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NDIS personal care providers in Adelaide, South Australia

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$50-$90/hour (NDIS / Support at Home subsidised rates available). 272 care requests from participants, families and coordinators in Adelaide have been submitted through Carevo.

426 providers cover Adelaide · 4.7 providers respond to a typical request · 8 minutes to first enquiry acceptance in Adelaide

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  • 426 providers in Adelaide
  • Funded via NDIS, aged care, DVA or private fees
  • Showering, dressing and daily routines
  • Free. One request, providers contact you.

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Strong activity
01

Direct Care Australia - South-East Queen

NDIS registered · Aged care provider Serves Adelaide + 49 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care PackageDVA
Specialises in
Personal careCleaningRespite care
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, early childhood supports
Team includes
Disability Support Worker, Personal Trainer, Welfare Worker
Often enquired about
Dementia, incontinence
View profile: Direct Care Australia - South-East Queen
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
Strong activity
02

Quality in Home Health (QHH)

NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 69 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care Package
Specialises in
Personal careCleaningSocial support
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
Often enquired about
Motor neurone disease, parkinson's disease, dementia
About Quality in Home Health (QHH)

Quality in Home Health is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 92 Carevo connections for this service and are registered with the NDIS Commission for daily personal activities. Based in Springwood, Queensland, they are an NDIS registered provider offering personal care serving Adelaide, South Australia. Cleaning and social support are among the other services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. How we rank

View profile: Quality in Home Health (QHH)
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
03

SA Nursing Care

Serves Adelaide + 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
Often enquired about
Motor neurone disease, dementia, post-stroke care, incontinence
About SA Nursing Care

SA Nursing Care is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 16 Carevo connections for this service and have connected with 15 families in Adelaide. Based in Northgate, South Australia, they are a provider offering personal care serving Adelaide, South Australia. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. Nursing and cleaning are among the other services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries. How we rank

View profile: SA Nursing Care
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Strong activity
04

Homie Care

NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 9 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care Package
Specialises in
Personal careCleaning
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
Often enquired about
Multiple sclerosis, incontinence, mobility impairment
About Homie Care

Homie Care is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 13 Carevo connections for this service and have connected with 14 families in Adelaide. Based in Northfield, South Australia, they are an NDIS registered provider offering personal care serving Adelaide, South Australia. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. Cleaning is among the other services named in their accepted Carevo enquiries. How we rank

View profile: Homie Care
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
Strong activity
05

Immediate Care

NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 46 other areas in SA

  • Active on Carevo this week
Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)
Specialises in
Personal careCleaningTransport
Often enquired about
Dementia
About Immediate Care

Immediate Care is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 12 Carevo connections for this service and have connected with 7 families in Adelaide. They are an NDIS registered provider offering personal care serving Adelaide, South Australia. Besides personal care, their accepted Carevo enquiries most often concern cleaning and transport. How we rank

View profile: Immediate Care
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
06

Synergy Community Services

NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 19 other areas in SA

  • Usually accepts enquiries within an hour
Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care PackageDVA
Specialises in
Personal careCleaningNursing
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
Team includes
Registered Nurse
Often enquired about
Intellectual disability, multiple sclerosis, incontinence, mobility impairment
About Synergy Community Services

Synergy Community Services is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 10 Carevo connections for this service and have connected with 9 families in Adelaide. They are an NDIS registered provider offering personal care serving Adelaide, South Australia. Besides personal care, their accepted Carevo enquiries most often concern cleaning and nursing. How we rank

View profile: Synergy Community Services
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
Strong activity
07

Maximum Support Services

NDIS registered · Aged care provider Serves Adelaide + 24 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care PackageCHSPDVA
Specialises in
Personal careCleaningTransport
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
Often enquired about
Dementia
About Maximum Support Services

Maximum Support Services is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 11 Carevo connections for this service and have connected with 10 families in Adelaide. They are an NDIS registered and aged care approved provider offering personal care serving Adelaide, South Australia. Besides personal care, their accepted Carevo enquiries most often concern cleaning and transport. How we rank

