If you prefer to stay in the comfort of your own home as you get older, home care provides the support structure to help you live the life you want. Our clients live at home for longer with support to maintain household chores leaving more time for activities they enjoy. Our qualified and experienced carers work in partnership with you, to create a plan that you’re guiding to meet your needs. We look after people throughout Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Help at home is either government funded through My Aged Care or privately funded.
There are four levels of support depending on your personal needs. Read about how Doreen, George, Jean and Michael continue living at home with much more ease and peace of mind, knowing help at home is there as they need it. Home support is government funded through My Aged Care.
Doreen aged 67
“If it wasn’t for St Louis, I wouldn’t be in my own home”.
George aged 82
“I really like the lads group and it brings back memories of times with my friends”.
Jean aged 86
“Thank you for helping look after Jean when she returned from hospital – it was a weight off my shoulders”.
Michael aged 74
“I don’t know how I would have coped without your understanding of dementia care”.
Tailor your care services to your lifestyle. Do you need some help to get out and about in your community and more socially active? Do you need help with the grocery shopping? Or medical support following a hospital stay?
We are here to help make your lifestyle at home as comfortable as it can be, with care directed by you, with as little or as much support as you want.
Gardening
Keeping your garden well loved with weeding, pruning, gutter cleaning, lawn mowing.
Home Maintenance
Installing rails, fixing smoke detectors, cleaning windows, changing light bulbs.
Grocery Shopping
Shopping for groceries and putting them away in your pantry, general errands.
Meal preparation and serving
Prepare and cook meals, suggest new recipes, shop for new ingredients.
Health and Nursing
Therapy and exercise programs, transport to medical appointments, medical needs.
Transport
To and from social activities, community activities, shopping and other appointments.
Dementia Care
Low and high level support for dementia care at home, respite for family carers.
The first step in accessing a package is being assessed for eligibility. The assessment is carried out by the Aged Care Assessment team.
If you’re approved, your Aged Care assessor lets you know what level of package you’re eligible for, depending on your individual needs.
If you’d like further information or help arranging an assessment, give us a call on 1800 785 684 or submit an online enquiry.
We know a little extra help goes a long way towards keeping you living comfortably and independently at home. We help with domestic duties like cleaning, gardening, the laundry, meal preparation and cooking. If you want to get out and about more, we help with transport and social outings. It can be difficult to do everything yourself, so we assist with personal care and provide nursing and medication support, physiotherapy, podiatry, mobility and sight impairment aids such as walkers, wheelchairs and lifters.
You may be able to access St Louis Home Care services in Adelaide or Victor Harbor for free or subsidised under the Australian Government My Aged Care scheme. Here's how:
Find out if you're eligible
To be eligible for subsidised packages, you must first be assessed by the Australian Government Aged Care Assessment Team. This straightforward process can be easily arranged by asking your GP or hospital discharge unit for an ACAT assessment. If you're eligible, your ACAT Assessment report will detail the level of government-subsidised package you're entitled to, either;
Level 1-2 low care packages or
Level 3-4 high-care packages.
So that we can get to know you and learn about your specific care needs, our care coordinators can visit your home in Adelaide or the Fleurieu Peninsula. We’ll meet you and your family members or friends to talk about how we can help you. Our experienced team of care coordinators will answer any questions you or your family have.
Once you're happy to proceed, we'll need a copy of your ACAT Assessment so we can start working with you to develop a program of care that helps you to live the life you want at home. Your services can commence immediately once we receive your approval to proceed.
Not eligible for federally-funded care services? You can still access St Louis Home Care services as a privately-funded client through our innovative St Louis Lifestyle Programme.
St Louis lifestyles is a fee-for-service care program where support is arranged on an as-needs basis. This means you’re only charged for the services you receive, from simple tasks to help with everyday care at home, to more complex support such as 24 hour care to keep you living at home.
You don't need an ACAT Assessment to access St Louis Lifestyles and there are no eligibility criteria. There are also no waiting lists, so we can start delivering your services you need as soon as you need them.
If you’d like to know more about help at home in Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula, please give us a call on 1800 785 684 or visit our dedicated Adelaide Home Care website.
