Support at home info

The Support at Home program replaced the Home Care Package Program and the Short-Term Restorative Care Programme from November 1, 2025. It improves access to services, products, equipment and home modifications to help you live independently at home for longer.  

Support at Home is an option if you need a coordinated approach to the delivery of your help at home, and if you need help with everyday tasks or have more complex care needs.

There's no place like home. STAR can support you in living in your own home for longer through Support at Home (previously home care package).

Frequently Asked Questions about Support at Home

• How can Support at Home help me? Under Support at Home, you have access to a defined list of services to support you to live at home for longer. This can include support for:
  • clinical supports, such as nursing care, occupational therapy, and podiatry
  • independence, such as help with showering, taking medications, transport, and respite care
  • everyday living, such as cleaning, gardening, shopping, or meal preparation.
  It also includes services that support culturally safe care, such as help to join in cultural activities and access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners and health workers.
  
  
• What services can I receive under Support at Home? You can get assistance with a range of different services under Support at Home viz. Domestic Assistance, Home maintenance and repairs, meals, social support and community engagement, transport and care management. Visit My Aged Care Website or call My Aged Care to get started.

• Aged Care Support for Veterans:
  • Read more about My Aged Care Support for Veterans
  • Information from Australian Government Department of Veteran's Affairs about home care packages and other non-DVA aged care.