Your Partner
We can help Your Partner with:
- Getting the most care hours from your partner’s Home Care Package.
- Helping you find respite care for your partner.
- Choosing the best suited permanent Aged Care Facility for your partner.
- Completion and lodgement of Centrelink Income & Assets Assessment forms.
- Negotiating the terms of your partner’s residential admission agreement.
- On-going advocacy for your partner.
Supporting Your Partner Through Aged Care
Arranging care for the person you love
Organising aged care for a husband, wife or partner is one of the hardest things a person can do. After a lifetime together, decisions about care, living arrangements and finances carry real emotional weight, and it often falls to you at a time when you are worried and stretched. We are here to take the pressure off, guide you through the options, and make sure your partner receives the right care while your wishes as a couple are respected.
Staying together where you can
Wherever possible, we look for options that keep you close. That might mean a Home Care Package so your partner can stay safely at home with you, arranging respite care when you need a break, or finding a residential aged care home that can accommodate couples so you are not separated. We use our local knowledge of Perth providers to find the arrangement that suits your circumstances.
The financial and practical side
We also handle the details that can feel overwhelming: getting the most care hours from your partner's package, completing and lodging Centrelink Income and Assets Assessment forms, understanding how the means test treats you as a couple and how the family home is assessed, and negotiating the terms of any admission agreement. Throughout, we provide ongoing advocacy for your partner, at no cost to you. The official rules are set out at myagedcare.gov.au.
Frequently asked questions
Can my partner and I stay together in care?
Wherever possible we look for options that keep you together, whether that is support at home or a residential home that accommodates couples.
How are our fees worked out as a couple?
The means test considers your combined income and assets, and the family home is treated in a particular way. We explain exactly what applies to your situation.
Can you help my partner stay at home?
Yes. We help you get the most from a Home Care Package and arrange support so your partner can remain safely at home for as long as possible.
What does your help cost?
Nothing. Our guidance is free, with no obligation for an initial chat. Call Lewis on 0408 093 298.
To talk through the right care for your partner, call Lewis on 0408 093 298 or get in touch. There is no cost or obligation for an initial conversation.