Palliative care providers in Northern Territory
Compare palliative care providers across Northern Territory (NT). 43 families in Northern Territory have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Palliative Care providers in Northern Territory
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Alice Springs, NT and 36 othersAlso servesBallarat, VIC · Bateau Bay, NSW · Bathurst, NSW · Bega, NSW · Birtinya, QLD · Bowral, NSW · Boxhill, VIC · Brisbane, QLD · Bundall, QLD · Bundoora, VIC · Cairns North, QLD · Campbelltown, NSW · +24 more
- Specialises in Allied Health, Cleaning, Dementia Care
Based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australian Unity Home Care Service is an approved aged care provider. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Approved Aged Care provider (Department of Health)
- Business address on file
Alice Springs, NT and 12 othersAlso servesBrisbane, QLD · Cottesloe, WA · Eastwood, SA · Fremantle, WA · Hobart, TAS · Mount Lawley, WA · Mount Waverley, VIC · Parramatta, NSW · SUBIACO, WA · South Brisbane, QLD · Southport, QLD · Swanbourne, WA
- Specialises in Cleaning, Dementia Care, Equipment
Based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, The CareSide is an approved aged care provider.
How this listing is sourced
- Approved Aged Care provider (Department of Health)
- Business address on file
Alice Springs, NT and 54 othersAlso servesAltona, VIC · Armadale, VIC · Ballarat East, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Box Hill, VIC · Brisbane, QLD · Brisbane City, QLD · Brunswick, VIC · Camberwell, VIC · Carrum Downs, VIC · Corio, VIC · Craigieburn, VIC · +42 more · State-wide provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Support coordination, SIL, Allied health
Syltem Health Care works across 15 NDIS support categories in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. They have a track record of following through on more than 10 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for support coordination and SIL.
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Coconut Grove, NT and 18 othersAlso servesAlice Springs, NT · Bentleigh, VIC · Bruce, ACT · Canberra, ACT · Darwin, NT · Deakin, ACT · Forster, NSW · Goolwa, SA · Launceston, TAS · Morwell, VIC · Newborough, VIC · Port Augusta, SA · +6 more
- Specialises in Accommodation Support, Cleaning, Equipment
Based in Coconut Grove, Northern Territory, Calvary Community Care is an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider. Registered across 9 NDIS support categories, including shared living support, transport assistance and community nursing.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Approved Aged Care provider (Department of Health)
- Business address on file
Tiwi, NT and 10 othersAlso servesBlackburn South, VIC · Camberwell, VIC · Darwin, NT · Kippa-Ring, QLD · Kirwan, QLD · Legana, TAS · Mildura, VIC · Mill Park, VIC · Redlynch, QLD · Warrane, TAS
- Specialises in Accommodation Support, Cleaning, Equipment
Based in Tiwi, Northern Territory, Regis Aged Care is an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider. Registered across 5 NDIS support categories, including Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports, shared living support and community nursing. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Approved Aged Care provider (Department of Health)
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Accommodation Support, Cleaning, Dementia Care
Assad Care Services is an NDIS registered provider in Palmerston City, Northern Territory. Registered across 11 NDIS support categories, including accommodation and tenancy assistance, shared living support and transport assistance.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
How we rank providers
Rankings in Northern Territory are based on real outcomes between providers and families on our platform. They are recalculated daily and cannot be purchased or influenced by advertising.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here are registered with the NDIS for Community nursing care for high needs, or offer palliative care.
- Outcomes with families. We measure what happens after a family contacts a provider. Providers where families report positive outcomes rank higher. Multiple signals are weighted across a rolling window.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Registration and compliance. NDIS registered and government-approved aged care providers are weighted for meeting quality and safeguards standards.
What "Trusted" means. The Trusted badge is awarded to providers with a consistent record of positive outcomes with families on our platform. It is based on multiple behavioural signals and family feedback, and it cannot be purchased.
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How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo lists the registration details a provider reports and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm them 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 CommissionAged care approval
Listings show aged care approval where it is recorded. You can check a provider's current approval and the services they deliver on the Australian Government's My Aged Care find a provider service.
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 RegisterComplaints 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 CommissionPalliative Care at a glance
- Funding
- NDIS, Support at Home, CHSP, DVA, Private
- Availability
- In-home day and overnight support
- Wait Time
- Often within a few days of matching
- Cost
- Funded via NDIS, Support at Home, CHSP or the health system
- Hours
- Business hours to 24/7, depending on needs
- Median Response
- 26 minutes
Palliative Care in Northern Territory (NT): what to know
Provider coverage in the Northern Territory centres on Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs and Katherine.
