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Calvary Community Care
Calvary Care offers several everyday living services, including help with household chores.
MND Connect
MND Australia provides practical information and support to people with Motor Neurone Disease through MND Connect - a website and national information line.
Veterans' Home Care
Veterans’ Home care can provide home help, including cleaning and ironing, for eligible veterans.
Advocacy for Disability Access and Inclusion
Advocacy for Disability Access and Inclusion helps families to access healthcare services.
Carer Gateway
The Carer Gateway website has some tips for working with health services, which apply to people with disability and their carer.
My Aged Care
My Aged Care can give people aged over 65 (or 50 and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) help at home through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme or Home Care Packages. Depending on income, you may be asked to pay some of the cost. An Aged Care Assessment Team decides what help you may be able to get.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
The NDIS can provide help around the home. A planner will work with you to develop a plan that meets your needs and goals.
Healthdirect Question Builder
Whenever you visit a doctor or healthcare service, it's a good idea to plan what you need to talk about and ask. This tool helps you to write down any questions or problems you want to talk about.
Patient transport schemes
You may be able to get subsidised transport services if you need to travel to get treatment that is not available in your area. Some schemes include accommodation. You can also talk to the hospital or medical centre you go to, because they may have some advice about where to go for transport help.
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- People with Department of Veterans' Affairs Health Cards may also be able to get help with travel costs through the Repatriation Transport Scheme.
- People with Department of Veterans' Affairs Health Cards may also be able to get help with travel costs through the Repatriation Transport Scheme.
- Australian Capital Territory
Thrive Project
This project aims to remove some of the barriers, confusion, complexity and stress that families and children with disability face when navigating the systems they interact with.