View profile: Maximum Support 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
Strong activity
08

Amita Health Care

NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 68 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed, NDIS self-managed)Private
Specialises in
Personal careCleaningSIL
Registered for
Registered SDA (specialist accommodation) provider
Often enquired about
Intellectual disability, multiple sclerosis, dementia, incontinence
About Amita Health Care

Amita Health Care is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 28 Carevo connections for this service and are based in Adelaide. They are registered for 13 types of NDIS support. Besides personal care, they most often accept Carevo enquiries about cleaning and SIL. How we rank

View profile: Amita Health Care
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
Strong activity
09

Lilium Care

NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 15 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · self-managed or plan-managed (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed)
Specialises in
Personal careNursing
Registered for
High-intensity daily personal activities, high-needs community nursing
Often enquired about
Cerebral palsy, motor neurone disease, parkinson's disease, incontinence
About Lilium Care

Lilium Care is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 10 Carevo connections for this service and have connected with 7 families in Adelaide. They serve Adelaide, South Australia and is registered for 12 types of NDIS support. Besides personal care, they most often accept Carevo enquiries about nursing. How we rank

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

Easy Care Support Services

NDIS registered Serves Adelaide + 104 other areas in SA

Funding accepted
NDIS · all plan types (NDIS self-managed, NDIS plan-managed, NDIS agency-managed)Home Care PackageCHSPPrivate
Specialises in
Personal careSILRespite care
Often enquired about
Intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, dementia, arthritis
About Easy Care Support Services

Easy Care Support Services is in the top 10 for personal care in Adelaide because they have 20 Carevo connections for this service and have connected with 3 families in Adelaide. They serve Adelaide, South Australia and is registered for 8 types of NDIS support. Besides personal care, they most often accept Carevo enquiries about SIL and respite care. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. How we rank

View profile: Easy Care Support Services
How this listing is sourced
  • Registered for with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
  • Business address on file
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Private carers near Adelaide

These carers report personal-care experience and can be engaged directly by eligible self-managed, plan-managed or private-pay clients. Confirm task-specific competence and sight every required check before starting.

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Funding and safety: Self-managed and plan-managed participants can generally hire independent workers. NDIA-managed participants need a registered provider. Support at Home clients should check with their provider. Verify all self-reported checks and credentials.

15 relevant private carers within about 30 km; 12 report checks or credentials. Showing 3 profiles ordered by profile substance and recency, not payment.

Yudy M
New

Yudy

Support Worker

Helps with personal care, community outings and meal preparation. Speaks Spanish. Available weekdays, weekends and overnights, and says they can start immediately. Can work as an employee or under their own ABN.

  • NDIS Worker Screening Check
  • Working with Children Check
  • Police Check
  • First Aid
  • Insurance

Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.

Adelaide

Location

1+ yrs

Experience

5

Checks

Daniel A
Active this week

Daniel

Transport Driver

Can work as an employee or under their own ABN. Helps with transport, cleaning and personal care. Available weekdays, weekends and overnights, and says they can start immediately.

  • Working with Children Check
  • Police Check
  • First Aid
  • NDIS Worker Screening Check
  • Insurance

Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.

Adelaide

Location

1+ yrs

Experience

5

Checks

Parminder K

Parminder

Support Worker

Speaks Punjabi and Hindi. Available weekdays and weekends, and says they can start immediately. Helps with personal care and cleaning.

  • Police Check
  • Insurance

Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.

Adelaide

Location

7+ yrs

Experience

2

Checks

Carevo does not employ, supervise or recommend these workers. Profiles show information supplied by each worker. Read the full funding, rates and hiring-safely guide with the private and independent carers near Adelaide.

Recent activity in Adelaide

Measured to 23 October 2026
49
care requests from Adelaide

last 30 days

2,201
providers reached

across those requests

654
opened the contact details

provider responses

Carevo platform activity, not a measure of care quality or availability. A provider opening enquiry details records an intention to make contact, not an appointment or care delivered. How we measure this.

