Meals

Whether you’re eligible for Support at Home, NDIS or are self-funding your home care meal preparation, we’ll be able to connect you with a trusted Helper to make sure you always have access to nutritious and delicious meals suited to your needs: 

• Your Support at Home (SaH) provider (i.e., Five Good Friends!) can confirm whether meal preparation or meal delivery services are included in your funding.
• If you are approved for NDIS funding, meal preparation and support around the home may be subsidised as part of your plan. This may also include help with grocery shopping, cooking and meal planning.

Meal assistance focuses on supporting nutrition and daily living tasks, such as grocery shopping, preparing meals and ensuring food is safe and appropriate for your needs. 

Personal care, on the other hand, is designed for those who require assistance with self-care tasks such as showering, dressing or medication support. While both aged care services support independence, they serve different purposes and may be funded separately depending on your needs. 

What doesn’t meal preparation include? 

While government-funded home care can support meal preparation, some food and meal-related items aren’t included. These include: 

• General expenses, such as the cost of the ingredients 
• Take-away food delivery 
• Meal delivery for other people in your home

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The frequency of meal preparation support depends on your funding and available budget. While the same types of domestic assistance are available across all funding levels, the amount of funding differs. This means the number of hours you can schedule may vary. 

But you’ll never have to figure it out alone! We can help you plan a schedule that works best for your lifestyle.