Home Care Packages
Colac Otway Shire is proud to be an approved provider for the Home Care Packages Program. Your home care support requirements will be developed with you in collaboration with our experienced, Colac-based Care Managers. This includes service times tailored to your needs so you receive best value from your HCP budget. You will receive a copy of your individual care plan. We will work together with you, and your carer/family if requested, for positive outcomes.
Home Care Packages Program
The Home Care Package (HCP) Program helps you to live independently in your home for as long as you can. There are four package levels available which is determined by an assessment service through My Aged Care.
Level 1 supports people with basic care needs
Level 2 supports people with low-level care needs
Level 3 supports people with intermediate care needs
Level 4 supports people with high-level care needs.
Each level of home care package provides a different subsidy amount, determined and paid by the Commonwealth Government. (Find out more about other government subsidies available by contacting My Aged Care). This amount is paid to an approved home care provider which you select. The subsidy contributes to the total cost of delivering care to meet your individual needs. As per government guidelines, you may be required to contribute to the cost of your care where your personal financial circumstances allow.
Home Care Packages Services
Living at home is much more than just keeping your house clean and tidy. Our services aim to enrich your life and includes but not limited to a list of services through our care staff or one of our preferred, accredited contractors.
- Domestic assistance
- Companionship
- In-home & overnight respite
- Personal care such as showering and dressing assistance, welfare & medication checks
- Allied health such as podiatry, physiotherapy
- Clinical services such as home nursing
- Gardening and lawn maintenance
- Transport
- Food preparation and delivery
- Aids and equipment supply and assistance
- Social Support Groups and socialisation programs
Fees
We do not charge a basic daily fee for services provided. However, you may need to pay an income tested fee as established by the Services Australia income assessment.
For more detailed information regarding our Home Care Packages Program costs and fees is available here(PDF, 243KB) .
Payment of Council's HCP invoices can be made online.
Eligibility
Eligibility for a Home Care Package is determined through contacting My Aged Care on 1800 200 422 or further information is available on the accessing home care page on the My Aged Care Website.
When a home care package becomes available you will receive a letter from My Aged Care to let you know you have been assigned a package. This letter will set out the level of home care package that has been assigned to you and include a unique referral code printed in red.