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Compare providers and the support types that usually matter for dementia across Australia. Skip the generic directory listings, get a real shortlist.

2954 matched providers for dementia

Dementia care at home

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Can aged care fund support for dementia?

For aged care, Support at Home replaced Home Care Packages on 1 November 2025. Contact My Aged Care for an assessment. Approved services, available funding, participant contributions and any transition arrangements depend on your assessment and circumstances. Confirm these with your provider before booking. Disability-related NDIS support may be another pathway for people who meet NDIS access requirements.

Funding is based on individual eligibility and functional impact, not diagnosis alone. Read the full funding pathway or use the eligibility checker for the next steps.

Dementia support providers in Australia

10 with Dementia enquiry activity·How we chose these

01

Right at Home Perth Rockingham & Armadale

Aged care provider Serves Rockingham + 63 other areas in WA

Funding accepted
NDIS · self-managed or plan-managed (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed)Home Care PackagePrivate
Specialises in
CleaningPersonal careNursing
About Right at Home Perth Rockingham & Armadale

Right at Home Perth Rockingham & Armadale is an approved aged care provider serving Rockingham, Western Australia. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. They have received Carevo enquiries about dementia. Confirm their experience directly.

View profile: Right at Home Perth Rockingham & Armadale
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered aged care provider in government register data copied by Carevo; check the current entry on My Aged Care
  • Business address on file
02

SA Nursing Care

Serves Mawson Lakes + 15 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · self-managed or plan-managed (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed)Home Care PackagePrivate
Specialises in
Personal careNursingCleaning
About SA Nursing Care

Based in Northgate, South Australia, SA Nursing Care is a provider serving Mawson Lakes, South Australia. Personal care and nursing are among the services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries. They have received Carevo enquiries about dementia. Confirm their experience directly. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.

View profile: SA Nursing Care
03

Ashand Care And Services

NDIS registered · Aged care provider Serves Cleveland + 46 other areas in QLD

  • Active on Carevo this month
Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care PackagePrivate
Specialises in
CleaningPersonal careGardening
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
Speaks
Cantonese, Filipino, Samoan
About Ashand Care And Services

Based in Cleveland, Queensland, Ashand Care And Services is registered for 13 types of NDIS support. They also offer physiotherapy. They most often accept Carevo enquiries about cleaning and personal care. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.

View profile: Ashand Care And Services
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Registered aged care provider in government register data copied by Carevo; check the current entry on My Aged Care
  • Business address on file
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Strong activity
04

Ram Care

NDIS registered · Aged care provider Serves Springwood + 41 other areas in QLD

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS agency-managed, NDIS plan-managed)Home Care PackagePrivate
Specialises in
CleaningGardening
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities
Speaks
Arabic, Burmese, Fijian, Filipino, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Karen, Malay, Mandarin, Nepali, Polish, Punjabi, Tamil, Vietnamese
About Ram Care

Ram Care is an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider in Springwood, Queensland. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. Their most frequently accepted Carevo enquiries concern cleaning and gardening.

View profile: Ram Care
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Registered aged care provider in government register data copied by Carevo; check the current entry on My Aged Care
  • Business address on file
05

Kinship Uniting Services

NDIS registered · Aged care provider Serves Colebee + 40 other areas in NSW

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care PackageCHSPDVAPrivate
Specialises in
Personal careCleaning
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
Team includes
Disability Support Worker
About Kinship Uniting Services

Based in Colebee, New South Wales, Kinship Uniting Services is registered for 12 types of NDIS support. They most often accept Carevo enquiries about personal care and cleaning.

View profile: Kinship Uniting Services
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Registered aged care provider in government register data copied by Carevo; check the current entry on My Aged Care
  • Business address on file
06

The Haven Day Centre Ltd

Aged care provider Serves Boronia

Funding accepted
Home Care PackageCHSPDVAPrivate
Specialises in
Respite care
About The Haven Day Centre Ltd

The Haven Day Centre is an approved aged care provider serving Boronia, Victoria. They most often accept Carevo enquiries about respite care.

