Personal care services

Personal care services may support you to stay in your own home. Services may include everyday tasks such as bathing and getting dressed.

What types of services are available?

A broad range of services can be provided to meet your needs. These may include:

• assistance with eating
• bathing
• going to the toilet
• grooming
• dressing
• getting in and out of bed
• moving about the house.
• Where do I receive personal care services?

In most cases, you will receive these services in your own home.

How My Aged Care helps you

My Aged Care helps you find the information you need about aged care services.

My Aged Care provides you with information about:

• the different types of aged care services
• eligibility for services
• how we understand your aged care needs and help you find local services to meet your needs - you are able to select your own service provider
• the cost of your aged care services, including fee estimators.
• To perform these activities, the contact centre will seek your consent to create a personalised client record. This will hold up to date information on your needs and any services you receive. The client record will reduce the need for you to retell your story to the contact centre, assessors and service providers.