Home Care Guides and Resources

Introduction When choosing a home care provider, one of the biggest decisions is not the provider itself. It is the model. Do you want a provider to manage everything for you, or do you want more control over how your funding is used? This is the difference between traditional and self managed home care. What is traditional home care Traditional providers: coordinate your care arrange services manage staff and scheduling handle all administration This is often described as a

Introduction It is common for two people with the same funding level to receive very different levels of support. This can be confusing. But there are clear reasons why this happens. Reason one provider pricing Hourly rates vary significantly between providers. This directly impacts how many hours of care you receive. Reason two service mix Different services have different costs. For example: nursing allied health domestic support The mix changes how quickly funding is used.

Introduction Many people assume their home care package determines how much support they receive. In reality, fees and pricing have a much bigger impact. Where your money goes Your funding is typically split across: care management service delivery additional costs While care management is often around ten percent, the biggest variable is service pricing. The hidden lever hourly rates Providers set their own hourly rates. Even small differences can significantly change how fa