Respite care providers in South Australia
Compare respite care providers across South Australia (SA). 294 families in South Australia have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Respite Care providers in South Australia
Showing 10 of 309 providers·How we chose these
Mawson Lakes, SA and 15 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Greenacres, SA · Magill, SA · Modbury, SA · Munno Para West, SA · Para Hills, SA · Parafield Gardens, SA · Plympton, SA · Prospect, SA · Rosewater, SA · Salisbury, SA · Salisbury North, SA · +3 more · State-wide provider
Specialises in Personal care · Cleaning · Nursing
SA Nursing Care is among the highest-ranked NDIS registered providers in Mawson Lakes, South Australia in our data. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. They have a track record of following through on more than 30 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for personal care and cleaning.
Adelaide, SA and 6 othersAlso servesHobart, TAS · Kotara, NSW · Old Beach, TAS · Rankin Park, NSW · Sydney, NSW · Wallsend, NSW · National provider
Specialises in Cleaning · Personal care · Gardening
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Destiny Community Services is an NDIS registered provider. Cleaning and personal care are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 50 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
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Mawson Lakes, SA and 9 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Elizabeth Downs, SA · Elizabeth East, SA · Ingle Farm, SA · Mount Gambier, SA · Para Hills West, SA · Parafield Gardens, SA · Salisbury, SA · Salisbury North, SA · National provider
Specialises in Allied health · Personal care
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker
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Adelaide Airport, SA and 33 othersAlso servesAberfoyle Park, SA · Ballarat East, VIC · Balwyn, VIC · Balwyn North, VIC · Box Hill, VIC · Broadmeadows, VIC · Brunswick, VIC · Camberwell, VIC · Chadstone, VIC · Christies Beach, SA · Cobram, VIC · Coburg, VIC · +21 more · National provider
Specialises in Support coordination · Allied health
Apex Health Professionals is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide Airport, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 30 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for support coordination and allied health. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Team includes Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
Salisbury, SA and 5 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Bendigo, VIC · Brisbane City, QLD · Melbourne, VIC · Perth, WA · National provider
Specialises in Respite care · SIL
Bon Voyage Respite Services works across 9 NDIS support categories in Salisbury, South Australia. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. They have a track record of following through on over a dozen enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for SIL.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Auldana, SA and 5 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Hilton, SA · Ingle Farm, SA · Mitchell Park, SA · Salisbury, SA · State-wide provider
Specialises in Personal care · Cleaning · Transport
Based in Auldana, South Australia, All Around Family Care is an NDIS registered provider. Registered across 13 NDIS support categories, including Innovative Community Participation, high intensity personal care and community nursing. Personal care and cleaning are among their most-requested supports. They operate across South Australia.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Adelaide, SA and 8 othersAlso servesCranbourne West, VIC · Geelong, VIC · Glenroy, VIC · Meadow Heights, VIC · Melbourne, VIC · Richmond, VIC · Shepparton, VIC · South Morang, VIC · National provider
Specialises in Support coordination · Personal care · Cleaning
Adapt Family Health Solutions works across 13 NDIS support categories in Adelaide, South Australia. They support both NDIS and aged care funding. They are most often contacted for support coordination and personal care. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Elizabeth South, SA and 26 othersAlso servesAndrews Farm, SA · Athol Park, SA · Craigmore, SA · Davoren Park, SA · Elizabeth Downs, SA · Elizabeth East, SA · Elizabeth North, SA · Elizabeth Park, SA · Elizabeth Vale, SA · Gawler, SA · Gawler East, SA · Golden Grove, SA · +14 more · Regional provider
Specialises in Gardening · Cleaning · SIL
Tailored Holistic Care is an NDIS registered provider in Elizabeth South, South Australia. Families most often connect with them for gardening and cleaning. Registered across 14 NDIS support categories, including shared living support, household tasks and community participation. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Bagot Well, SA and 88 othersAlso servesAbercrombie, NSW · Armidale, NSW · Ashcroft, NSW · Ashfield, NSW · Auburn, NSW · Austral, NSW · Austral Eden, NSW · Bagotville, NSW · Balgowlah, NSW · Ballina, NSW · Balmain, NSW · Balwyn North, VIC · +76 more · National provider
Specialises in Personal care · Social support
Brighter Harmony Support is an NDIS registered provider in Bagot Well, South Australia. Families most often connect with them for personal care and social support. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. Registered across 6 NDIS support categories, including daily personal care, community nursing and transport assistance.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Munno Para, SA and 4 othersAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Evanston Gardens, SA · Gawler, SA · Smithfield, SA · Regional provider
Specialises in Nursing · Personal care
Nursing Centred Care Australia is an NDIS registered provider in Munno Para, South Australia. Families most often connect with them for nursing and personal care. Registered across 9 NDIS support categories, including SDA, shared living support and daily personal care. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker, Registered Nurse
How we rank providers
Rankings in South Australia 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 Assistance with daily life tasks in a group or shared living arrangement and Group and Centre Based Activities, or offer respite, support work, and personal care. Generalist providers who only mention this service in passing are excluded, so the list reflects genuine, demonstrated capability.