View profile: The Haven Day Centre Ltd
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered aged care provider in government register data copied by Carevo; check the current entry on My Aged Care
  • Business address on file
07

Sunrisebird

NDIS registered Serves Alexandra Hills + 42 other areas in QLD

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)DVAPrivateHome Care Package
Specialises in
Allied health
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
About Sunrisebird

Based in Alexandra Hills, Queensland, Sunrisebird is an NDIS registered provider. Allied health is among the services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries.

View profile: Sunrisebird
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
08

Betty's Buddies

NDIS registered Serves Vermont + 1 other area in VIC

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care PackagePrivate
Specialises in
Social supportPersonal careCleaning
About Betty's Buddies

Based in Vermont, Victoria, Betty's Buddies is registered for 10 types of NDIS support. They most often accept Carevo enquiries about social support and personal care.

View profile: Betty's Buddies
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
09

Nursing Solutions Group

NDIS registered Serves Nowra + 1 other area in NSW

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)DVA
Specialises in
Personal careNursingSocial support
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
About Nursing Solutions Group

Based in Nowra, New South Wales, Nursing Solutions Group is an NDIS registered provider. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. Personal care and nursing are among the services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries. They accept both NDIS and aged care funding.

View profile: Nursing Solutions Group
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
Strong activity
10

Fas Foundation

NDIS registered Serves South Lake + 73 other areas in WA

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS agency-managed, NDIS plan-managed)Private
Specialises in
Personal careSocial supportSIL
Team includes
Disability Support Worker
About Fas Foundation

Based in South Lake, Western Australia, Fas Foundation is an NDIS registered provider. They accept both NDIS and aged care funding. Personal care and social support are among the services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries.

View profile: Fas Foundation
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
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Families never pay Carevo. Providers pay a subscription to connect with families, with no commission or paid ranking. How Carevo works

How we rank providers

Rankings in Australia use directory relevance and observable activity on Carevo: service match, distance, register-sourced status fields, whether an enquiry can reach the provider, and recent response and connection activity. Rankings are recalculated daily. They do not assess care quality or recommend a provider.

  • How this list is built. Providers shown here either list dementia as a capability or have connected on a Carevo enquiry associated with it; dementia care, nursing, personal care, support work, allied health, occupational therapy, psychology, and social and community support are used only as supporting service-match signals. Relevant enquiry activity ranks above self-declaration. A connection records willingness to make contact, not proof that support started, was completed, or went well.
  • Activity on Carevo. We measure recent actions such as connecting on an enquiry, opening its contact details, responding, and an inquirer reporting whether a connection helped. These are platform activity signals, not an assessment of the support delivered.
  • Condition-specific activity. Providers who have connected on enquiries associated with dementia rank above providers who only list it as a capability. A connection is not proof of experience, quality, or a completed service.
  • Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
  • Register-sourced status. NDIS registration fields come from the NDIS Commission provider register. Aged care approval fields come from the My Aged Care register. These statuses are ranking inputs, not Carevo endorsements, and you should confirm the current register entry before choosing a provider.
  • Carevo enquiries. Providers who have paused requests from us are moved down among providers with the same relevance. They stay visible and are marked as not receiving Carevo enquiries.
  • Recent activity. Providers active on Carevo recently (a connection, a login, or a profile update) get a small boost, the same signal shown as "Active this week" on their card. It is deliberately small: stronger relevance and condition evidence outweigh a recent login.
  • Local presence. Providers confirmed in Australia rank above those covering only the broader region.

What the enquiries status means

It answers one question: would a request sent through Carevo today actually reach them? It is not a rating, it is not about the provider's books, and it is not a statement about their capacity, their waiting list, or the quality of their care.

Receiving
At least one contact on their account is set up to receive new requests from us, and someone has signed in recently enough for us to say a person is there.
Not receiving
Every contact on the account has unsubscribed or paused, so we have no way to pass an enquiry on.
No status shown
We cannot tell either way, so we say nothing rather than label the provider. The account is set to receive enquiries, but nobody has signed in recently, or there are no contact details on file. It is not a negative mark, and most listings sit here.

