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Domestic assistance and personal care
Home help services may assist you with practical tasks at home. These services may include:
- house-cleaning
- dishwashing
- shopping
- clothes washing and/or ironing
- minor assistance with meal preparation
- transport to and from appointments and other necessary outings
- bill paying, and
- personal care such as eating, bathing, dressing or going to the toilet and personal grooming (such as shaving)
Home help is one of the services offered through the Home and Community Care (HACC) program (more information). These types of services may also be included if you receive a Community Aged Care Package (CACP) (more information).
Read more: About what programs are available
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Common questions on this topic:
- I find it hard to do the shopping. What can I do?
- My grandpa is looking scruffy as he gets older because he isn't showering very often or shaving. Is there someone who can help him? How do we arrange it?
- Dad has trouble eating. Is there someone who can help him?
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