Personal care for older adults

If you, or the person you’re caring for needs assistance, we can help if you’re eligible. You’ll need to submit an application via My Aged Care.

What personal care services provides

We provide personal care services to help you, or the person you care for maintain their personal hygiene.

You, or the person you're caring for can access this service if:

  • they’re over 65 years old and have registered through My Aged Care
  • they identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are over 50 years old and have registered through My Aged Care.

Help that personal care service provides

We can assist with the following personal care tasks:

  • bathing, showering or sponging
  • grooming
  • dressing
  • cooking and preparation of food and special diets.

We can’t help you with hoist transfers.

Personal care cost

Clients contribute to the cost of government subsidised services. We’ll talk to you about any costs before providing services. To learn more, our aged and disability support services fee guidelines can give you further info.

Aged and disability support services fee guidelines
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How to access the service

Visit us at Manningham Council Civic Centre, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 3108. You can also contact us via email.

  1. Visit My Aged Care or call 1800 200 422 to organise an initial assessment

  2. If My Aged Care assigns you to our service, we’ll contact you to discuss how and when we can provide the services.

How to cancel the service

If you, or the person you care for no longer requires this service, please call us on 98409700.