Daily living support in Melbourne, the everyday, handled with dignity.
From a shower in the morning to a meal in the evening, the small tasks of daily life can be the hardest. We are the warm, reliable hand that makes them easier — always with respect, always at your pace.
Your day, supported
You lead · we assist
Morning
Up, showered & ready
Midday
A proper lunch, together
Afternoon
Out and about
Evening
Settled and comfortable
A hand with the everyday — never a takeover
Daily Living & Personal Care is hands-on help with the everyday tasks of life, delivered in your home and community. The goal is never to do everything for you — it is to make daily life comfortable, safe and as independent as you want it to be.
Personal care, with dignity
Showering, dressing, grooming and toileting — always private, patient and respectful.
Meals & nutrition
Planning, shopping and cooking — building kitchen confidence along the way.
Health & medication
Medication prompts, appointment support and coordination with your health team.
Building your skills
Where you want it, we help you learn to do more yourself — at your pace, on your terms.
Everything the everyday needs.
Take what helps, leave what does not. Your support is shaped entirely around your day.
Daily living support is likely a good fit if…
- You need a hand with personal care or everyday tasks at home.
- You want to live independently, with support for the harder parts.
- You would like flexible help — a few hours a week or every day.
- You want to build skills and confidence to do more yourself over time.
- A carer needs support to keep the everyday sustainable.
A different support may suit better if…
- You need round-the-clock or overnight support in a home — look at SIL or 24/7 Care.
- You mainly need help coordinating your plan — that is Support Coordination.
- You need complex clinical care — look at Nursing Care or High-Intensity Personal Care.
- You want a specialist accessible home — that is SDA.
Not sure how many hours or what kind of help you need? A free Meet & Greet will map it out with you — honestly, and with no pressure.
How daily living support is funded
Daily living and personal care is funded from your Core Supports budget — the most flexible part of your plan. Here is how it works.
Funded from Core
Personal care and daily living come from your Core Supports (Assistance with Daily Life) budget.
Flexible hours
Use the hours the way that suits you — a few a week, mornings and evenings, or daily.
You choose your workers
Matched, screened workers you meet first — and can change if the fit is not right.
Toward independence
Where you want it, we help you build skills so you need less support over time.
Funded from: Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life.
Flexible: From a few hours a week up to daily support, shaped around you.
You cover: Everyday living costs (food, bills) — support hours are funded.
The goal: Comfort, safety and as much independence as you want.
A friendly first call
You reach out. Within ~2 hours a real person responds — no jargon, no pressure. We listen first.
You feel heard.
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Daily living, the Gencare way.
Dignity, every time
Personal care delivered with warmth, privacy and respect — the way we would want for our own families.
The same trusted faces
Matched workers who stay, so support feels personal and you never repeat your story.
Reliable and on time
When your day depends on it, we turn up — dependability is a form of respect.
We build your independence
Where you want it, we coach skills and confidence — support that grows you, not dependence.
Joined-up support
Daily living connects to your wider supports through one team — nothing falls through the gaps.
Safe & screened
100% worker-screened, registered, audited and insured — safety you can verify.
Daily Living & Personal Care, answered
Hands-on help with everyday tasks: showering, dressing, grooming and toileting; meal planning and cooking; medication prompts; mobility and moving safely; around-the-home help; and support to get out into the community. It is delivered in your home and community, flexibly, with dignity.
Always. Personal care is intimate, and we treat it that way — private, patient and respectful, by trained, screened workers who put your dignity first every time.
It is completely flexible. Some people have a couple of hours a week; others have support every day, morning and evening. We shape it around your routine and your Core Supports budget, and you can adjust as life changes.
Wherever possible, yes. We match you with a worker who fits, protect continuity, and you can request a change if the fit is not right — so you see the same trusted faces.
Daily living and personal care is funded from your Core Supports budget (Assistance with Daily Life) — the most flexible part of your plan. Support hours are funded; everyday living costs like food and bills remain yours.
Gencare is based in the west of Melbourne and supports participants across Victoria, with our footprint expanding into Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and regional areas. Reach out and we will confirm what is available in your area.
If your plan includes Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life — you can use it for personal care and everyday help. The NDIS test is whether the support is reasonable and necessary because of your disability, not a diagnosis threshold. If you are unsure what your plan actually allows, bring it to a Meet & Greet and we will go through it in plain English.
Yes. Mornings, evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible — and mornings are the most requested time we roster, so we plan for it. Overnight support can be an active shift, where someone is awake and available, or a sleepover, where a worker sleeps on site and gets up if you need them. Which one suits comes down to how often you need help through the night.
Supports that pair well
Daily living support across Melbourne and Victoria.
Daily support has to be genuinely local — someone who can be there in the morning, reliably, without an hour on the road. These are the regions our teams cover today.
If your region is not listed, it is still worth asking — our footprint keeps growing, and some supports can start before a local team is fully established. Tell us where you are and we will give you an honest answer about what is available near you.
Let's make the everyday easier.
A warm, no-pressure Meet & Greet — we listen first, you decide everything. A real person replies within ~2 hours.