Welcome to our Home Care Packages refresher episode!

If you want to deep dive back into previous episodes we do have the following available:

• E2 - unpacks all the different home care options in Australia
• E3 - how to access My Aged Care & what they will ask you
• E5 - goes into detail about Home Care Packages
• E6 - discusses how to choose a service provider

In today's episode we refresh the basic details of how to access a Home Care Package (HCP), wait times and the different levels of packages + deep dive into the difference between self-managed and managed Home Care Packages.

In summary, there are pros & cons to each type of package management and what's best for you will depend greatly on your individual circumstance.

PROVIDER MANAGED
Pros - management of your budget & services, individual coordinator that you can contact for queries, reviews to ensure package is meeting your needs, advocacy for higher level packages, complex care management, hospital discharge planning + will assist with navigating the aged care sector
Cons -  fees

SELF-MANAGED
Pros - you have full control over how you spend your funding, is cheaper than provider managed fees and you can choose your own staff for services.
Cons - you still need to liaise with provider to ensure that funds are used within legislative requirements, significant time for administrative tasks e.g. applications for re-assessment when required, rostering your own staff,  responsible for monitoring & managing a budget, for processing invoices and dispute resolution.

For more details, tune into E32. As always, if you have any specific questions feel free to get in touch. We are on Instagram @thetruthaboutageing on Facebook @thetruthaboutageingpodcast and can be contacted through our website at www.thetruthaboutageing.com.au.