Whether you’re a person with a disability or an older Australian, you get to choose who supports you and when.
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.
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.
On Mable, you can choose the services that suit your goals and support needs.
Housework, organising transport, gardening, meal prep, and more.
Showering, hoist transfer, exercise assistance, toileting, and more.
Qualifications needed for workers
Qualifications needed for workers
Occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and speech therapy.
Qualifications needed for workers
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.
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.
Book confidently knowing that each session booked and invoiced through Mable comes with insurance for support workers, including: Personal Accident cover, Medical Malpractice cover, and General & Products Liability.
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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.
The carers my mother and I have booked through Mable are reliable and helpful, giving mum back some freedom from housework and some personal care and grooming, making mum feel alive and vibrant again.
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.
Choose a support worker and mutually agree on rates.
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.
Aged care support workers on Mable offer a wide range of services to meet various needs across Australia. These include:
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.
This could be basic housekeeping and laundry, help with showering and dressing, transportation to appointments and social outings, medication management and basic household maintenance.
You might also be able to use it for 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:
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.
* The 31% online employed provider fee represents the difference between what the client pays and the support worker earns as a percentage per hour of support for disability support workers. The rate is taken from the current price guide on their website as at 25 July 2024.
The traditional provider fee is based upon a sample of traditional providers offering services in disability and aged care. The fee represents the amount the client pays and the support worker earns as a percentage per hour of support. Prices have been taken from their websites as at 25 July 2024.
Self-management fees are calculated using HomeMade which is part of the same group of companies as Mable.
** The Mable rate is based on an average weekday hourly agreed rate for social support and domestic assistance in aged care and disability support observed on the Mable platform from 1 January 2025 – 30 June 2025. It includes an agreed rate of $56/hour plus Mable’s Client Platform Fee of 7.95%, totalling $60.
The online-employed platform rate displayed is the hourly rate to consumers (including superannuation) of $66.46/hour for weekday shifts occurring between 6.00am and 8.00pm. The rate is taken from the current price guide on their website as at 25 July 2024.
The traditional provider rate is taken from the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, valid from 1 July 2025. The line item is: – Assistance with Self Care Activities- Standard – Weekday – Daytime, item number 01_011_0107_1_1 of $67.56.