Local Guardians Support At Home
Local Guardians is an independent Support at Home Care Manager helping older Australians stay in control of their care. You choose who provides your services, while we help coordinate your funding, connect you with trusted local providers and maximise your available care hours. Our support is flexible, personalised and tailored to how involved you want to be.
Availability and pricing at Local Guardians
Local Guardians’s published standard hourly rates for every in-home service they offer, benchmarked against the national average so you can plan your Support at Home budget with confidence.
Assistance with home maintenance and repairs
$92/hr
28% savingsExpenses for home maintenance and repairs
$103/hr
7% savingsGardening
$66/hr
42% savingsGeneral house cleaning
$66/hr
43% savingsLaundry services
$72/hr
37% savingsMeal delivery
$75/hr
Meal preparation
$55/hr
52% savingsShopping assistance
$66/hr
43% savingsAcupuncture
$88/hr
47% savingsArt therapy
$165/hr
12% savingsAssistance with self-administration of medications
$82/hr
30% savingsAssistive technology prescription and clinical support
$200/hr
16% savingsChiropractics
$72/hr
56% savingsCommunity and centre-based respite
$72/hr
37% savingsContinence management (non-clinical)
$1/hr
99% savingsDirect transport
$1/hr
99% savingsDiversional therapy
$165/hr
2% savingsFlexible respite
$110/hr
6% savingsGroup social support
$44/hr
61% savingsHome modifications prescription and clinical support
$200/hr
15% savingsIndirect transport
$70/hr
8% savingsIndividual social support
$71/hr
40% savingsOsteopathy
$112/hr
36% savingsPersonal care
$72/hr
38% savingsRemedial massage
$165/hr
5% savingsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner assistance
$195/hr
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker assistance
$195/hr
Allied health assistance
$127/hr
8% savingsCounselling or psychotherapy
$132/hr
39% savingsDiet or nutrition
$197/hr
11% savingsEnrolled nurse clinical care
$127/hr
22% savingsExercise physiology
$174/hr
21% savingsHome support care management
$154/hr
1% savingsHome support restorative care management
$150/hr
10% savingsMusic therapy
$195/hr
2% savingsNursing assistant clinical care
$186/hr
Occupational therapy
$220/hr
13% savingsPhysiotherapy
$207/hr
16% savingsPodiatry
$215/hr
3% savingsPsychology
$278/hr
Registered nurse clinical care
$182/hr
4% savingsSocial work
$132/hr
40% savingsSpeech pathology
$95/hr
63% savingsService areas
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Pricing is based on published provider service prices and national averages available to Caring Co. Your final costs may vary based on your care plan, funding level and service schedule.