Personal care prices in Frenchs Forest (2086)
Compare personal care rates in Frenchs Forest, New South Wales: self-managed Support at Home against the major full-service providers. Real local market figures where we have them.
Detailed comparison · Personal Care in 2086
| Provider | Care Type | Saving vs Trilogy | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Trilogy Care · Self Managed | Self Managed | Baseline | $73/hr |
Commonwealth Government Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025 | Benchmark | +$42/hr (+58%) | $115/hrmedian$120/hrupperRange $107 to $120 |
| Typical market rate in WarringahAssistance with self-care and activities of daily living | Market rate | $73/hrRegional median | |
KinCare | Full Service | +$64/hr (+88%) | $137/hr |
Catholic Healthcare | Full Service | +$70/hr (+96%) | $143/hr |
Baptcare | Full Service | +$70/hr (+96%) | $143/hr |
Anglicare | Full Service | +$73/hr (+100%) | $146/hr |
Uniting Care | Full Service | +$75/hr (+103%) | $148/hr |
HammondCare | Full Service | +$79/hr (+108%) | $152/hr |
Bolton Clarke | Full Service | +$82/hr (+112%) | $155/hr |
Calvary Care | Full Service | +$84/hr (+115%) | $157/hr |
Australian Unity | Full Service | +$86/hr (+118%) | $159/hr |
Blue Care | Full Service | +$89/hr (+122%) | $162/hr |
Trilogy Care · Self Managed
Self Managed$73/hrvs TrilogyBaselineCommonwealth Government
Dept. of Health · Support at Home · Nov-Dec 2025Benchmark$115/hrmedian$120/hrupperRange $107 to $120vs Trilogy+$42/hr (+58%)Typical market rate in Warringah
Assistance with self-care and activities of daily livingMarket rate$73/hrRegional medianKinCare
Full Service$137/hrvs Trilogy+$64/hr (+88%)Catholic Healthcare
Full Service$143/hrvs Trilogy+$70/hr (+96%)Baptcare
Full Service$143/hrvs Trilogy+$70/hr (+96%)Anglicare
Full Service$146/hrvs Trilogy+$73/hr (+100%)Uniting Care
Full Service$148/hrvs Trilogy+$75/hr (+103%)HammondCare
Full Service$152/hrvs Trilogy+$79/hr (+108%)Bolton Clarke
Full Service$155/hrvs Trilogy+$82/hr (+112%)Calvary Care
Full Service$157/hrvs Trilogy+$84/hr (+115%)Australian Unity
Full Service$159/hrvs Trilogy+$86/hr (+118%)Blue Care
Full Service$162/hrvs Trilogy+$89/hr (+122%)
About the Commonwealth Government median and upper prices
- These are not price caps and are not recommended prices.
- Weekday rates only. Services delivered on weekends or public holidays may cost more.
- Blended across metropolitan, rural and regional areas, so prices may differ in your area.
- Prices include the participant's means-tested contribution.
Source: Department of Health, Support at Home, November to December 2025. View the source
Rates above are sourced from publicly available home care price guides as required by My Aged Care. Trilogy Care prices are sourced from the actual price paid by thousands of real clients over the last 12 weeks and represent the most frequently paid price. See the methodology.
Self management means you get to select your own workers, in your local area for a price you negotiate and are happy with.
Rates as at May 2026, refreshed every 12 weeks with the My Aged Care release cycle.
The Commonwealth Government row shows the Department of Health Support at Home median and upper prices (Nov-Dec 2025). These are not price caps.
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Weekday rates only. Saturday, Sunday, and public-holiday rates are typically higher and aren't shown here.
“Typical market rate” is the median of realised personal care prices for the Warringah area. The provider rows above are national rate cards shown for reference.
Real provider pricing
Providers serving Frenchs Forest
18 providers with published Support at Home prices serving Frenchs Forest and nearby areas, sourced directly from MyAgedCare.
Proveda North Shore & Beaches Home Care Packages
Frenchs Forest, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$130/hr
- Gardening$103/hr
- Direct transport$84/trip
- Indirect transport$69/trip
- Individual social support$114/hr
- Group social support$116/hr
- +34 more priced services
Australian Unity Home Care Service - Dee Why
Cromer, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$125/hr
- Gardening$81/hr
- Individual social support$124/hr
- Group social support$100/hr
- Flexible respite$124/hr
- Meal preparation$117/meal
- +17 more priced services
Daughterly Care Community Services - North Shore
Narrabeen, NSW
- Gardening$60/hr
- Direct transport$135/trip
- Indirect transport$26/trip
- Individual social support$120/hr
- Group social support$120/hr
- Allied health assistance$100/hr
- +25 more priced services
HyeCare Support at Home Services
Chatswood, NSW
Listed on MyAgedCare; pricing available on enquiry.