Activity figures describe Carevo enquiries, not appointments or care quality. Acceptance timing excludes unclaimed enquiries. Confirm current capacity directly. Measurement period and method.

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About Personal Care in Adelaide

This guide compares personal care providers in Adelaide, ordered by service match, distance, register status and activity on Carevo. The 10 providers listed here all service Adelaide and surrounding areas and can assist with personal hygiene, grooming, dressing, and other daily personal tasks.

Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly do providers respond to enquiries in Adelaide?

Based on 637 accepted enquiries on Carevo in Adelaide, providers accept enquiry details with a median of 8 minutes. 64% of enquiries in Adelaide have enquiry details accepted within 1 hour, and 87% within 24 hours. This covers every service in Adelaide, so it differs from the personal care figure below.

How many personal care providers are there in Adelaide?

There are currently 426 personal care providers serving Adelaide listed on Carevo. These include NDIS registered providers, aged care approved providers, and independent care organisations.

How much do personal care services cost in Adelaide?

Personal care rates in Adelaide typically range from $50-$90/hour (NDIS / Support at Home subsidised rates available). Rates depend on the time of day, day of the week, and the tasks involved. Evening, weekend, and public holiday rates are higher. NDIS participants should check the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements for maximum allowable rates.

Can I choose a carer of a specific gender?

Yes. Most providers will accommodate a preference for a female or male carer, particularly for intimate personal care tasks. Let the provider know your preference at the time of enquiry so they can match you appropriately.

What qualifications should a personal care worker have?

A personal care worker should hold a current NDIS Worker Screening Check or equivalent state check, along with current First Aid and CPR certification. Many hold a Certificate III in Individual Support or a related qualification. For tasks involving medication administration or complex health care needs, additional training is required.

Can personal care be funded through my NDIS plan?

Yes. Personal care is funded under NDIS Core Supports in the "Assistance with Daily Life" category. Your plan needs funding in this budget category. If you are unsure whether your plan covers personal care, speak with your plan manager or support coordinator.

How quickly can I get a personal care worker in Adelaide?

Start times vary by provider and area, so ask each provider for its current wait time. For urgent or short-term needs, some providers offer faster placement or can arrange temporary cover while a longer-term arrangement is set up.

Can I use a Home Care Package to pay for personal care?

Yes. Personal care is one of the primary services funded under Home Care Packages at all levels. Your package coordinator can help allocate funds toward personal care and arrange a provider. The number of hours available depends on your package level and other services you receive.

What happens if I am not happy with my personal care provider?

You have the right to change providers at any time. NDIS participants can switch providers by giving notice as outlined in their service agreement. Home Care Package holders can also change providers, though the package may need to be transferred, which takes some administrative time. Carevo can help you find an alternative provider in Adelaide.

Care services available in Adelaide

How many providers cover each type of support in Adelaide.

Support Workers454 providers
Social Support452 providers
Personal Care426 providers
Cleaning413 providers
Transport404 providers
Life Skills400 providers
Support Coordination356 providers
Supported Independent Living356 providers
Respite Care338 providers
Nursing297 providers
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How Much Do Personal Care Services Cost in Adelaide?

Personal care rates in Adelaide typically range from $50-$90/hour (NDIS / Support at Home subsidised rates available). The rate depends on the provider, the time of day, the day of the week, and the level of support required. Providers charge higher rates for evening, weekend, and public holiday shifts.

For NDIS participants, the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits set maximum hourly rates for registered providers. These rates apply to personal care delivered under Core Supports. Self-managed participants can negotiate directly with any provider, including unregistered ones. Plan-managed and NDIA-managed participants must use registered providers who stay within the price limits.

Home Care Package holders access personal care as a standard service under their package budget. The hourly rate varies by provider and package level. Your package coordinator manages the budget and can help you understand how many hours your funding covers.

