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Elka Home Care

Support at Home

5.01 review

  • Care managed
  • Regional provider
  • 14% below median price

Overview

  • Reviews

    5.0on Google

    From 1 Google review

  • Key facts

    • Time to startSame day
    • Sign-up meetingOver the phone
    • Bring your own workerYes
    • LanguagesNot yet confirmed ·
  • Service area

    Service area

    9 service areas.

About Elka Home Care

Elka Home Care is a family-owned, government-accredited home care service provider dedicated to helping seniors maintain their independence and quality of life in their own homes.

With a deeply personal approach to care, we operate under the philosophy of treating each client as if they were their own family member, ensuring individualised support that respects personal choices, cultural preferences, and religious beliefs. Our tailored, person-centred care means every care plan is customised to meet the unique needs, preferences, and lifestyle of each client ensuring comfort, dignity, and independence at every step.

We offer a comprehensive range of services, from personal care and domestic assistance to social support and respite care, all delivered by our highly trained, compassionate carers. Every member of our care team undergoes rigorous vetting, training, and regular assessments to maintain the highest standards of compliance care and professionalism. Understanding that needs can change over time, we provide flexible support that can be adjusted as circumstances evolve, ensuring you always receive the right level of support at the right time.

What sets us apart is our commitment to maximising value through low administration fees, ensuring that clients get the most out of their Home Care Package funding. Our dedicated care advisors are available to help navigate the journey, offering obligation-free consultations to discuss home care options and create personalised care plans that truly reflect our motto "when family care matters."

Prices

Every price is inclusive of fees.

  • Personal care$100/hr14% below the national median
  • Nursing$150/hr19% below the national median
  • Physio$150/hr33% below the national median
  • Podiatry$150/hr32% below the national median
  • Meal prep$25/hr78% below the national median
  • Cleaning$100/hr11% below the national median

↓ vs national median · From Elka Home Care's My Aged Care listing, Nov 2026

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Fees and policies

  • Program rule
  • Prices include fees

    Every price already includes the provider’s fees. What you see is what comes out of your budget.

  • Care management set aside, 10% of your budget

    Support at Home sets aside 10% of your budget for care management. You don’t pay it on top.

  • No admin, travel or exit fees

    Providers can’t charge separate admin, travel or exit fees under Support at Home.

  • 14-day cooling-off period

    You have 14 days after signing your service agreement to change your mind, as long as you haven’t received any services yet. The agreement is cancelled and anything you’ve paid is refunded. Service agreements for Support at Home ↗

Questions about fees and contributions

It depends on the type of service and your pension. Clinical and personal care are always free.

What you pay towards each type of service
GroupFor exampleFull pensionPart pension or self-fundedPart or self-funded
Clinical and personal carePersonal care, nursing, physioFreeFree
IndependenceTransport, social support, respite5%5% to 50%
Everyday livingCleaning, meals, gardening17.5%17.5% to 80%

Services Australia sets your exact rate with a means test. You only pay on services you receive, and contributions stop at a lifetime cap of $140,653, or $88,935 if you were approved by 12 September 2024 (indexed each March and September).

Things to know

Answers to what families ask most.

Getting started

Time to start
Same day
First visit
A care partner calls you to plan your services with you

Your workers

Bring your own worker
Yes, you can bring your own worker
Time to set up your own worker
Not yet confirmed ·
Minimum visit
2 hours. Shorter visits are charged as 2 hours

Additional funding pathways

Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) Pathway
Yes, they offer this$500, $2,000 or $15,000+ for 12 months, depending on your assessment
Restorative Care Pathway
Yes, they offer thisAround $6,000 for up to 16 weeks
End-of-Life Pathway
Not yet confirmed · Around $25,000 for 12 weeks, which you can use over up to 16 weeks

Reviews

5.0

Excellent

From 1 Google review

Google review

5.0· a year ago

I'm and very happy with this new company there much cheaper for there administration fees and the staff are fantastic if your looking for a new provider give them a call no problem's what so ever I have had 3 providers and all useless but Jim's came to my rescue give them a call Highly recommend

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Service area

Elka Home Care supports people in 9 service areas.

Elka provides care hereOffice

Office · 29 Nott St, Port Melbourne VIC 3207

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