124
NDIS registered
4
Active in last 30 days
73%
Connected within 1 hour
Workers delivering NDIS supports in the Northern Territory need the NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, administered by SAFE NT. 124 of the 128 palliative care providers listed in NT are registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Unregistered providers can still deliver many supports if your plan is plan managed or self managed.
NDIS price caps do not change by state: the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits set the same maximum rates in the Northern Territory as everywhere else in Australia. Higher caps apply in areas classified remote or very remote, which covers parts of the Northern Territory.
How much does palliative care cost in Northern Territory?
Palliative Care in Northern Territory typically costs Funded via NDIS, Support at Home, CHSP or the health system. Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for palliative care
Funding options include NDIS. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Palliative Care by suburb in Northern Territory
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What is in-home palliative care?
In-home palliative care is support that helps someone with a life-limiting illness live as comfortably as possible in their own home, and helps their family cope. It is not only for the final weeks; palliative support can run alongside treatment for months or years. The medical side, symptom and pain management, is led by your GP and a specialist palliative care team through the health system. The day-to-day care that makes staying at home possible, personal care, nursing support, help around the house and respite for family, is what providers in Northern Territory deliver, often for many hours a week.
Who it is for and how it is funded
Palliative care is for people of any age with a serious, progressive condition such as advanced cancer, organ failure or a neurological illness. Funding depends on age and eligibility. Specialist palliative medical care is funded through the state health system and is usually free. For the supportive care at home, older Australians use Support at Home, which replaced Home Care Packages on 1 November 2025, or the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, assessed through the Single Assessment System (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025).
NDIS participants with a life-limiting condition keep their disability supports, funded from Core Supports and Capacity Building (NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27). The NDIS funds the disability-related care, not the palliative medical treatment itself, and works alongside the health system’s palliative team. Palliative Care Australia and the free advice line palliAGED are good starting points for families weighing up options.
What in-home palliative care includes
- Personal care delivered gently: assistance with showering, dressing, continence and repositioning for comfort.
- Community and high-needs nursing: medication support, symptom monitoring and skin care, coordinated with the palliative team.
- Domestic help and meal preparation so the household keeps running.
- Overnight and 24/7 support as needs increase.
- Respite that lets exhausted family carers rest, planned or urgent, covered on our respite care page.
Finding palliative care support in Northern Territory
Palliative needs can change quickly, so responsiveness matters. It is worth asking a provider in Northern Territory how fast they can increase hours, whether they offer overnight and 24/7 cover, and how they coordinate with your GP and specialist palliative team so nothing falls through the cracks. Arranging support before it is urgent means the right people are already in place when the situation changes. Matching on funding type first, NDIS versus Support at Home or CHSP, saves time.
Questions to ask a palliative care provider
- How quickly can you scale up hours, including overnight? A good answer is a clear process, not “we will see”.
- Do you have registered nurse capacity for high needs? Important for symptom and medication support.
- How do you coordinate with the palliative care team and GP? Look for a named point of contact and shared care plan.
- Can you provide the same small team? Continuity matters at this time.
- Which funding types do you bill? Confirm they work with your NDIS, Support at Home or CHSP funding.
Availability on Carevo
Carevo lists 28,038 registered providers across 4,782 suburbs, including community nursing and personal care providers who support people with life-limiting illness and can be matched to your funding type. Provider rankings on this page follow the criteria explained above.
How this page is compiled
The provider rankings and figures on this page come from Carevo platform records, including provider registrations, measured response times and coverage, together with the cited official sources. Carevo is an Australian platform that connects families with vetted NDIS and aged care providers. Carevo does not deliver care itself.
Helpful NDIS resources for Northern Territory
Guides to help you understand your plan, budget, and supports.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many palliative care providers are there in Northern Territory?
There are 0 palliative care providers with active listings in Northern Territory (NT) on Carevo. Providers are ranked by trust score based on real outcomes with families on our platform, not by who pays for placement.
How much does palliative care cost in Northern Territory?
Palliative Care in Northern Territory typically costs Funded via NDIS, Support at Home, CHSP or the health system. Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in Northern Territory?
Providers in Northern Territory respond to new requests in a median of 26 minutes, and 73% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional Northern Territory or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of Northern Territory, including regional and rural areas. Many providers service wide regions, and some supports (like plan management) are delivered Australia-wide by phone and online portal.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for palliative care in NT?
It depends on how your plan is managed. Agency-managed (NDIA-managed) funding can only be spent with registered providers, while plan-managed and self-managed participants can also use unregistered providers. 124 of the 128 palliative care providers listed in NT on Carevo are NDIS registered.