Find aged care support workers on Mable

Find aged care support workers on Mable

Access local aged care support services and flexible home help solutions using your Home Care Package or other types of funding.
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How Mable works for people receiving support

Whether you’re a person with a disability or an older Australian, you get to choose who supports you and when.

Connect

You can either post a job and wait for responses, or search through local support workers to find the best match for you. You'll be able to see their qualifications, reviews, interests and indicative rates.

Book

Agree on job details with a support worker, including rates, and organise a time for the session. Know you're protected, as every session booked on Mable comes with our high-level insurance.​

Manage

Mable has a range of tools and resources to help you organise your bookings and payments. Live your kind of independence knowing you're in charge of your support with Mable.

Search and book aged care support workers

  • Book aged care support on Mable with your Home Care Package. Learn about self-managing your Home Care Package.
  • Search workers using 70+ filters. Read qualifications, reviews, hobbies, languages and indicative rates on workers’ profiles.
  • Communicate with aged care support workers using our online messaging features. Agree on shift length and rates directly.
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Find the right services for you

On Mable, you can choose the services that suit your goals and support needs.

Daily living, social and community activities

Housework, organising transport, gardening, meal prep, and more.

Personal care

Showering, hoist transfer, exercise assistance, palliative care, and more.

Qualifications needed for workers

Nursing

Wound care, medication management, respite support, and more.

Qualifications needed for workers

Allied health

Occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and speech therapy.

Qualifications needed for workers

Get more control over your aged care support services

  • Once your Home Care Package is approved, you must choose an approved provider to access your funds.
  • If you want to explore self-managing your Home Care Package, look for a provider that offers you genuine self-management.
  • By choosing to self-manage you benefit in multiple ways – you get greater value, more choice and better control. Learn more about choosing a provider.
  • With Mable, you build your own team and choose the support services for aged care that will enable you to stay in your home and continue to enjoy your independence. Tips for building your own support team.
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The Mable difference

Your support,
your way

Choose a support worker that matches your personality and needs, then decide when and where you receive support. Check support workers profiles to find their qualifications, reviews, and indicative rates.

Pay less for
your support

Our fees are lower than traditional providers, so you could get more hours of support. Mable has no set rates – discuss and agree on rates with independent support workers before support is delivered.

Know you're
always protected

Every support worker on Mable completes a strict verification process confirmed by our team. Every session booked through Mable comes with high-level insurance to ensure you and your support worker are protected.

Our community

Customer review

The workers we have engaged through Mable are kind, caring and professional. Aged care participants have a unique set of needs, one of which is routine, continuity and familiarity. They do not cope with being sent a different worker each time who doesn't know them or their circumstances. With Mable, we have the same workers each time who really care about my father. We couldn't be happier with the service.

Christine

Customer review

Best thing about Mable is that you get to choose a person that is conveniently located in your area and suits all your requirements. Mable's online platform is very easy to use. My mum certainly gets more services out of her Home Care Package by choosing Mable.

Samantha

Customer review

Just started using mable to support my Mum living in a studio under my home. Has been great to employ a support worker we know directly. Service is linked to Homemade which has worked well to date.

Jim

Find support that suits
your budget

Find support
that suits
your budget

Choose a support worker and mutually agree on rates.

Access support funding for aged care help at home

Support worker hangs an orange towel on the Hills Hoist clothesline in the backyard.
Support worker hangs an orange towel on the Hills Hoist clothesline in the backyard.

FAQs

The Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP), the Home Care Package (HCP) program and residential aged care.

Support workers provide support to people with disabilities and can work in people’s homes, in specialised care settings on a full-time, part-time or casual basis, depending on the needs of the client. Aged care support workers can provide support in the following areas: domestic support, social support, nursing, personal care, speech therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and occupational therapy services.

Learn more about what an aged care support worker does.

Aged care support workers on Mable offer a wide range of services to meet various needs across Australia. These include:

  • Social Support: assisting with social activities, companionship, community engagement, and more.
  • Domestic Support: gardening, meal prep, helping with household tasks, grocery shopping, and more.
  • Personal Care: assisting with daily personal activities like bathing, dressing, grooming, and more.
  • Nursing Services: offering medical care and health management by qualified nurses.
  • Therapeutic Services: including speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and psychology support.

Through these services, clients will have access to the social, mental health, or physical support they need to maintain their well-being and independence and improve their overall quality of life.

For more insights into the support services offered via Mable, check out our guide to the support you can find on Mable.

Eligibility for a Home Care Package depends primarily on age and need.

You may be eligible for a Home Care Package if you are aged 65 years or older (50 years or older if you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander), living at home and need assistance to do the things you used to be able to do yourself.

To find out if you are eligible, the first step is to check if you meet the requirements for an assessment.

The eligibility checker on the My Aged Care website is a handy tool to check if you’re eligible for an assessment.

Once it’s clear that you are eligible for assessment, an ACAT assessment will be conducted by the Aged Care Assessment Team. An ACAT assessor — likely a nurse, social worker or healthcare professional — will typically visit your home to carry out the assessment.

For more detailed information, read our guide on Home Care Package eligibility and what to do if you're not eligible.

To be eligible for the CHSP, you need to be aged 65 years and over, or 50 years and over if you’re an Indigenous Australian. However, if you are on a low income, homeless or at risk of being homeless, that age requirement is reduced to 50 years, or 45 years if you identify as an Indigenous Australian. You will also need to undergo an assessment to determine eligibility and the level of support you need. You can apply online or by calling 1800 200 422.

Once you have met the eligibility requirements, you need to find a service provider, an organisation that delivers care and services to you at a subsidised price.

Learn more about how to access aged care funding in Australia.

You can put your Home Care Package funds towards services that help you remain living independently and safely in your home. That could be basic housekeeping and laundry, help with showering and dressing, transportation to appointments and social outings, medication management and basic household maintenance. It can also be used for respite care, the installation of safety devices such as handrails and a personal alarm system, and equipment such as a wheelie walker.

Aged care support workers on Mable offer a wide range of services to meet various needs across Australia. These include:

  • Social Support: assisting with social activities, companionship, community engagement, and more.
  • Domestic Support: gardening, meal prep, helping with household tasks, grocery shopping, and more.
  • Personal Care: providing assistance with daily personal activities like bathing, dressing, grooming, and more.
  • Nursing Services: offering medical care and health management by qualified nurses.
  • Therapeutic Services: including speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and psychology support.

Through these services, clients will have access to the social, mental health, or physical support they need to maintain their well-being and independence and improve their overall quality of life.

For more insights into the support services offered via Mable, check out our guide to the support you can find on Mable.

You cannot use your Home Care Package funding on items and services that do not align to your specific care needs. Some examples include:

  • Groceries (with the exception of medically prescribed supplementary food products, such as vitamins)
  • Household appliances and white goods
  • Electronics
  • Entertainment
  • Rent or mortgage payments
  • Household bills
  • Travel (holidays, etc)
  • Home modifications that aren’t directly related to your care needs.