A provider who is not receiving our enquiries may well be taking new clients directly. Providers set this themselves and can turn it back on at any time from their Carevo account or from any email we send them. Providers not receiving our enquiries are moved down the list and never hidden. It is refreshed daily, so a provider who resumes, or signs in, reappears within a day.

What the Carevo activity rating means

The Strong activity rating describes how a provider behaves on Carevo, not the care they deliver.

Where it starts
Every provider starts at a baseline of 50.
What moves it
Enquiries from the last 90 days. The strongest positive is a care seeker naming that provider as the one who helped them. The clearest negative is connecting on an enquiry and never opening the contact details.
How it is kept honest
Recalculated daily from scratch, shown only above the baseline and only with at least two scored signals, and removed automatically when either stops being true. It cannot be purchased.

It is not an endorsement, a recommendation, or an assessment of care quality, and we do not screen providers for complaints. Complaints are handled by the NDIS Commission and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. See the full activity rating methodology.

2,954

matched providers for dementia

How we calculate provider numbers

What support people with Dementia usually need

Dementia is a progressive condition that affects memory, judgement, communication, and everyday function, so support needs usually change over time rather than staying static. Support at Home can fund personal care, nursing, respite, home safety changes, and dementia-capable workers who know how to respond calmly to confusion, resistance, wandering risk, and late-day deterioration. The most useful provider comparison is often not who offers the most services on paper, but who can keep the person settled, safe, and at home for longer while communicating clearly with family. The right mix of support depends on age, goals, living situation, and how much day-to-day impact dementia has.

Daily care and safety

Most families start by comparing providers for prompting and supervision, personal care, meal support, medication routines, and ways to reduce wandering, falls, confusion, or late-day agitation without escalating distress.

Maintaining function and engagement

The highest-value comparisons are usually OT, physio, speech pathology for swallowing or communication, nursing, and respite. Good providers focus on preserving function and reducing stress for both the person and the family, not just filling roster hours.

Choosing the right fit

Families usually need dementia-trained staff who can communicate calmly, notice changes early, and keep family informed. Generic personal care is often not enough once behaviour, sleep disruption, or confusion become part of the picture.

Services and providers to compare first for Dementia

For dementia and cognitive decline, compare providers who can handle the next stage as well as the current one: personal care, supervision, respite, nursing, and practical family communication. Dementia-trained staff and continuity usually matter more than a long generic service list.

Aged Care Advocacy Aged Care Home Modifications Maintenance

Home modifications including door alarms, improved lighting, grab rails, and stove guards improve safety and allow the person to remain at home longer.

 Art Therapy At Hm Scheme Audiology Behaviour Support Commonwealth Home Support Programme Companionship Services

Social support visits provide regular companionship and conversation, reducing the isolation and boredom that can worsen behavioural symptoms of dementia.

What usually separates a strong provider from a generic one

  • • Staff training in dementia-specific care, including managing confusion, agitation, and sundowning
  • • How the provider communicates with family about changes in condition and care adjustments
  • • Experience with progressive conditions where support needs increase over time
  • • Whether they can coordinate across personal care, nursing, and allied health as needs change

The Dementia provider network on Carevo

146 providers on Carevo have engaged with enquiries associated with dementia, with 25 engaging more than once.131 are registered NDIS providers. Enquiry activity ranks above self-described condition claims, but it does not prove that support started, was completed, or went well.

Supports they provide

  • • Personal care
  • • Support workers
  • • Social and community support
  • • Nursing
  • • Allied health

Where providers are

Providers with dementia enquiry activity are listed in more than 180 suburbs across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, and other states.

Often supported alongside

The same providers have also engaged with enquiries associated with Incontinence, Autism, Psychosocial Disability, Mobility Impairment, and Schizophrenia.