Private clients pay market rates comparable to NDIS rates. Some providers offer reduced rates for regular, ongoing bookings or for clients who purchase a block of hours in advance.

Time Indicative rate
Standard weekday $50 - $65/hr
Evenings (after 8pm) $60 - $75/hr
Saturday $65 - $85/hr
Sunday $75 - $90/hr
Public holiday $85 - $110/hr

Rates are indicative and vary by provider. NDIS participants should refer to the current NDIS Pricing Schedule for maximum allowable rates. Rates shown exclude provider travel costs, which may be charged separately.

Sources: NDIS pricing schedule 2026-27 · Support at Home pricing and advised prices 2026-27

What does personal care cost? Full pricing and funding guide

How to Pay for Personal Care Services in Adelaide

Personal care services in Adelaide can be funded through several government programs or paid for privately. The right option depends on your age, disability status, and existing funding arrangements.

NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme): Personal care falls under NDIS Core Supports, specifically the "Assistance with Daily Life" support category. Your NDIS plan needs funding in this category. Self-managed participants can engage any provider. Plan-managed participants can use registered or unregistered providers through their plan manager. NDIA-managed participants must use NDIS registered providers.

Home Care Packages (HCP): If you hold a Level 1 to 4 Home Care Package, personal care is one of the core services you can access with your package funds. Your package coordinator will arrange the service and manage the budget. Higher package levels provide more funding and more support hours each week.

Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA): Veterans holding a DVA Gold or White Card may be eligible for personal care services under DVA community nursing or attendant care programs. Contact DVA or speak with a provider experienced in DVA funding to check your entitlements.

Private payment: All providers accept private clients. This gives you maximum flexibility in selecting a provider and scheduling times, with no funding approval or waiting list involved. Rates are similar to NDIS rates and some providers offer discounts for regular bookings.

What to Expect from Personal Care Services in Adelaide

Personal care services cover assistance with tasks related to personal hygiene, grooming, dressing, continence management, and mobility. Providers deliver these services in your home or other care settings, working to your routines and preferences.

The process begins with an initial assessment or consultation. A provider representative will discuss the tasks you need help with, your preferred schedule, any specific requirements around gender or language, and your personal routines. This helps the provider match you with an appropriate carer.

Once matched, your carer will typically do an introductory visit before regular services begin. This visit gives you a chance to get to know each other, walk through your home, and confirm how you like tasks done. Start times vary by provider and area, so ask each provider for its current wait time.

You should expect your provider to assign a consistent carer wherever possible. Continuity matters in personal care because the work is intimate and routine-based. If your regular carer is unavailable, a good provider will arrange a briefed replacement rather than sending someone unfamiliar with your needs.

If you are not comfortable with your assigned carer or the way services are delivered, raise it with the provider promptly. Reputable providers will act on feedback quickly and offer a rematch without penalty.

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

Personal Care at a glance

Funding
NDIS Core Supports, Support at Home, DVA, Private
Availability
7 days a week
Wait time
Confirm current availability and a start date directly with the provider
Cost
$50-$90/hour (NDIS / Support at Home subsidised rates available)
Hours
Flexible scheduling, including weekends
Median enquiry acceptance
8 minutes

Based on 215 actual requests from participants and families in Adelaide on Carevo.

    Cleaning 76 requests · 413 providers
    Personal care 50 requests · 426 providers
    Therapy 27 requests · 278 providers
    Gardening 24 requests · 155 providers
    Transport 22 requests · 404 providers
    Equipment hire 16 requests · 117 providers

Real care requests submitted by people in Adelaide through Carevo. Updated each build from inquiry records.

Who's asking for personal care

Based on 124 real requests families and participants sent through Carevo for personal care in South Australia. This is the make-up of that demand, not a measure of how it changes over time.

