re eligible.
If eligible, we will tell the person the level of Home Care Package they have been approved for.
How the program works
Assigning packages
We assign Home Care Packages to people — not providers. This means a person can choose a provider in their area that best meets their needs. It also means the person can take their package with them if they want to change providers.
National priority system
We prioritise people we have approved for a package in our national priority system, based on:
- their assessed priority for home care (either medium or high)
- the date of their approval.
There is a lot of demand for Home Care Packages. A person may need to wait for a while before we have a package available to assign to them.
A person can choose to be assigned an interim package while they wait for a package at their approved level. This means they can start receiving some services at a lower level sooner. We will:
- let them and their provider know when a package at their approved level becomes available
- automatically upgrade their package when a package at their approved level is assigned to them.
Home Care Package funding
The total amount of funding in a Home Care Package budget is made up of:
- the Government subsidy, including supplements for specific care needs if a person is eligible
- basic daily fees, payable by everyone who receives a package
- income-tested care fees, payable by people who have income over a certain amount
- amounts for additional care and services, payable if a person wants extra services that the package funding would not otherwise cover