Help with Cleaning and Gardening
Small home and garden tasks can become difficult over time. Inclusive Home Care can support eligible home maintenance and light gardening tasks where they help maintain a safe and accessible home environment and are included in your care plan.
Light Gardening and Home Maintenance for a Safer Home
Small home and garden tasks can become difficult over time. Inclusive Home Care can support eligible home maintenance and light gardening tasks where they help maintain a safe and accessible home environment and are included in your care plan.
From light gardening and pathway clearing to minor home maintenance tasks, our support is tailored to your individual needs and delivered in accordance with your Support at Home care plan. Every service is provided with respect for your home, your preferences and your wellbeing.
Compassionate Support
Giving carers peace of mind while ensuring older people receive safe, familiar and respectful care at home.
Support Tailored to Your Routine and Needs
Our Light Gardening and Home Maintenance are designed to provide reassurance for families while ensuring older people receive personalised care, companionship and support in the comfort of their own home.
Light Gardening
General garden upkeep including watering, pruning small plants and maintaining tidy outdoor areas.
Safe Pathways
Clearing leaves, debris and obstacles from walkways to help improve safety and accessibility.
Minor Home Maintenance
Small maintenance tasks that help keep your home functional and comfortable.
Basic Repairs and Safety Checks
Minor repairs and safety checks that fall within our approved service scope.
Hazard Reduction
Helping reduce avoidable household hazards that may affect mobility or increase falls risk.
Contractor Coordination
Where specialist work is required, we can help coordinate suitable external contractors and licensed providers.
How We Deliver This Support
We provide home maintenance and light gardening services that help keep your home safe, accessible and well maintained while respecting your preferences and approved care plan.
Discussing Your Needs
We discuss the task with you and confirm whether it fits within your care plan and available funding.
Safety Assessment
We consider safety for you, our workers and others in your home before any maintenance or gardening work begins.
Coordinating Services
Where an external provider is required, we help arrange suitable providers and ensure appropriate checks are completed.
Working Within Scope
We do not undertake work that requires licensed trades unless it is arranged through an appropriate qualified provider.
Common Questions
Is light gardening covered under Support at Home?
It may be available where assessed as part of your needs and included in your care plan and budget.
Can workers complete major gardening or landscaping?
Major gardening, landscaping or specialist work may need to be referred to an appropriate external provider.
Why is home maintenance included in aged care?
A safer home environment can support independence, mobility and wellbeing.