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Veterans' Home Care
Address
199 Grenfell St, Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Telephone
1300 550 450
Fax
Email
Website
Postal Address
GPO Box 1652, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
Parent Body
Eligibility
a veteran of the Australian defence forces; OR, an Australian merchant mariner who served on vessels in waters which were designated a war zone; OR, a defence or war widow/widower of a veteran of the Australian defence forces or an Australian mariner AND HAVE, a Repatriation Health Card - for all conditions (Gold Card); OR, a Repatriation Health Card - for specific conditions (White Card), Note that Commonwealth and Allied veterans who have a White Card may receive respite care if it relates to their accepted war-caused disabilities, , Not Eligible:, Partners and carers unless they have their own Gold or White card. However they are still eligible for respite care if they care for a veteran or a war widow/widower, Veterans from other countries will not be eligible
Fees
With the exception of in-home and emergency respite which is free, other co-payments are:, $5 per hour each for gardening and home maintenance (both to a max. 15 hours per financial year), Maximum of $5 each per week for cleaning, ironing & laundry and shopping & banking (to a maximum of 1.5 hours per fortnight), Maximum of $10 per week for personal care ($5 per hour)
Comment
Helps eligible veterans and war widows/widowers with assessed low-level care needs to remain in their own homes. Veterans' Home Care can:, Assess home care needs, Enable access to a range of assessed care services through a single entry point, Determine an appropriate plan of support and care, Refer, if necessary, to other DVA or community based benefits and services
Services
- Home help - cleaning, ironing/laundry and assistance with meal preparation. Shopping for a limited number of items and bill paying done on client's behalf but client not accompanied
- Personal care - including daily non-clinical self-care assistance such as bathing, dressing, toileting
- Home maintenance - limited to minor maintenancce or repair tasks such as washer replacement, gutter cleaning. For property maintenance advice and tasks requiring qualified tradespersons, contact the Veterans' Home Maintenance Helpline
- Home and garden maintenance - limited to ensuring the environment is safe; excludes weeding, pruning, lawn mowing, tree lopping
- Respite care - Emergency: For situations where the carer is suddenly and unexpectedly unable to continue in the caring role. Any emergency respite hours are in addition to the normal in-home or residential respite paid by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Limited number of hours apply.
- Respite care - In-Home: Up to 196 hours (28 days) of in-home respite, residential respite or combination of both. 7 hours of in-home respite is equivalent to 1 day in a residential respite facility
- Respite care- In Hospital: DVA may approve Respite in hospital only in exceptional circumstances, when there is no bed in a residentail aged care facility.
- Respite care - Residential Aged Care Facility. Up to 196 hours (28 days) of in-home respite, residential respite or a combination of both. 7 hours of in-home respite is equivalent to 1 day in a residential respite facility. DVA will pay the Basic Daily Care Fee in Commonwealth-funded residential respite facilities. Gaps may be payable for respite in non-Commonwealth funded facilities. Note: DVA will not approve funding for residential respite immediately following a period of acute or convalescent care and there must be a clear intention for the eligible person to return the community following residential respite care
