In-home aged care currently consists of several programs that have different approaches to assessment, eligibility, service providers, funding and fees. As a result, not everyone receives care commensurate with their needs and funding is not always used effectively across the aged care system and for individual consumers.
The Australian Government has developed the reform to home care that is expected to consolidate a number of existing programs under a single assessment and funding model. Government declared its commitment to establish a new Support at Home Program in consultation with senior Australians and community stakeholders.
Support at Home will start in July 2025 and replace the following existing programs:
- Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)
- Home Care Packages (HCP) Program
- Short Term Restorative Care (STRC) Program.
This is in line with the Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety’s recommendations to implement a new aged care program and introduce a new funding model for care at home. The new program aims to reform all aspects of the delivery of in-home aged care including assessment, reablement and restorative care, to individualised support plans, clarity on service inclusions, funding of providers, and regulation of the market.
Government assures providers and consumers that no one will lose any in-home aged care services they currently have in place through the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) or the Home Care Packages (HCP) Program.
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