Home & Community Care Home Care Packages Guide
Home Care Packages Mercy Health Home & Community Care offers personalised solutions designed to support you to live independently at home. Enjoy flexibility, choice and control over how your care and services are provided. From assistance with routine household tasks to more complex care needs, we can design a Home Care Package to suit you. Our care advisor will provide you with all the choices available to access care and services within your Home Care Package budget and guidelines. We will fully support you through the planning and coordination of your choices and assist, as required, with the ongoing management and implementation of these services.
Allied health - Health education programs for you and your carer - Assessment and advice about equipment such as wheelchairs, mobility aids, and communication aids - Podiatry, occupational therapy and physiotherapy appointments in your own home or in the community - Appointments with your local medical practitioner Care advisory - We work with you to identify and develop and your goals - We provide support for you to be an active partner in care planning and making choices about your care - Comprehensive information and support you to access appropriate services and supports - Ongoing access to our skilled care advisors, available by telephone and in person to assist you with further information and referrals. Dementia support - Memory enhancement strategies and reminiscence therapy - Supporting your carer and providing advocacy - Specialised respite care both in your home and in the community Mercy Health Home & Community Care – Home Care Packages Guide
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Domestic assistance - Assistance with routine household tasks; such as grocery shopping, cleaning, general tidying up, cleaning cupboards, washing and ironing and changing bed linen - Supporting your nutrition and wellbeing by preparing and cooking meals or assisting to organise delivered meals - Looking after your pet Enablement and empowerment - Learning to use on line shopping - Learning to use your iPad/ tablet - Learning to use Skype and Facetime - Support to use telehealth services Health and wellbeing - Social outings, connecting with others in the community or spending time with you doing the things that you enjoy at home. - Going out for coffee or lunch, visiting friends or family, going to the movies or the theatre, weddings and parties. - Helping you keep up your hobbies such as scrapbooking, sewing, baking, reading, gardening, flower arranging, playing or listening to music, walking and exercising - Arranging for you to go bowling, tai chi, hydrotherapy and exercise programs Home safety monitoring Home Health Track technology solutions can be included in any Home Care Package or purchased individually to meet your needs. -
Person alarm monitoring with 24 hour response MyHomeReach: stay connected with family and friends, daily welfare checks, reminders for medication and appointments Safety devices – flood detectors, door sensors, gas detectors, fall sensors
Home safety - Home maintenance, lawn mowing and garden maintenance to keep your home safe and tidy - Smoke alarm installations and annual maintenance checks - Home modifications such as easy access taps, bathroom rails and shower hoses - Installation of key lock boxes
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Nursing care - Administration and management of medication - Intravenous therapy - Wound care - Pain management Personal care - Showering, dressing, grooming and continence support to help you look and feel your best - Help with getting in and out of bed or to the bathroom - Helping you organize or take your medication to maintain your health Respite care - Support for carers who may need assistance or a short break from their caring responsibilities - Respite care in your home or in the community; in a group or individually - Regular planned services or in response to an unexpected event. Service coordination - Responsive and flexible services when and where you need them - Quality care services that respect and respond to your needs - Monitoring of your personal alarm - Management of our skilled teams of staff to support you at home - After hours support for services Socialising and companionship - Go out for coffee or lunch - Visit friends or family - Go to the movies or the theatre - Weddings and parties – anything you enjoy! Specialised services - Care after discharge from hospital - Palliative care - Dementia care Transport - Transport to appointments or to provide assistance with shopping, paying bills and running errands - Transport to social functions and entertainments activities Mercy Health Home & Community Care – Home Care Package Guide
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These sample packages show how services can be combined to meet your needs.
Level 2 Home Care Package
Duration/ frequency
Initial health and wellbeing assessment
Once off
Initial home environment assessment
Once off
Domestic assistance
1 hr week
Shopping
1.5 hrs week
Transport and assistance to appointments – hairdresser, medical appointment, visiting relatives/friends
1.5 hrs week
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Technology training/assistance Learning to use on line shopping Learning to use your iPad/ tablet Learning to use Skype and Facetime Support to use telehealth services
1 hr weekly (for 8 weeks)
Person alarm with 24 hour emergency response monitoring
Daily
Twice yearly health and wellbeing review
2 x year
Level 4 Home Care Package
Duration/ frequency
Initial health and wellbeing assessment
Once off
Initial home environment assessment
Once off
Clinical or allied health care
1 hr per week
Shopping
2 hrs week
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Personal care weekdays
7 hrs week
Domestic assistance
2 hrs week
Social outing (movies, galleries)
4 hrs per month
Technology training/assistance with online shopping (to replace weekly shopping)
1.5 hrs weekly (for 6 weeks)
support to use telehealth services Person alarm with 24 hour emergency response monitoring
Daily
Designated care advisor visits
As needed
Twice yearly health and wellbeing review
2 x year
Private Services – additional services can be purchased at any time. Pricing is available on request Overnight care 24 hour care Personal care Home Safety monitoring devices and systems
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