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If you have been approved for NDIS funding, meal preparation and support around the home may be subsidised as part of your plan. Mable can connect you with a support worker who can help you with grocery shopping, cooking, and meal planning so you can always have access to delicious meals.
Your Home Care Package allows you to find support workers to assist with meal preparation, cooking and grocery shopping, no matter the level you’re on. Mable can connect you with friendly and verified support workers to help you out with your cooking and food preparation needs.
Independent NDIS and Home Care Package support workers on Mable offer meal preparation assistance, cooking support, and grocery shopping. Book a support worker for meal preparation to help you with the following needs:
Meal preparation assistance enables people to enjoy home-cooked meals tailored to their dietary needs and cultural preferences, helping them to regain some independence.
Support workers on Mable can assist people with disabilities in overcoming cooking challenges and ensuring access to fresh meals. They can assist with meal planning, grocery shopping, and adapting meals to suit dietary needs or mobility restrictions. For example, they can help with preparing pureed meals and teach basic cooking skills for greater independence.
Discover support workers who can provide in-home meal preparation tailored to your dietary and cultural preferences. Support workers can make balanced meals, cook in batches for convenience, and ensure meals are easy to heat and enjoy. They can accommodate a wide range of needs, including low-sodium options for heart health or frozen soups and casseroles for easy access.
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In just three simple steps the Mable platform empowers you to get more out of your NDIS or Home Care Package and find an independent support worker in your local area who offers assistance with meal preparation.
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.
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Mable is an online platform that connects people seeking and providing disability and aged care support.
Over the last 10 years, Mable has delivered more than 22 million hours of support, enabling hundreds of thousands of people across Australia to live independently.
Signing up to Mable is free which means you can start searching and messaging support workers today. Independent support workers on the platform set their own hourly rates, which are displayed on their profile. You can discuss and agree the rate and schedule with each individual support worker before booking them.
Workers and clients agree on rates before support is delivered on Mable. The client pays this agreed rate plus 7.95%, while the independent worker receives the agreed rate less 10%.
No fees are charged until a client books a support worker and the services are delivered. All payments are made online and can be easily tracked via your timesheet and reports on your dashboard.
There are no set rates on Mable. Clients and workers agree on hours and rates above Mable’s $38 minimum hourly rate. To find out more about the average rates observed on the Mable platform, please visit our pricing page.
No fees are charged until you book a support worker and the services are delivered.
Support workers on Mable can help with meal planning, grocery shopping, they can cook with you, cook for you, and prepare meals for you. Support workers on Mable can help you with all aspects of enjoying freshly cooked meals.
You can book a support worker to provide meal preparation services as often as you need to, but if you are using NDIS funding or a Home Care Package, make sure to check how much your funding is able to cover.
Yes. You should discuss this with your support worker and include any requirements in your agreement with them.
If you don't have the cooking equipment required, discuss this with your support worker before the booked session and make sure they can bring their own. You should outline these details in your agreement.
Mable accepts payments via NDIS funding. However, you should check the scope of your funding and whether it covers meal preparation specifically.
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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 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.
** 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 July 2024 – 31 December 2024. It includes an agreed rate of $55/hour plus Mable’s Client Platform Fee of 7.95%, totalling $59.
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 2024. The line item is: – Assistance with Self Care Activities- Standard – Weekday – Daytime, item number 01_011_0107_1_1 of $67.56.
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