Twenty support workers, one funding scheme, and a good reputation for in-home care: that's an NDIS support provider in western Sydney. Every NDIS policy review sends a ripple of anxiety through the leadership team. Its workers already do what older Australians need (personal care, community access, domestic help), and families keep calling to ask if the team can help someone who's 80, not 40.

This example is illustrative, created to show how the local partner model works in practice.

The two schemes are closer cousins than they look.

The overlap: your workforce already has the skills

Support at Home, which replaced Home Care Packages on 1 November 2025, funds three categories: clinical supports, independence supports (personal care, transport, social support) and everyday living supports (domestic assistance, meal preparation, home maintenance). That list is most of an NDIS provider's existing capability.

The differences worth understanding

The boundary sits around age 65: broadly, the NDIS supports people who acquire disability before 65, while Support at Home serves older Australians. Funding works differently too: eight classifications, quarterly budgets, and spending tied to a government service list.

Older clients want steady, relationship-based support that helps them stay at home.

Expansion without a second registration

Aged care has its own regulator (the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission) and its own registration regime under the new Aged Care Act. Your NDIS registration doesn't carry across, so registering separately means a second audit exposure.

The alternative is the local partner model. Partner with Care is the registered backbone: we handle claiming, compliance and the government-facing work, while you keep your brand, your clients and your pricing power. The structure is at become a partner.

New partners are typically live in around two weeks once documents are complete. If a family calls on Monday, you don't have to tell them "maybe next quarter".

Diversified revenue, same mission

Adding Support at Home clients spreads scheme risk across two funding streams while keeping your team doing the work they signed up for. Because self-managing participants choose their own workers and suppliers, the reputation you've built in disability support becomes your marketing in aged care. See what we carry at why us.