Health Care at Home

• Chemotherapy treatment in a comfortable, familiar and private environment
  

• Support and connection with the clinical staff with one-on-one appointments
  

• Reduced travel and waiting times for treatment usually done at the hospital
  

• Minimised risk of any infections you may catch during hospital visits.

To be eligible for Chemo at Home, you must:

• Be 18 years or over

• Have an Australian resident Hospital cover which includes chemotherapy, and have served all waiting periods

• Require IV chemotherapy, subcutaneous chemotherapy, or intramuscular chemotherapy for cancer (MBS item 13950*)

• Be suitable to complete chemo at home as clinically assessed by your specialist.

*@Home services are currently limited to IV chemotherapy, subcutaneous chemotherapy, and intramuscular chemotherapy at this time. These treatments are deemed safe outside of a clinical setting.

Chemo at Home is delivered in partnership with Kinship and View Health chemo@home.

Please contact the service provider to find out which locations they offer treatment in the home. 

• Dialysis treatment in a comfortable, familiar and private environment

• Support and connection with the clinical staff with one-on-one appointments

• Reduced travel and waiting times for treatment usually done at the hospital

• Minimised risk of any infections you may catch during hospital visits. 

To be eligible for Haemodialysis at Home, you must:   

• Be 18 years or over  

• Have continuously held nib (including GU Health, Qantas, ING, Priceline, Apia, AMMI, Suncorp, real Insurance and Australian Seniors) hospital cover for 12 months, which includes dialysis, and have served all waiting periods  

• Be suitable to complete dialysis at home as clinically assessed by your treating specialist  

• Reside in a location serviced by Dialysis Australia 

• Meet all home facility requirements assessed by Dialysis Australia.

Haemodialysis at Home is delivered in partnership with Dialysis Australia.

Please contact the service provider to find out which locations they offer treatment in the home.

• More control over your treatment

• Time spent building optimum knee strength and function needed for everyday activities

• A reduction in time spent in inpatient services or travelling and waiting for physiotherapy treatment post-discharge

• Treatment in a comfortable, familiar, and private environment.

To be eligible for Orthopaedic Rehab at Home, you must:  

• Be 18 years or over  

• Have held nib, ING, Priceline, Apia, AAMI, Suncorp, Real Insurance or Australian Seniors Health Hospital cover for at least 12 months (excluding International and Qantas members). Members who have restricted cover for rehab are not covered for Rehab at Home

• Have cover for hip and knee joint replacement

• Have served relevant waiting periods (2 months for rehabilitation and 12 months for joint replacements)

• Have recently undergone a single hip or knee replacement surgery, or a revision or partial hip or knee replacement. Bilateral joints are not covered

• Reside in a location serviced by one of our service providers

• Require rehabilitation as clinically assessed by your specialist

• Be deemed eligible to complete rehab at home as clinically assessed by your specialist and service provider.

Orthopaedic Rehab at Home is delivered in partnership with Better Rehab, Life Ready Mobile, Remedy Health Care and Amplar Health.

Please contact the service provider to find out which locations they offer treatment in the home.

This service helps to:

• Reduce time and money spent travelling, and waiting for, treatment at the hospital

• Minimise the risk of any infections you may catch during your hospital visits

• Improve your support and connection with the clinical staff with one-on-one appointments

• Give you more control over your treatment

• Receive treatment in a comfortable, familiar, and private environment

• Cause less disruption to you and your family's daily lives.

To be eligible for IV Infusions at Home, you must:

• Be 18 years or over

• Have continuously held nib (including GU Health, Qantas, ING, Priceline, Apia, AAMI, Suncorp, Real Insurance and Australian Seniors) hospital cover for 12 months and have served all waiting periods

• Be suitable to complete IV treatment at home as clinically assessed by your treating specialist

• Meet all home facility requirements assessed by the service provider

• Have been admitted to hospital for inpatient treatment before transitioning to an approved at home service.

IV Infusions at Home is delivered in partnership with Vitalis.

Please contact the service provider to find out which locations they offer treatment in the home. 

This service helps to:

• Reduce time and money spent travelling, and waiting for, treatment at the hospital

• Minimise the risk of any infections you may catch during your hospital visits

• Improve your support and connection with the clinical staff with one-on-one appointments

• Give you more control over your treatment

• Receive treatment in a comfortable, familiar, and private environment

• Cause less disruption to you and your family's daily lives.

To be eligible for Wound Care at Home, you must:

• Be 18 years or over

• Have continuously held nib (including GU Health, Qantas, ING, Priceline, Apia, AAMI, Suncorp, Real Insurance and Australian Seniors) hospital cover for 12 months and have served all waiting periods

• Be suitable to complete wound care treatment at home as clinically assessed by your treating specialist

• Meet all home facility requirements assessed by the service provider

• Have been admitted to hospital for inpatient treatment before transitioning.

Wound Care at Home is delivered in partnership with Vitalis.

Please contact the service provider to find out which locations they offer treatment in the home.