Last updated 20 August 2026
These organisations are registered for Support at Home — the program that replaced Home Care Packages in November 2025 — and service Ballarat and district. Providers set their own prices under Support at Home, so comparing local rates matters, and you can switch providers at any time without a new assessment.
Services: Ballarat and surrounding region
Publishes a downloadable Support at Home fee schedule and participant information book; clinical supports fully government-funded
Services: Ballarat and district, with a staffed local office at Bakery Hill
Services: Ballarat and surrounds, including Ballarat Central, Alfredton and Delacombe
Publishes weekday rates: personal care $115/hr · domestic assistance $110/hr · RN $185/hr · OT $275/hr
Services: Ballarat region; part of a national network with other offices across regional Victoria
Services: Ballarat, the Central Highlands and Djerriwarrh region
Ballarat has a moderate provider field: a handful of genuinely local organisations — Ballarat Community Health, a staffed VMCH office, and locally owned franchises like Pearl and Home Caring — plus many Melbourne-based providers that list the region but service it with travelling staff. Local not-for-profit Ballarat Community Health is a prominent community-first option with a published fee schedule.
Franchise entrants compete on responsiveness and no waitlists, and hourly rates published locally (for example, personal care around $115/hr) sit slightly below big-metro provider rates. It’s worth asking every provider whether their staff are actually based in Ballarat — our guide to choosing a provider covers what else to compare.
Tell us your suburb and what help you need. We’ll suggest providers from our directory who service your area — free, no obligation, and in your own time.
No. Other providers — including several based in Melbourne — also service the region, and our directory grows as we add and verify more. For the complete official register, use the find-a-provider tool on My Aged Care (myagedcare.gov.au) or call 1800 200 422.
No. A listing is not an endorsement — we haven’t assessed the quality of any provider’s care. We may receive a fee from providers when we refer you; that never changes what we write or who appears here.
Use the “View contact details” button on a provider’s card, or ask us to introduce you. Before you sign anything, ask each provider for their current price list and whether visits to your address carry travel charges — there’s no rush, and no fee for changing your mind later.