Where to find dementia support

Providers listed

2,954

States with coverage

6

How to check a provider's credentials

Carevo shows register-sourced status fields and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm the current entry yourself. Here is what each listing shows and where to check it. A listing on Carevo is not an endorsement.

NDIS registration

Listings show whether a provider reports being NDIS registered. You can confirm a provider's current registration and approved support types yourself on the NDIS Commission's public provider register.

Source: NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Aged care approval

The aged care approval label is sourced from the Australian Government's My Aged Care provider register. Confirm the current entry and the services listed there before choosing a provider.

Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health and Aged Care)

ABN you can check

Most listings include the provider's Australian Business Number, shown on the profile. You can look it up on the Australian Business Register to confirm the business is registered and active.

Source: Australian Business Register

Complaints process

If you have a concern about any provider, you can lodge a complaint with the NDIS Commission or the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission at any time. We also accept complaints via our own channel.

Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care Commission

What happens after you request support

The next step is usually to narrow the services that matter most, shortlist two or three realistic providers, and ask practical questions about fit, availability, staff continuity, and how support will work in real life.

01

Assess the current stage

Work out whether the main needs are supervision and prompting, hands-on personal care, behaviour management, or a combination that changes throughout the day.

02

Compare experienced providers

Look at providers whose staff have dementia-specific training and experience with progressive conditions. Compare how they manage care transitions as needs increase.

03

Plan for progression

Ask how the provider handles increasing care needs, overnight support, and coordination with medical teams. Confirm whether they can scale up without switching providers.

For aged care, confirm whether the provider offers dementia-trained carers, how they manage overnight or weekend support, and what happens when the person needs a higher level of care than the current package covers.

Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia is a syndrome caused by progressive brain disease that affects memory, thinking, behaviour, and the ability to perform everyday activities. It affects an estimated 425,000 Australians (AIHW, 2024), with Alzheimer's disease being the most common cause (60-70% of cases), followed by vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia and the leading cause of death for women. The condition progresses through stages: early (mild forgetfulness, difficulty with complex tasks), moderate (needing help with daily activities, personality changes), and severe (full dependence for all care). Most people with dementia are over 65 and access support through the aged care system, though younger-onset dementia (under 65) may access the NDIS. The right support can significantly improve quality of life for both the person with dementia and their family, particularly when it is tailored to the person's stage and adjusted as needs change.

How dementia affects daily life

Dementia progressively affects daily life across all areas. In the early stages, the person may forget recent conversations, lose items, struggle with finances, and have difficulty with complex tasks like cooking a meal with multiple steps. In the moderate stage, help is needed with dressing, bathing, eating, and finding their way around familiar places. Wandering, sundowning (increased confusion in the evening), and behavioural changes including agitation and aggression become more common. In the severe stage, the person needs full assistance with all personal care, may not recognise family members, and has difficulty swallowing. For family carers, dementia creates an enormous and increasing care burden that can last years.

What to look for in a provider

Good dementia providers use person-centred care approaches that maintain the person's dignity, preferences, and routines as much as possible. Ask whether their workers have dementia-specific training, how they manage behavioural symptoms (agitation, wandering, sundowning) without restraint, and whether they can adjust their approach as the condition progresses. Red flags include providers who use a one-size-fits-all approach, who respond to behavioural symptoms with restriction rather than understanding, who do not know the difference between dementia types, or who talk about the person rather than to them. Montessori-based dementia care and validation therapy are evidence-based approaches worth asking about.

Full funding pathway

For aged care, Support at Home replaced Home Care Packages on 1 November 2025. Contact My Aged Care for an assessment. Approved services, available funding, participant contributions and any transition arrangements depend on your assessment and circumstances. Confirm these with your provider before booking. Disability-related NDIS support may be another pathway for people who meet NDIS access requirements.

Sources: AIHW, Dementia in Australia (2024) · NDIS Our Guidelines, List B conditions likely to result in permanent impairment · NDIS eligibility requirements · NDIS pricing arrangements · Support at Home, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Funding and costs for dementia support

Funding is assessed individually. A diagnosis does not determine a standard budget.

