Assistive Technology and Home Modifications
Creating a home that is safe and accessible offers great freedom. It also offers your loved one’s tremendous peace mind.
Under Support at Home, the Assistive Technology and Home Modifications Scheme offers a range of supports including:
- Assistive technology: this incudes equipment or products that can help you to do things more easily. Examples include walking sticks, walking frames, wheelchairs and shower chairs. This can also include services delivered by health professionals (such as advice and wrap around services).
- Home modifications: this can include grab rails in the shower/bathroom, internal/external handrails, ramps and stair lifts, widening doorways and passages (e.g., to allow for wheelchair access) and bathroom redesign (e.g., changing the layout to improve accessibility).
What are the service costs?
Under the Support at Home Program, additional funding for short-term supports is available to eligible participants.
These short term supports have individual budgets and timeframes, as per the details provided in the table below.
If you are interested in seeking funding for short term supports, your Alpha Support at Home Care Partner can assist with the process.
Short-term support
| Classification | Budget |
|---|---|
| Restorative Care Pathway | Provides a unit of funding of up to $6,000 (16 weeks). Can access a maximum of 2 units of funding over a 12-month period. |
| End-of-Life Pathway | $25,000 per eligible participant (services are accessible for up to 16 weeks). |
| Assistive Technology and Home Modifications | Based on the assessment you may be eligible for low ($500), medium ($2,000) and high ($15,000*) funding tiers. (Services are accessible for up to 12 months.) |
To arrange a no-obligation chat with one of our friendly Care Partners, please call us on 1300 023 676 or complete our Get Started form.
GET STARTEDWhat other short term services are on offer?
The Support at Home program offers funding for a range of short term support services. Please use the arrows to scroll to the left or right to view each service included in this category.
Restorative Care Pathway
Focused on helping older people regain strength and independence through allied health services. Support is available for up to 16 weeks, based on assessment.
End-of-life Pathway
Provides additional in-home support during the last three months of life, aiming to help people remain at home for as long as possible. Funding of up to $25,000 will be available, with 16 weeks to use the funds.
Assistive Technology and Home Modifications
To provide upfront access to equipment, products and home modifications to support older people to safely and independently live in their own home. This funding is in addition to and separate from the ongoing Support at Home funding classifications.
Government support and funding
My Aged Care aims to make it easier for older people, their families, and carers to find information on ageing and aged care in Australia. My Aged Care provides online information and trained call centre staff to help get an older person's needs assessed and to find and access services.
