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32M+ Care hours delivered

31K+ NDIS and aged care clients

23K+ Independent support workers

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32M+ Care hours delivered

31K+ NDIS and aged care clients

23K+ Independent support workers

What is a home care nurse?

Home care nurses are private nurses who provide care for people in their own homes. Private nurses verified on Mable come to you to provide personalised care tailored to your specific health needs. This ensures you receive the best possible support without stepping outside your door.

How does a home care nurse differ from a support worker?

The level of care they provide is different. Registered nurses undergo specialised clinical care training to assess patient needs and complete more complex healthcare tasks, such as wound care, continence education and dispensing medications. Whereas support workers help people who need assistance with tasks in their home or community, such as meal preparation, light housework and companionship.

Who do private nurses provide in-home support for?

Private nurses support people with all kinds of health needs. For example, if you require ongoing care for conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes, a home nurse can help with treatment. Nurses can also provide short-term care to help people after surgery, illness or injury. They are also hired by people who require care for loved ones such as toileting and showering.

How do home care nurses ensure continuity of care?

Private nurses on Mable work closely with you to create a care plan that fits perfectly with your lifestyle and schedule. They keep the lines of communication wide open, making it easy to adjust your care as your needs evolve. Depending on your care plan and package, they may be able to coordinate with other healthcare providers or doctors to ensure that every aspect of your healthcare needs are managed effectively.

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"As a registered nurse, I chose Mable because of the flexibility. It can fit in around my other hospital shifts."

Simone, Registered Nurse on Mable

What role do home care nurses play in supporting family caregivers on Mable?

Mable can assist you in finding a private nurse to join your support team. Depending on your needs, a private nurse can play a key role in providing care and supporting family caregivers. Check your current care plan or personal budget to see how nursing services can fit into your at-home support. Below are some examples of how other Mable clients use private nurses.

Providing respite and support

Private nurses may provide temporary relief so family caregivers can take well-deserved breaks. Recharge without worry and prevent burnout while their loved one continues to receive top-notch care at home.

Education and training

Private nurses may teach and educate family caregivers essential care techniques, and personalised support strategies, ensuring you feel fully equipped to care for your loved one at home.

Trained medical home assistance

Quickly and easily use Mable to find a local and verified private nurse to ensure loved ones with support needs receive professional, comforting care in their own home, making daily life smoother and more enjoyable.

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 with a support worker

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 a session

Agree on job details with a support worker, including rates and a session time. Every session booked on Mable comes with insurance to cover the support worker's actions while providing your care.

Manage your ongoing support

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.

What are the requirements to be a private nurse on Mable?

Nurses on Mable must have:

  • At least 1 year of professional nursing experience;
  • Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration for at least 12 months as a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse; and
  • 2 professional or character references.
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Choose how to pay for support

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NDIS funding

Book independent support workers on Mable with your self-managed or plan-managed NDIS funding.

Aged Care funding

Use your Aged Care funding to book support on Mable, and if you self-manage, you’ll get more control.

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Self-funding

Make payments with a bank card, or set up direct debits from a bank account, and start booking support straight away.

If you wish to use NDIS or Support at Home funding, make sure your plan includes the nursing services you are seeking in your job post.

What can a private nurse do on Mable?

In-home nurses can assist with a wide range of healthcare needs. Depending on your individual requirements and available funding or budget, private nursing services can be tailored to fit seamlessly into your support needs. Below are just some of the ways a private nurse can support you at home.

  • Medication Management: Private nurses may offer expert medication management services, ensuring accurate administration, monitoring for adverse effects, and providing medication education to optimise treatment outcomes and medication safety.
  • Pain Management: Private nurses may provide effective pain management solutions, including pain assessment, pharmacological interventions, and non-pharmacological therapies, to alleviate pain and improve overall well-being.
  • Respiratory support: private nurses may provide support, care and planning to help you maintain respiratory health where this is compromised.
  • Post-operative Recovery: Private nurses may offer attentive post-operative care, including wound care, pain management, mobility assistance, and monitoring for complications, facilitating a smooth and successful recovery process.
  • Wound Care: Private nurses may provide expert wound care services, including wound assessment, cleansing, dressing changes, and infection control measures, promoting healing and preventing complications.
  • Catheter Care: Private nurses may specialise in catheter care, ensuring proper catheter hygiene, monitoring for infections, and addressing catheter-related complications, enhancing comfort and minimising risks for individuals with catheters.
  • Continence Management: Private nurses may offer personalised continence management solutions, including assessment, bladder training, and pelvic floor exercises, promoting dignity, independence, and quality of life for individuals with bladder or bowel control issues.

What can't a private nurse do on Mable?

If you have a behaviour care plan and the behaviour care plan includes restrictive practices, you are ineligible to use the Mable platform.

Nurses cannot perform restrictive services on Mable, including administering chemical restraints that are part of an authorised restrictive practice in a behaviour care plan.

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6 reasons 31,000+ Australians trust Mable

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  1. Stay independent
    You have complete control over who comes into your home and when
  2. Choose workers
    You choose support workers who match your lifestyle, personality and needs
  3. Control services
    You pick the services and when they happen
  4. More hours of support
    You spend less on fees so you could get more hours of support, on average*
  5. Verified workers
    You can negotiate with vetted independent support workers
  6. Simple online platform
    You manage your support team in one easy platform

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.

Insurance with
every booking

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.

FAQs

Can Mable users choose the same private nurse for ongoing care?
Can Mable users communicate directly with private nurses before booking to discuss specific care needs or preferences?
Does Mable offer any additional resources or support for users who may require assistance with navigating the platform or managing their care arrangements?

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* 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 April 2026.

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 April 2026.

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 April 2026 - 30 September 2026. It includes an agreed rate of $60/hour plus Mable's Client Platform Fee of 7.95%, totalling $65.

The online-employed platform rate displayed is the hourly rate to consumers (including superannuation) of $69.09/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 April 2026.

The traditional provider rate is taken from the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, valid from 1 July 2026. The line item is:  - Assistance with Self Care Activities- Standard - Weekday - Daytime, item number 01_011_0107_1_1 of $70.23.