Common funding categories

Support at Home (subject to assessment) Commonwealth Home Support Programme Support at Home

There is no standard aged care budget for this diagnosis. My Aged Care assessment determines the approved support pathway. Ask your provider for a service agreement showing approved services, prices, any participant contributions and transition arrangements before committing to support. If using NDIS funding, confirm the support item and applicable funding rules separately.

Check the linked government sources and obtain a quote before committing funds.

Funding Pathway Guide

Answer four questions to see which funding pathway usually applies, and what to do next. This is a guide, not an eligibility assessment.

Step 1 of 4 Guide, not an assessment

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can aged care fund support for dementia?

For aged care, Support at Home replaced Home Care Packages on 1 November 2025. Contact My Aged Care for an assessment. Approved services, available funding, participant contributions and any transition arrangements depend on your assessment and circumstances. Confirm these with your provider before booking. Disability-related NDIS support may be another pathway for people who meet NDIS access requirements.

What home care services are available for people with dementia in Australia?

People living with dementia in Australia can access nursing care, personal care, dementia-specialist support workers, occupational therapy, respite, and social support visits through the Support at Home program. Carevo lists relevant service providers; confirm their condition-specific experience, credentials and local availability directly.

What should I do if I notice memory problems in a parent in Australia?

If you notice signs of memory loss or confusion in a parent living in Australia, the first step is to arrange an appointment with their GP, who can perform an initial cognitive assessment and refer to a specialist such as a geriatrician or neurologist for a formal dementia diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is in place, My Aged Care can arrange an assessment to determine eligibility for the Support at Home program to fund in-home support. Carevo lists relevant service providers; confirm their condition-specific experience, credentials and local availability directly.

Can someone with dementia stay at home instead of moving to a residential facility in Australia?

Many people with dementia in Australia continue living at home safely with the right support in place, including daily personal care, medication management, dementia-trained support workers, and home safety modifications. Carevo lists relevant service providers; confirm their condition-specific experience, credentials and local availability directly.

What respite care options are available for carers of people with dementia in Australia?

Carers in Australia can access in-home respite, day respite programs, and overnight respite to give them a break while their loved one receives quality care. Respite funding may be available through approved Support at Home services, or the Commonwealth Home Support Programme. Carevo lists relevant service providers; confirm their condition-specific experience, credentials and local availability directly.

What home modifications help someone with dementia stay safe in Australia?

Common home modifications for people with dementia in Australia include sensor lighting, door alarms, grab rails, simplified door handles, and removal of trip hazards. An occupational therapist can assess the home and recommend the most appropriate changes. Carevo connects you with OT providers and home modification services in your area that work with aged care package funding.

Popular local support pages for Dementia

Use these pages to compare local providers, check which services are most relevant in each area, and widen your shortlist if the first suburb does not have the right fit.

Dementia in New South Wales Dementia in Victoria Dementia in Queensland Dementia in Western Australia Dementia in South Australia Dementia in Tasmania Dementia in Australian Capital Territory Dementia in Northern Territory

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Find dementia providers near you

Top suburbs by number of available providers.

Brisbane

2448 Providers

Melbourne

1421 Providers

Sydney

1135 Providers

Central Coast

920 Providers

Canberra

659 Providers

Blacktown

650 Providers

Parramatta

647 Providers

Perth

645 Providers

Adelaide

624 Providers

Liverpool

578 Providers

Ipswich

552 Providers

Geelong

547 Providers

Penrith

542 Providers

Werribee

500 Providers

Campbelltown

494 Providers

Bankstown

470 Providers

Browse dementia providers by suburb

Browse local provider lists by state. Use search to find your suburb.

Australian Capital Territory41
New South Wales789
Northern Territory3
Queensland431
South Australia143
Tasmania62
Victoria479
Western Australia164

Sources and review status

Carevo maintains this directory guidance. Funding wording was checked against the linked government sources on 15 September 2026. This is not a clinical review. A listing does not establish experience with your diagnosis, local capacity or suitability.

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