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HomeCaring Footscray

Support at Home · Footscray

3.76 reviews

  • Care managed
  • Local provider

Overview

  • Reviews

    3.7on Google

    From 6 Google reviews

  • Key facts

    • Time to start0–1 weeks
    • Sign-up meetingAt your home
    • Bring your own workerNot yet confirmed ·
    • LanguagesNot yet confirmed ·
  • Service area

    Footscray

    Covers 7 postcodes around Footscray.

About HomeCaring Footscray

HomeCaring Footscray is a local home care provider serving seniors across Melbourne's inner west. We believe a better care experience starts with a team that genuinely understands the community it serves. Our local team provides personalised in-home care that helps people live safely, comfortably, and with dignity in their own homes.

We offer comprehensive support including Home Care Packages, personal care, domestic assistance, and coordination of complex support needs. Our team is focused on empowering individuals to stay independent at home, delivering care with flexibility, consistency, and respect. From helping with daily tasks to managing more involved care requirements, we're committed to making life easier without taking away the routines and independence that matter most.

What Sets Us Apart:

Good care should be tailored to the goals and lifestyle of the person receiving it. We take time to understand each client's routines, preferences, and challenges so we can build support that fits around them. Our approach is about building genuine relationships with clients and families, listening to your needs, and delivering care that fits your life.

Our local team is passionate about helping people feel at ease in their own homes whilst receiving the high-quality care they need. We're committed to ensuring you're supported by people who understand your goals and deliver the professional, personalised care that enables you to live comfortably and independently in your own home.

Prices

Every price is inclusive of fees.

  • Personal care$122/hr5% above the national median
  • Nursing$195/hr5% above the national median
  • Physio$260/hr16% above the national median
  • Podiatry$220/hr
  • Meal prep$122/hr7% above the national median
  • Cleaning$122/hr9% above the national median

↓ vs national median · From HomeCaring Footscray'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 ↗

  • After-hours rates

    Evenings, weekends and public holidays cost more.

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
0–1 weeks
First visit
A care partner comes to your home to plan your services with you

Reviews

3.7

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From 6 Google reviews

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Google review

5.0· a month ago

Home Caring Footscray is an essential service provider located conveniently on the main strip. They specialize in high-quality home care, NDIS support, and aged care services tailored to the diverse local community. The office is professional and the staff are known for their empathetic approach, often providing bilingual support which is a huge help for Vietnamese families. It’s a reliable place to seek guidance on care plans and support services for your loved ones."

Google review

5.0· 5 months ago

HomeCaring Footscray provides exceptional lifestyle and health solutions. Their dementia caring and specialist therapies are highly professional, compassionate, and tailored to individual needs. The staff are dedicated, patient, and truly care about improving the quality of life for seniors. Highly trusted service in the community!

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Service area

HomeCaring Footscray covers 7 postcodes around Footscray.

HomeCaring Footscray provides care hereOffice

Office · 161 Barkly St, Footscray VIC 3011

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