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✓ Registered provider (ABN 90 526 233 539), Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Provider Register, current until 28/08/2028.
NovaCare Community Services Limited is a Hunter-based not-for-profit (35+ years) serving Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Lower Hunter and Port Stephens, with community centres at Merewether, Swansea, Morisset and Taylors Beach. Offers home health care/nursing, respite (including the Ailsa Craig Cottage facility), social services, transport/shopping assistance and dementia care.
⚠ Pricing note
Prices from NovaCare's Support at Home price guide effective 1 November 2025. The guide also publishes 15-minute rates for most services (charged in part-hour increments, minimum service times apply per service). Clinical supports carry no participant contribution. Nursing consumables are charged at NovaCare's GST exclusive product cost. Some services (nursing assistance, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners, counsellor or psychotherapist, music therapist, social worker, prescribed nutrition, meal delivery, acupuncture, diversional and art therapy, home maintenance expenses) are delivered through associated providers and charged at that provider's own price. Cancellations within 48 hours may be charged in full.
Everyday home and community support
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| General House Cleaning, Laundry & Shopping Assistance Everyday living | $63.30/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| General House Cleaning, Laundry & Shopping Assistance Everyday living | $94.90/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| General House Cleaning, Laundry & Shopping Assistance Everyday living | $110.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Gardening (min 60 minutes) Everyday living | $60.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Gardening (min 60 minutes) Everyday living | $90.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Gardening (min 60 minutes) Everyday living | $120.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Meal Preparation (min 30 minutes) Everyday living | $63.30/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Meal Preparation (min 30 minutes) Everyday living | $94.90/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Meal Preparation (min 30 minutes) Everyday living | $110.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
Advice, coordination, and social support
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Individual Social Support & Assistance to Maintain Personal Affairs Independence | $69.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Individual Social Support & Assistance to Maintain Personal Affairs Independence | $103.50/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Individual Social Support & Assistance to Maintain Personal Affairs Independence | $120.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Accompanied Activities (travel included) Independence | $86.30/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Accompanied Activities (travel included) Independence | $129.40/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Accompanied Activities (travel included) Independence | $150.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Digital Education & Support Independence | $75.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Digital Education & Support Independence | $112.50/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Digital Education & Support Independence | $150.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Group Social Support (centre-based, transport included) Independence | $25.00/hour |
| Small Group Social Support (centre-based, transport included) Independence | $35.00/hour |
Personal care and in-home support, including respite
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Therapy Services (min 45 minutes) Clinical care | $80.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Allied Health Therapy Services (min 45 minutes) Clinical care | $120.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Allied Health Therapy Services (min 45 minutes) Clinical care | $160.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Home Support Care Management (Non-clinical) Clinical care | $140.00/hour |
| Home Support Care Management (Clinical) Clinical care | $225.00/hour |
| Home Support Restorative Care Management (Clinical) Clinical care | $170.00/hour |
| Personal Care (min 30 minutes) Independence | $69.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Personal Care (min 30 minutes) Independence | $103.50/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Personal Care (min 30 minutes) Independence | $120.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Respite Care in your home (min 30 minutes) Independence | $69.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Respite Care in your home (min 30 minutes) Independence | $103.50/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Respite Care in your home (min 30 minutes) Independence | $120.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Centre Based Respite Care (Ailsa Craig Cottage, Hamilton) Independence | $30.00/hour |
Nursing and clinical care
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Registered Nurse Clinical care | $112.50/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Registered Nurse Clinical care | $168.80/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Registered Nurse Clinical care | $225.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Enrolled Nurse Clinical care | $105.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Enrolled Nurse Clinical care | $157.50/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Enrolled Nurse Clinical care | $210.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Physiotherapist Clinical care | $130.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Physiotherapist Clinical care | $195.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Physiotherapist Clinical care | $260.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Occupational Therapist Clinical care | $130.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Occupational Therapist Clinical care | $195.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Occupational Therapist Clinical care | $260.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Dietitian or Nutritionist Clinical care | $130.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Dietitian or Nutritionist Clinical care | $195.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Dietitian or Nutritionist Clinical care | $260.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Psychologist Clinical care | $130.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Psychologist Clinical care | $195.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Psychologist Clinical care | $260.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Speech Pathologist Clinical care | $130.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Speech Pathologist Clinical care | $195.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Speech Pathologist Clinical care | $260.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Podiatrist Clinical care | $110.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Podiatrist Clinical care | $165.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Podiatrist Clinical care | $220.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Exercise Physiologist Clinical care | $100.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Exercise Physiologist Clinical care | $150.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Exercise Physiologist Clinical care | $200.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Remedial Massage Therapist (min 60 minutes) Independence | $100.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Remedial Massage Therapist (min 60 minutes) Independence | $150.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Remedial Massage Therapist (min 60 minutes) Independence | $200.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Chiropractor Independence | $100.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Chiropractor Independence | $150.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Chiropractor Independence | $200.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
| Osteopath Independence | $130.00/30 min(varies by day/time) |
| Osteopath Independence | $195.00/45 min(varies by day/time) |
| Osteopath Independence | $260.00/hour(varies by day/time) |
From Novacare Community Services Limited's 2024 Annual Information Statement lodged with the ACNC. These are entity-wide figures for the whole organisation, not this location alone.
Source: novacare.org.au (provider's published pricing)
No CHSP (Commonwealth Home Support Programme) fee schedule is published on this provider's website.
These points restate the charity's own ACNC filing in plain language. They are general information about the whole organisation, not financial advice, and say nothing about the quality of care at this location.
Source: ACNC Charity Register entry