Home and Daily Living

Help in your home and garden, including personal care, day-to-day housekeeping, general maintenance and minor modifications.

We are an approved home care provider with over 20 years of experience and a commitment to quality care. We’ll listen and find out what’s important to you to ensure we do things to your liking.

Home care worker assisting retiree with grocery shopping at the supermarket

Day to day housekeeping and personal care

Personal care

Personal care support can include help with:

Showering
Grooming and personal hygiene (e.g. applying creams & lotions, makeup, hair care, shaving, and use of continence aids)
Dressing and undressing
Getting in and out of bed or accessing mobility aids in your home
Medications.

Light housekeeping and cleaning

We provide day-to-day housekeeping and cleaning services to support you to stay independent and live well at home. This may include:

Dusting
Vacuuming
Mopping
Dishwashing
Kitchen and bathroom cleaning
Bed making
Washing and ironing
Supporting with day-to-day errands and chores such as banking.

Grocery shopping

Whether you choose to do your grocery shopping in-store or online, we can support you. We can also provide transport and accompany you to the store or can do your shopping on your behalf – whatever you prefer.

Meal preparation and support

We help you continue to enjoy tasty and healthy meals in your own home.

If you enjoy cooking, why not have a care worker cook with you and support you to prepare your own meals? Alternatively, have us prepare meals to your taste or arrange home delivery of meals from a range of healthy meal services. Or enjoy a combination of these options.

Pet care

We provide support with walking and feeding pets, so you can continue to enjoy the benefits of pet ownership in your own home.

General home maintenance including gardening and minor modifications

Minor home modifications and security

We can assist with minor home modifications that help you to remain safe and independent in and around your home. Based on your assessed needs minor modifications may include:

Fitting of grab rails to assist you with moving around your house, in and out of your shower or bath, and on and off the toilet
Fitting of handrails on steps and staircases
Installing handheld showers or easy turn taps to allow you to function independently
Fitting of bed and chair raisers to enable you to get on and off furniture more easily
Other modifications to help you stay safe.

Gardening

We can also arrange lawn and garden maintenance and external house and yard cleaning including:

Lawn mowing
Weeding
Hedging and pruning
General garden care.

Home maintenance

Our home maintenance services help you to live safely and securely in your home. This service includes:

Changing light globes
Servicing taps and toilets
Repairing loose step treads
Installing smoke alarms and changing batteries
Repairing and installing window and door locks

We also make referrals to appropriate sub-contractors where necessary for essential home maintenance tasks.

Build your own Home Care Package

Answer a few short questions and use our Home Care Package builder to tailor a plan that suits your needs.

This way you can choose the services that best suit you. (Link opens in new window).

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Service regions

We provide or arrange this service throughout south east Queensland. Depending on the funding we are allocated at different times, our ability to offer services in different locations varies.

Ask Wesley Mission Queensland which services are available in your area.

Call 1800 448 448

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Funding and payment

We’ll talk you through all the costs and fees before your services begin.

You can access these services under your Home Care Package funding, or with CHSP funding and an appropriate referral. You can also pay privately for any of these services.

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Our services

You'll find us throughout south east Queensland. The services available can vary based on where you live and on the type of government funding you are accessing.