Services you can provide
Flexible aged care places allocated to MPS providers are designated as either:
- residential aged care (high care or low care), including respite care
- home care
MPS providers can deliver services flexibly. This means you can adjust your allocated places between residential and home settings to best meet the changing needs of your local community.
Residential care
MPS providers must provide residential aged care and at least one other service, such as:
- acute or sub-acute care
- primary care
- other health services
Residential care involves providing personal and nursing care in an aged care setting and includes:
- accommodation
- furniture
- furnishings
- equipment
- appropriate staff
- meals
- cleaning services
Respite care
Some MPSs provide residential respite care, which gives a short-term break to carers and those they care for.
The number of respite care days available per year to someone in a MPS is not limited and the length of their stay is negotiated directly with the service.
Home care
Some MPSs provide flexible care in the home. These home care services are tailored to the person’s specific care needs to help them stay in their own home.
Home care services include:
- personal care services
- social support
- continence management
- assistance with activities of daily living
If you offer home care, your requirements are different from the Home Care Packages Program. You don’t have to:
- use a consumer-directed care model
- have an individual budget for the client
However, you are expected to consider your clients’ choices and preferences when planning and providing home care services.
You can become a Home Care Packages provider if you meet the requirements.
How to find a Multi-Purpose Service
You can find an MPS by:
- searching for residential care on the My Aged Care website
- checking our map of MPS locations