Find an independent support worker or nurse to help you recover at home after surgery
If you’re an NDIS or Support at Home (previously Home Care Package) recipient looking for in-home help after surgery, create your free Mable account today and find a local, verified support worker who can help with post-surgical care to aid your recovery.
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32M+ Care hours delivered
31K+ NDIS and aged care clients
23K+ Independent support workers
Join Mable for free today and use your NDIS or Home Care Package funds to get home care services after surgery
If you’ve just been discharged from the hospital, or you’re preparing to go home, Mable can help you find a verified support worker or specialised nurse to keep you living independently.
What post-surgery home care can support workers on Mable provide?
The post-surgery assistance a support worker can provide depends on their qualifications. We verify every support worker on our platform and, if required, their qualifications.
Some post-surgery support does not require a support worker to have qualifications, such as food preparation and companionship. However, support workers on Mable who provide other services, such as medication management, wound care, and manual handling, must provide evidence of their qualifications. Learn more about the services available on Mable.
Here are some of the home care services after surgery support workers on Mable can provide:
Verified support workers
- Gardening support
- Support with meal preparation and meal delivery
- Assistance with tasks such as paying bills and managing appointments
- Support with grocery shopping and/or grocery delivery
- Assistance with housework, such as cleaning and laundry
- Transport to and from follow-up appointments
- Assistance with daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping
- Companionship care
Qualified nursing support
- Cleaning, dressing, and monitoring wounds
- Draining of any abscesses
- Monitoring vital signs
- Respiratory care
- Help with medications
- Insertion and removal of catheters
- Monitoring for infections
- Blood and urine samples
- Pain management
- Follow up on any post-operative instructions
- Live-in care where 24-hour assistance is required
Qualified personal care workers
- Assistance with toileting
- Support upon discharge
- Support with showering, dressing and personal grooming
- Administration of light massage
- Assistance to get dressed
- Grooming support
- Toilet assistance
- Manual transfer support
- Assistance with eating and drinking
- Assistance with taking medications
Get connected with verified support workers
- Verification process: independent support workers on Mable are vetted via NDIS Worker Screening Checks, references and qualification verifications where relevant.
- Worker ratings and reviews: access independent support worker ratings and reviews from others in the Mable community to help guide your decision‑making.
- Insurance coverage: every session booked on Mable comes with insurance to cover the support worker's actions while providing your care.
From domestic help to simple or complex nursing care, you can find a Mable independent support worker with the qualifications you need. Click the button below to start for free today.
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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 September 2025.
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 September 2025.
** 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 2025 – 31 December 2025. It includes an agreed rate of $59/hour plus Mable’s Client Platform Fee of 7.95%, totalling $64.
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 25 September 2025.
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 $70.23.