What level your Home Care Package is, determines how much funding is available. Knowing how this funding is spent is really important. Here we cover administration costs, management costs, service costs and more.
In this section you will learn:
- The different cost components of the Home Care Packages
- Why you are charged a administration fee
- When case management fees apply
- What the average costs are for each of the Home Care Package components
- How services and support fees are factored into your Home Care Package costs
- The benefits of a contingency as part of your cost components
- When and why exit fees are charged
STEP 5.1
What are the different Package Provider cost components?
There are 4 different components that make up your Home Care Package – no matter what level it is.
STEP 5.2
What is the Administration Fee
Package Providers are allowed to charge administrative fees to cover overheads and other costs.
STEP 5.3
Are there case management and advisory services?
Case management fees cover the cost of developing an individualised care plan.
STEP 5.4
What are the average costs?
Sometimes it can really help to see the general breakdown of others to know and understand the value for money you’re...
STEP 5.5
What are service and support provisions?
There are costs associated with delivering the services in your care plan. These will be related to the actual hours of...
STEP 5.6
Why is it good to have a contingency?
This is an optional amount that can be set aside in your home care budget to cater for difficult times.
STEP 5.7
Why do I need to pay an exit fee?
If you decide to change providers for any reason then your unspent funds will move with you.