- 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.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in South Australia rank above those covering only the broader region.
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.
309
providers in South Australia
28,928
providers nationally
What "Verified care seeker" means. Any care-seeker feedback shown above is from a real person who used Carevo to connect with that provider and then told us how it went. We only publish feedback tied to a genuine, matched enquiry, never anonymous, unsolicited, or paid reviews.
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 CommissionRespite Care at a Glance
Funding
NDIS Core Supports, Support at Home, CHSP, DVA, Private
Availability
Same-day service for urgent needs
Wait Time
Often within 2-4 hours for emergencies
Cost
$50-$85/hour
Hours
24/7 availability
Median Response
6 minutes
Respite Care in South Australia (SA): what to know
Carevo lists 309 respite care providers with active coverage in South Australia, concentrated around Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla but reaching regional SA as well. Families in SA made 231 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
309
Providers in SA
294
NDIS registered
68
Active in last 30 days
231
Requests, last 90 days
70%
Connected within 1 hour
Coverage by region in South Australia
| Region | Providers | Busiest area |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 139 | Adelaide |
| Salisbury | 91 | Salisbury |
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 90 | Northfield |
| Playford | 81 | Munno Para |
| Charles Sturt | 41 | Findon |
| Tea Tree Gully | 36 | Modbury |
| Marion | 32 | Edwardstown |
| Gawler | 28 | Gawler |
| West Torrens | 27 | Adelaide Airport |
| Onkaparinga | 26 | Morphett Vale |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in South Australia need the NDIS Worker Check, administered by the SA Department of Human Services Screening Unit. 294 of the 319 respite care providers listed in SA 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 South Australia as everywhere else in Australia. Higher caps apply in areas classified remote or very remote, which covers parts of South Australia.
How much does respite care cost in South Australia?
Respite Care in South Australia typically costs $50-$85/hour (subsidies available via NDIS/Support at Home). Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for respite care
Funding options include NDIS Core Supports. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Respite Care by suburb in South Australia
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What is respite care?
Respite care is short-term or temporary support that gives a family carer a break while someone else looks after their family member. It can be in-home, overnight, or a short stay in accommodation, and covers everything from a few hours to several weeks. Under the NDIS, this support is called Short Term Respite, funded from a participant’s Core Supports budget (NDIS Pricing Arrangements 2025-26).
Who it is for and how it is funded
Respite is for family carers of NDIS participants and older Australians who need a planned or emergency break. Under NDIS Short Term Respite rules (NDIS Pricing Arrangements 2025-26), a participant generally needs an informal carer providing more than 6 hours of daily support, and is ineligible if already receiving more than 18 hours of paid support a day or using SIL or ILO; eligible participants get up to 28 days a year, capped at 14 days at a time. Older Australians access in-home respite through Support at Home or the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, following the 1 November 2025 changeover from Home Care Packages, with residential respite capped at 63 subsidised days a financial year and extendable in 21-day blocks with assessor approval (Department of Health and Aged Care 2025).
Availability on Carevo
Carevo currently lists 28,038 registered providers across 4,782 suburbs, including respite and support worker providers who can be matched to your funding type and timeframe. 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 South Australia
Guides to help you understand your plan, budget, and supports.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many respite care providers are there in South Australia?
There are 309 respite care providers with active listings in South Australia (SA) 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 respite care cost in South Australia?
Respite Care in South Australia typically costs $50-$85/hour (subsidies available via NDIS/Support at Home). Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in South Australia?
Providers in South Australia respond to new requests in a median of 6 minutes, and 70% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional South Australia or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of South Australia, 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.
Which areas of South Australia have the most respite care providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Adelaide (139 providers), Salisbury (91 providers), Port Adelaide Enfield (90 providers). Regional SA is covered too: many providers service wide areas beyond their base suburb.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for respite care in SA?
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. 294 of the 319 respite care providers listed in SA on Carevo are NDIS registered.