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Home Care Packages

Home Care Pricing Schedule

Pricing Schedule Last Updated on 20/09/2020

This Schedule provides information on the price for the home care Sydney locals can access through a Home Care Package, alongside other common services. The costs will be deducted from your overall package budget. There are many other services you can access through a Home Care Package that are not listed below. This may include allied health services, home maintenance, aids or equipment which may form part of your Care Plan.

Services delivered as part of your Care Plan are GST-free. Costs relating to exit amounts are not GST-free. For further information, please see the St Sergius Home Care provider’s full price list or contact the Accounting Department of St Sergius Home Care Service (details included below).

We Provide Values Based Home Care for Sydney Residents

The St Sergius staff are highly trained, compassionate, and competent. With our Home Care Packages, Sydney residents can live more independent and fulfilling lives.

Our culturally sensitive home care supports consumers to maintain a high quality of life. All employees of St Sergius show respect, and the highest levels of care, in order to meet the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of consumers in a safe, professional, and caring manner.

We provide a range of nursing, home and garden maintenance, and physiotherapy services. All of these services are designed to fit into a Home Care Package that will support the individual needs of the consumer.

By providing the best practice home care Sydney residents can rely on, the staff at St Sergius assist those within the community to live more active, engaged, and fulfilling lives. Our tailored Home Care Packages are delivered by supported, well-trained staff, so that you can be assured of the best of care, whether receiving Clinical Care provided by a Registered Nurse, or support with light gardening or household tasks.

St Sergius’s Home - Service Information and Pricing

Approximate Home Care Package Amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
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Home Care Package Funding

Annual
$8,927.90 $15,705.95 $34,174.95 $51,808.10
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Home Care Package Funding

Per Fortnight
$342.44 $602.42 $1,310.82 $1,987.16
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Basic Daily Fee paid by client

Per Fortnight
NIL NIL NIL NIL
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Basic Daily Fee paid by client

Per Day
NIL NIL NIL NIL

Note: You may be required to make a contribution to the cost of your care by paying an Australian Government Income Tested Care Fee and/or Basic Daily Fee. The Home Care Package funding amounts are current as of 1 July 2019. Further information about your contributions is available on My Aged Care.

Care Management

Care management is an important service that includes coordinating care and services that will help you deliver on the goals you identified in your Care Plan. Every Home Care Package, including those being self-managed, will require some level of care management.

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Approach to Care Management

Care Management may include:
  • Reviewing your Home Care Agreement (an Agreement between you, and your provider, detailing the services you will access) and Care Plan (a Plan designed by you and your provider to ensure the services you access help you achieve your goals)
  • Coordination and scheduling of services
  • Ensuring your care is aligned with other supports
  • Providing a point of contact for you or your support network
  • Identifying and addressing risks to your safety
  • 1

    Fully managed by provider

    Per fortnight
  • 2

    Fully managed by provider

    Number of hours per fortnight (max)
  • 3

    Self-managed by you

    Per fortnight
  • 4

    Self-managed by you

    Number of hours per fortnight (max)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
$51.37 $90.36 $196.62 $298.07
1 2 3 4
$32.24 $60.24 $131.10 $198.72
1 2 3 4

Note: Care Management may be provided in different ways including face-to-face or via phone or email. For further information, see the 'Approach to Care Management' definition or speak with St Sergius Home Care.

Home Care Service

(ALL by St Sergius staff at client's place)
  • personal

    Personal care

    Per hour
  • nursing

    Nursing

    Per hour
  • cleaning

    Cleaning and Household Tasks

    Per hour
  • light

    Light Gardening

    Per hour
  • inhome

    In-home Respite

    Per hour
  • clinical

    Clinical Care by Registered Nurse

  • physio

    Physiotherapy or OT

    Up to 10 km

Standard Hours

(8.00am - 5.00pm)

Non Standard Hours

(Before or After Standard Hours)

Saturday

Sunday

Public Holiday

$50.00 $57.50 $75.00 $87.50 $100.00
$50.00 $57.50 $75.00 $87.50 $100.00
$50.00 $57.50 $75.00 $87.50 $100.00
$60.00 $69.00 $90.00 $105.00 $120.00
$50.00 $57.50 $75.00 $87.50 $100.00
$85.00 $97.75 $127.50 $148.75 $170.00
$120.00 $138.00 $180.00 $210.00 $240.00

Other Costs

  • 1

    Package management

    Per fortnight
  • 2

    Maximum Exit Amount

    Max. Total
  • 3

    Staff travel costs to visit you

    Per one km
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
$51.37 $90.36 $196.62 $298.07
$200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00
$1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00

* Fortnightly fees subject to changes to Government subsidy rate increases. Maximum late cancellation fees of 2 hours. Services can be cancelled prior to 5 pm the previous day.

For the Government’s Ageing and Aged Care's Guide to Home Care Package Services click here.