Now that you know how much the government is contributing and you understand our management fees, you can find out how much money you will have remaining in your Package budget and then view our service rates.
This pricing information is for Home Care Package clients only. If you are a recipient of the Commonwealth Home Support Program, you can find more information about costs that apply to you here. If you’re a VHC client, you can find co-payment information here.
How much budget do I have to spend?
Answer a few simple questions to find your funds remaining in your Package available for services.
Our Direct Carer rates for common services
You will most likely spend the majority of your Home Care Package budget on what we call ‘common services’, but sometimes you might need specialised services like In-Home Nursing.
At Benetas, we have close to 300 direct carers servicing more than 1,600 care hours for our clients across Victoria each month. So chances are, we have a team of staff members to cover your services. See our Direct Carer rates below:
| Benetas Fees | Household Tasks & Cleaning | In-Home Respite | Meal Preparation | Personal Care | Social Community | Shopping | Transport* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday – Friday 7am-7pm | 60 minutes = $79.50 | ||||||
| Weekday out of hours | 60 minutes = $97.00 | ||||||
| Saturdays and Sundays | 60 minutes = $106.70 | ||||||
| Public Holidays | 60 minutes = $154.20 | ||||||
| Travel in a carer's car | $1.34 per km | ||||||
Our Specialised or Supplementary Workforce rate range
When preparing your care plan, your Client Advisor will consider your assessed needs as well as your home care package budget available to you. We’re proud of our extensive network - your team of carers - to deliver some specialised services and to fill gaps in some of our service areas. Depending on the provider’s and the client’s location there may be a range in costings for specialised services or our preferred third party providers.
Click here to view our full list of home care services**
- Assistance with social activities
- Assistance with connecting to community resources
- Bathing and showering assistance
- Companionship visits
- Dressing and grooming support
- Errand running
- Grocery shopping
- Gutter cleaning
- Health Care and Therapeutic Services
- Home Modifications
- House cleaning
- Incontinence care
- Laundry and ironing
- Lawn care and gardening
- Meal preparation
- Delivered Meals
- Medication reminders
- Medical appointment transportation
- Mental and emotional support
- Mobility assistance
- Mobility Equipment and health products to help you in the home
- Minor home repairs
- Myki Cards and Taxis
- Pet care such as walking, picking up faeces or changing litter
- Prescription pick-up
- Social outings or getting you to a social group centre
- Support for attending clubs or events
- Window cleaning
* this is a range only. These prices are indicative of standard business hours only. Ask us if you need prices for non-standard hours or public holidays.
**depending on carers’ and support staff availability. Not all services are always available in every region.
We offer a range of Home Care services across Victoria
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