Aged Care at Home in Melbourne

Our certified personal carers offer empathetic and culturally perceptive support that’s just right for you including:

• Grooming, bathing and dressing: Personalised care plans help you feel and look comfortable, confident, and in control.
  
  
• Mobility and transfer support: A steady, encouraging hand, ready to ‘lend a hand’ when you need help moving around the house, or getting in and out of bed.
  
  
• Continence care: Discreet, respectful assistance with personal hygiene.

The Aunty Grace home care in Melbourne service difference: matching personal carers with your language, cultural, and dietary preferences.

Giving up your drivers licence and selling the family car doesn’t mean losing your independence. Our flexible door-to-door transport services help you safely in and out of the vehicle, and escort you right to your destination, be it:

• Medical appointments: On time, safe transport to your medical and healthcare appointments.
  
  
• Shopping and errands: Reliable bespoke transport for outings, errands, and everyday tasks.
  
  
• Community and social events: 'Chauffeur-driven' assisted transport to help you stay active socially.
  
  
• Flexible scheduling: Customised to suit; from one-off trips to regular outings.

The Aunty Grace in-home care services difference: Comprehensive knowledge of Melbourne’s traffic and accessible public transport options.

A clean, safe, and welcoming home environment improves quality of life. Our domestic assistance and support services adjust to suit your lifestyle and routines with:

• Housekeeping services: Help with general cleaning and vacuuming; washing dishes; and doing the laundry. Keep your home clean, and looking tidy and organised.
  
  
• Meal preparation assistance: A helping hand to cook your favourite family recipes, or plan nutritious meals to fit your dietary needs and preferences.
  
  
• Home safety and fall prevention: Identify risks around your home, and rearrange fixtures and furniture to reduce these and improve mobility. Installing safety features like handrails and ramps.

The Aunty Grace aged care at home difference: help stocking your pantry and preparing meals with your favourite Melbourne market finds.

It’s easy to become socially isolated as your mobility and health declines. Staying connected though is good for your overall mental health and wellbeing. Aunty Grace offers:

• Friendly companionship: Regular visits for a chat, cuppa, or shared hobbies and activities.
  
  
• Social outings and community engagement: Help attending social events, visiting your family and friends, or taking part in local community, faith, and cultural activities.

• Cognitive engagement: Fun, enjoyable activities to help keep your mind and memory sharp and engaged.

The Aunty Grace Melbourne home care difference: Companionship that shares similar interests, cultural, and ethnic values

It really depends on which services, and the level of care, you need, and whether you’re eligible for government assistance i.e. a Home Care Package or the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (these are changing to the new Support at Home programme from July 1st 2025).

Again, it depends. Many senior Australians are definitely eligible for some level of government-assisted aged care services. However, those with assets that exceed certain thresholds may not be. Your initial assessment will determine if, and how much, government assistance you’ll be able to access.

Yes, we can provide transport and help to get to your medical appointments. 

Home care, like the type we provide at Aunty Grace, supplies a range of services that make it possible for you to continue living in your own home. Residential aged care provides 24/7 care for seniors who live in dedicated aged care facilities. 

A Home Care Package is the current Federal government-funded program that provides at-home care services for eligible seniors. There are several levels of funding, or ‘packages'. Which one you’re eligible for is determined by assessment, and factors in your overall health, mobility, and specific care needs.

Your care needs will almost certainly change over time so your Care Plan needs to be flexible and customisable. In consultation with you and your family, we can add and remove services as required so you’re not paying for ones you don't need, or going without ones you do need.

Yes, we do. We can arrange for carers to take over your care to give your family, or friends, a well-earned break. It can be anything from a few hours to a few weeks, or longer.

Contact us via phone, email, or our website. We’ll arrange a personalised assessment so we understand your lifestyle and care requirements. Then we develop a customised Care Plan for you. If you’re eligible for HCP funding, we'll help with that process as well.

At Aunty Grace, we focus on offering flexible care options, whether it’s short-term support or ongoing assistance. This approach allows you to access the services you need when you need them without being tied to an extended or long-term contract.

Aunty Grace provides customised personal care, domestic assistance, nursing and health support, social support and companionship, and transport assistance services. Your bespoke Care Plan can incorporate any or all of these services as required. For however long they’re required.

Yes they are. All Aunty Grace caregivers and support staff have extensive experience and qualifications in their field. They’re also culturally responsive, compassionate, and treat every client with respect, dignity, and individual attention.

You certainly can. In fact, we try to match every client with caregivers who can provide consistency and on-going friendship. We also like to match them with your language, culture, specific dietary requirements, and so on.

Our care plans are 100% flexible, and can be adapted to suit YOU and your lifestyle. If you need someone during the day, in the evenings, or on weekends, we’ll factor those service hours into your plan.   

One of our care teams will either visit you (and your family) at home, or arrange a time for an online consultation. During this initial assessment, we’ll discuss your daily routine and care preferences, and your long-term goals for your care. Then we’ll come up with a personalised plan that incorporates what we’ve discussed.