Home Maintenance Help for Seniors in Adelaide

Keeping on top of the garden and small jobs gets harder with age, and an overgrown path or a blown light globe can quickly become a falls risk. Kindora Connect provides home maintenance help for older people in Adelaide under Support at Home (formerly Home Care Packages).

We focus on the jobs that keep your home safe and liveable, the kind you used to do yourself.

What does home maintenance include?

The Support at Home service list covers essential light gardening and essential minor repairs. With us, that can include:

• mowing the lawn and light pruning
• clearing the yard so paths and entries are safe
• replacing light globes
• small repairs such as a broken door handle
• spotting and reporting hazards around the house and garden
• help with rubbish and green waste

What is not included?

The service list excludes professional jobs you would normally pay for, like tree removal, landscaping or installing cabinetry, and gardening that is about looks rather than safety. There is an exception where an age-related safety risk is imminent, such as uneven flooring that could cause a fall. Repairs that are a landlord’s, housing authority’s or insurer’s responsibility are also excluded.

Our workers do not do electrical, plumbing or other hazardous work. We can help you raise the need so a qualified tradesperson is arranged.

Who does home maintenance help?

• you can no longer push a mower or climb a ladder safely
• the path to your front door is overgrown or uneven
• small jobs have piled up since your partner passed away
• your family lives too far away to help each weekend

How does home maintenance work under Support at Home?

Kindora Connect delivers Support at Home services as an associated provider through VitalCare Support. VitalCare Support is the registered provider and manages your Support at Home budget. Kindora Connect plans and delivers your day-to-day services and is your main contact for your care.

Read what associated provider means for Support at Home.

Home maintenance is an everyday living service, which attracts the highest contribution rate. It needs to be an approved service and fit within your budget. See Support at Home contributions explained.

What does a typical visit look like?

Your worker arrives at the agreed time, checks with you what needs doing first, and works through the list. Before leaving, they let you know about anything that needs a tradesperson, such as a loose step or a leaking tap.

Many people combine maintenance with domestic assistance inside the house.