Commonwealth Home Support Program

Contact and company at appointments or other activities. 

Support and company at cultural and community events. 

Transportation and help with socialising, such as visiting friends.

Transportation and help at community events.

Help to manage and maintain personal affairs, such as preparing to sell your home or arranging a will. 

Help to access digital learning, such as paying bills online, or accessing telehealth. 

Help to restore movement and function after injury or illness. 

Treatment of feet, ankles, and lower limbs.

Help with care, wellbeing, and social needs. 

Help to improve communication and swallowing abilities. 

Using exercise to help improve respiratory, circulatory, and other systems. 

Using everyday activities to help with health, wellbeing and independence. 

Studying thinking and behaviour to help treat mental, emotional, and behavioural issues. 

Delivering the therapy prescribed by an allied health professional, such as through exercises.

Using music to explore emotions, relieve stress, and improve self-esteem. 

Health professionals delivering culturally safe and accessible clinical services. 

Providing culturally safe clinical and primary health care.

Using specific techniques to manage mental health and well-being issues, such as talk therapy. 

Help tailoring food and nutrition for your health and wellbeing. 

Help to take medication independently, e.g., arranging pharmacist-prepared Webster packs.

Help with showering, self-care, hygiene, brushing hair, cleaning teeth and shaving.

Making and responding to art to improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Using leisure, social connection, and activities to improve health and wellbeing.

Using body manipulation to treat stiffness issues, improve flexibility, and promote self-healing. 

Using massage and soft tissue techniques to treat damaged, tense, or immobile muscle.

Using needles in targeted areas of the body to treat problems such as pain or stress. 

Treating back, neck, and joint pain by adjusting and realigning the spine. 

Help with taking out the rubbish, vacuuming, watering plants, and more.

Help with home laundry, such as loading and unloading machines, folding, and ironing.

Shopping together or helping with shopping to be home-delivered.

Overnight, weekend, or short-term respite at a cottage service.