Domiciliary care

The aim of domiciliary care is to support people to continue living independently in their own homes, preventing premature admission to residential care facilities and hospitals. It also aims to improve people’s quality of life by improving their health and wellbeing outcomes.

Services include:

• Home support services
• Respite assistance
• Home assistance
• Equipment provision
• Paramedical care
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational therapy
• Social work
• Aged care assessment team
• Palliative care nursing
• Palliative care bereavement counsellor
• Continence advice
• Community care nursing
• Health advice such as diabetes education
• Social support program

Home support services can include house-cleaning services for clients whose mobility is limited or is impaired or restricted.

Respite assistance fits into the following categories:

• Residential respite
• In-home respite
• Centre-based respite
• Alternative/shared family care - respite in care provider's homes
• Recreation and community access
• Emergency respite
• Child care
• Holiday programs, pre-schools, occasional care and out-of-school care