Can Support at Home help with showering and dressing?
Yes. Personal care can include help with showering, dressing, grooming and toileting when approved in your support plan.
Key points
- Yes. Personal care can include help with showering, dressing, grooming and toileting when approved in your support plan.
- The service must match an approved assessed need.
- Availability, price and participant contribution can still vary.
Yes. Personal care can include help with showering, dressing, grooming and toileting when approved in your support plan.
From 1 October 2026, approved personal care services will be fully government funded, although other service contributions may still apply.
Personal care can include showering, dressing, grooming, continence support and toileting when listed in the support plan. From 1 October 2026, approved personal care has no participant contribution, but the service must still be within the approved budget and plan.
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01Guide sectionWhat should I do next?
Check whether this service type appears in the Notice of Decision and support plan.
Ask the provider how it will be delivered, how often and at what agreed price.
Request a Support Plan Review if the service is needed but is not currently approved.
02Guide sectionHelpful Local Home Help resources
03Guide sectionCheck the official guidance
Check the official Support at Home service guidance. Aged care rules, funding amounts and program guidance can change, so check the current official information before making an important care or financial decision.
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