Current location
You are here: where to start > what are my care options? > help staying at homeWhere to start
Help staying at home
If you’re an older Australian who needs a little extra help at home, or if you’re caring for an older relative or friend who wants to stay at home rather than go into an aged care home, there’s a wide range of services available to help you manage. With a little help from government, family and friends you may well find that you can maintain your independence at home and in the community for longer than you thought possible.
We have a whole section of our website devoted to helping you, your carer, your family and friends understand the various types of home help services available – why you might want or need them, and how you can arrange access to them.
Read more: About help to stay at home
Community care programs
If you require some basic help with everyday tasks, there’s a wide range of community care programs and packages available to help you with shopping, bathing, meals, home maintenance, home nursing and much more.Read more: About how to access help to stay at home
Next step: Aged Care Assessment Team Finder
What services are available?
On this part of our website you can get information on all the individual services offered by various government programs, private organisations, charity and volunteer groups. These include everything from community nursing and allied health care (more information) through to domestic help, personal care, transport, Day Therapy Centres (more information) and services for people with particular needs.Read more: About what services are available?