Also asked for in the same request

How people pay for it

  • NDIS plan-managed 33%
  • Home Care Package / Support at Home 31%
  • CHSP 18%
  • NDIS self-managed 3%
  • NDIS 2%

Who gets in touch

  • The person themselves 50%
  • Family or carer 40%
  • A support coordinator 6%
  • A health professional 1%

How soon they need it

  • Needed urgently 48%
  • Within a few weeks 21%
  • Planning ahead 20%

Percentages are of the 124 requests above and are rounded, so they will not always total 100. Requests can name more than one service, which is why "also asked for" shares overlap. Figures update with each rebuild.

Care demand in Adelaide

In the last 90 days, participants, families and coordinators in Adelaide made 143 care requests through Carevo, and 31% were marked urgent. The funding mix was 42% NDIS, 46% Home Care Package or aged care, and 12% privately funded.

Based on real requests submitted to Carevo. Updated each build.

South Australia Regulations & Compliance

In South Australia, NDIS providers may be registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, and registered providers comply with the NDIS Practice Standards. Registration is mandatory only for specified supports and circumstances, such as specialist disability accommodation, plan management, and supports involving regulated restrictive practices. Self-managed and plan-managed participants may generally choose registered or unregistered providers; NDIA-managed participants must use registered providers. Aged care services are regulated under the Aged Care Quality Standards. South Australia requires NDIS worker screening through the DHS NDIS Worker Check, and registered providers are audited against the NDIS Practice Standards.

NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission

Phone: 1800 035 544

Website: ndiscommission.gov.au

Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission

Phone: 1800 951 822

Website: agedcarequality.gov.au

Statement of Rights Complaints Policy Privacy Policy

About Adelaide

Adelaide sits within the Adelaide (City) council area, home to around 15,115 residents. Connecting with a personal care provider who already works locally means shorter travel and familiarity with nearby services.

Population 65+, Greater Adelaide

259,560 (18.6%)

State avg 20.5%

Need help with daily activities

91,153 (6.5%)

State avg 6.9%

Nearest hospital

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Public transport

Adelaide Metro trains

Pharmacies

Chemist Warehouse Rundle Mall • Priceline Pharmacy Adelaide

Community support

City of Adelaide seniors programs • COTA SA

Village-like atmosphere with strong community bonds. High proportion of elderly population. Significant Greek and Italian communities.

Flat grid layout ideal for accessibility. Free tram service is accessible. New RAH is fully accessible.

Postcode: 5000
Data: ABS Census 2021 (Greater Adelaide)

Language support in Adelaide

Adelaide has a large Mandarin-speaking community (17.8% of residents), so finding personal care services in a shared language matters here. These are the main languages spoken at home locally (ABS Census 2021). When you get matched, ask providers which of their staff speak your language and whether they can keep that worker as your regular. Interpreters are free through TIS National for NDIS appointments, and My Aged Care can arrange them for aged care assessments.

Mandarin care in Adelaide普通话3,24617.8%Cantonese care in Adelaide廣東話7704.2%

Speaker counts are persons using the language at home in this postcode. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (table G13). Carevo connects families with providers and does not deliver care itself.

Response figures are based on 28 personal care services requests in Adelaide over the last 180 days. 7% of those requests received no response. Measured on personal care services enquiries in Adelaide over the last 180 days. In that same period 92% of enquiries there reached at least one provider (46 of 50). That is 0.03 enquiries per provider listed across Adelaide in that period (1,612 at the time, a wider area and an earlier date than the Adelaide count above). How we calculate our numbers

How we rank providers

Rankings in Adelaide 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 are registered with the NDIS for Daily Personal Activities and High Intensity Daily Personal Activities, or offer personal care.
  • 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.
  • 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 Adelaide 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.

426

providers in Adelaide

35,248

providers nationally

How we calculate provider numbers

Personal Care in nearby Adelaide locations

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Sources and content responsibility

Carevo maintains this service guide. The funding and directory wording was checked on 15 September 2026. This is not a clinical review. Confirm a practitioner's qualifications, suitability, fees and current availability before booking.

Travel must be agreed before booking under the applicable funding rules. Carevo does not publish a verified 2026-27 per-kilometre cap. Ask for an itemised quote. Send a correction.

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