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Support at Home (SaH) is still causing confusion for so many home care recipients. We're frequently asked questions about how the new program will affect those already in the system and those who are yet to enter.
Coral and Michelle have put together the questions they are most commonly asked and answered them for you in this episode. Note also that last week the government announced that it was deferring the start of both the new Aged Care Act and SaH to November 1st, 2025. We touch on this also.
In this episode:
- Support at Home deferred until Nov 1st, 2025
- Home care packages (HCP) program to stay in place until then
- My Aged Care is the starting point
- Unspent HCP funds and how they will be treated
- Rollover of unspent funds under SaH
- Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)
- Keeping preferred workers
- Who will have to pay the co-contribution
- How the co-contribution is determined
- The assessment process
- Short Term Restorative Care (STRC)
- Care management and admin fees for self-managed providers
Resources mentioned:
- Aged Care Specialist Officers
- Dept of health website – Support at Home program
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More about Your Aged Care Compass podcast:
Do you support an older loved one at home and you're ready to give up because it’s just too hard? Your Aged Care Compass is for you.
We're Coral and Michelle, the sisters behind our business, See Me Aged Care Navigators.
Coral is a registered nurse with over 30 years’ experience in both health and aged care. A former assessor with the aged care assessment team, an advocate and author, there’s not much Coral doesn’t know about Australia’s aged care system.
Michelle is a former pharmacist with over 30 years in the public health and private sectors of pharmacy. Michelle is the client care manager for our business.
Our story started as one of supporting our parents to remain in their own home, to be as independent as possible and remain connected to their community. When we eventually needed extra support, we achieved this because we know Australia’s aged care system so well. We knew what programs could assist us and our parents.
Your Aged Care Compass podcast brings together not only our personal experience in supporting our parents but also our vast professional experience in supporting other families to keep their loved ones at home.
We'll help you makes sense of Australia’s aged care system and bring you topics related to ageing as well. Legal, financial, health, forward planning and more.
Your Aged Care Compass will guide you clearly and compassionately to the right support at the right time for your ageing parents and loved ones.
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