Service
Support at Home Podiatry
In-home podiatry for older adults using Support at Home funding.
Overview
We provide in-home podiatry for older adults receiving Support at Home services across Adelaide.
Support at Home is the Australian Government’s in-home aged care program, replacing Home Care Packages. If podiatry is included in your care plan, your funding can generally be used for regular home visits, including routine foot care, diabetes foot checks and treatment for foot pain.
We work directly with providers and case managers to set services up: confirming what is covered, agreeing on a visit schedule and invoicing the provider, so there is no paperwork left with the client or family. If you are not sure whether podiatry is included in a plan, we can help you ask the right questions.
Because care is delivered entirely at home, there is no transport to organise and no disruption to the routines that in-home support is designed to protect. Visits can be scheduled alongside other services and repeated on a regular cycle.
About Support at Home
- Support at Home is the in-home aged care program that follows Home Care Packages
- Eligible clients may be able to use funding for podiatry
- Podiatry can be part of regular foot care and mobility support
How podiatry can help
- Routine nail and skin care, corns and calluses
- Foot pain treatment and mobility support
- Diabetes foot checks and ongoing monitoring where needed
How we work with providers
- We work with providers, case managers and families
- We can coordinate appointments and ongoing care
- Care is delivered at home rather than in a clinic
Funding and coverage
- Support at Home funding may cover podiatry where included in the care plan
- Adelaide metro, with regional South Australia by arrangement
- We can confirm service details and scheduling with providers