Government-subsidised care
The District Nurses is an approved provider for Home Care Packages, subsidised by the Australian Government.
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The District Nurses provides home care packages across Tasmania. The District Nurses help you tailor your package to best suit your needs. All of our services focus on assisting you to remain healthy and independent at home and within your community. We will not charge you an exit fee, and are committed to ensuring you get the services that you want. Some of the services you can receive from The District Nurses Home Care Packages are: • All forms of nursing • Access to a Nurse Practitioner, who can prescribe medications • Care coordination • Help with household tasks • Shopping • Assistance with showering and dressing • Respite • Gardening and home maintenance • Transport to and from appointments • Access to community activities and outings
- Special needs
- Care leavers
- Focus on socially and financially disadvantaged people
- Parents separated from their children by forced adoption or removal
- People who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
- People who live in rural or remote areas
- Specific services for ATSI people
- Specific services for LGBTI people
- Specific services for people with CALD backgrounds
- Specific services for veterans
- Specialised services
- Assistive Technology
- Continence Advisory
- Dementia
- Hearing
- In-home respite care
- Mental Health
- Mobility
- People with terminal illness
- Vision
- Wellness and reablement
$8,927.90 package
Home Care package level 1
Basic care
Personal care, household or domestic assistance, social support, meals or shopping, or rehabilitation.
$15,705.95 package
Home Care package level 2
Low-level care
Personal care, household or domestic assistance, social support, meals or shopping, or rehabilitation. Services may include loan of basic equipment.
$34,174.95 package
Home Care package level 3
Mid-level care
Personal care, household assistance, meals and medications, nursing or allied health input, support with memory or behaviour changes, or assistance with aids and appliances.
$51,808.10 package
Home Care package level 4
High-level care
Personal care, household assistance, meals and medications, nursing or allied health input, support with memory or behaviour changes, or assistance with aids and appliances.
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