Live Easy by Scalabrini
Chatswood, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$142/hr
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$82/trip
- Individual social support$125/hr
- Group social support$75/hr
- Allied health assistance$162/hr
- +30 more priced services
KNC STRC
St Ives, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$130/hr
- Gardening$110/hr
- Direct transport$90/trip
- Indirect transport$90/trip
- Individual social support$90/hr
- Group social support$90/hr
- +27 more priced services
Vitalis Health and Home Care
St Leonards, NSW
- Gardening$120/hr
- Direct transport$110/trip
- Individual social support$110/hr
- Group social support$110/hr
- Allied health assistance$220/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$130/hr
- +24 more priced services
Sue's Home Care Nursing
Mosman, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$160/hr
- Gardening$200/hr
- Direct transport$121/trip
- Indirect transport$121/trip
- Individual social support$121/hr
- Group social support$121/hr
- +37 more priced services
HammondCare Home Care - Northern Sydney
St Leonards, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$120/hr
- Gardening$130/hr
- Direct transport$133/trip
- Individual social support$120/hr
- Group social support$35/hr
- Allied health assistance$180/hr
- +33 more priced services
Videri Australia
Crows Nest, NSW
- Community and centre-based respite$800/hr
- Flexible respite$800/hr
- Home support care management$150/hr
- Registered nurse clinical care$186/hr
- Assistance with self-care and activities of daily living$115/hr
- Continence management (non-clinical)$115/hr
HomeWise Health Pymble
Pymble, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$150/hr
- Direct transport$95/trip
- Individual social support$85/hr
- Home support care management$150/hr
- Assistance with self-administration of medications$95/hr
- Assistance with self-care and activities of daily living$95/hr
- +8 more priced services
Dovida Sydney â North Shore and Northern Beaches
Pymble, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$171/hr
- Gardening$88/hr
- Direct transport$122/trip
- Indirect transport$60/trip
- Individual social support$116/hr
- Group social support$122/hr
- +30 more priced services
Home Care Helpers - North Shore and Northern Beaches
Mona Vale, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$130/hr
- Gardening$90/hr
- Direct transport$90/trip
- Indirect transport$90/trip
- Individual social support$90/hr
- Group social support$90/hr
- +32 more priced services
HammondCare STRC - Northern Sydney
Greenwich, NSW
Listed on MyAgedCare; pricing available on enquiry.
Baldwin Living HomeServe (Seabeach)
Mona Vale, NSW
- Gardening$65/hr
- Direct transport$40/trip
- Indirect transport$40/trip
- Individual social support$71/hr
- Group social support$31/hr
- Allied health assistance$173/hr
- +28 more priced services
Reliant Healthcare
Elizabeth Bay, NSW
- Nursing assistant clinical care$110/hr
- Gardening$150/hr
- Direct transport$96/trip
- Individual social support$96/hr
- Allied health assistance$175/hr
- Assistance with home maintenance and repairs$130/hr
- +23 more priced services
Acura Home Care
Sydney, NSW
Listed on MyAgedCare; pricing available on enquiry.
Catholic Healthcare Home Care Services - Northern Sydney
Hunters Hill, NSW
- Gardening$118/hr
- Individual social support$105/hr
- Group social support$25/hr
- Allied health assistance$130/hr
- Physiotherapy$208/hr
- Podiatry$198/hr
- +18 more priced services
Prices shown are standard weekday rates each provider publishes on MyAgedCare. Weekend, after-hours and public-holiday rates may differ. Figures are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the latest changes.
Prices last refreshed May 2026 · updated every 12 weeks with the My Aged Care release cycle
Home care in Frenchs Forest sits in a well-supplied market. We hold Warringah-area pricing for 7 of the most-requested services here, so the rates on this page reflect what households nearby actually pay rather than a national average. Personal care runs about $73 an hour locally, and Trilogy Care's self-managed rate is shown right beside it so you can see where the gap sits for Frenchs Forest.
Looking for personal care in Frenchs Forest, NSW? The table above sets Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home personal care rate against the ten largest full-service providers serving Frenchs Forest, so you can see what the gap is for your suburb at a glance.
Frenchs Forest has 3 aged-care services on offer, part of a wider Northern Sydney region with 167 options across 65 suburbs. Home care is the main service type available locally. Compare what providers in your area charge using the pricing data below.
Aged Care in Frenchs Forest, NSW (2086)
Northern Sydney planning region
Frenchs Forest has 3 aged care services available, including 3 home care services.
The suburb is part of the Northern Sydney aged care planning region, which has 167 services across 65 suburbs.
Providers in Frenchs Forest include community based, religious organisations.
- Total Services
- 3
- Home Care
- 3
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What full-service personal care is costing a Classification 2 package
A full-service package costs about $12,012 a year more on personal care in Frenchs Forest, for the same care.
That's about 165 fewer hours of personal care a year out of the same Support at Home funding.
On a typical Classification 2 plan (3 hr/wk for personal care), self-managed care saves about $12,012 a year. At full pension rates, roughly $1,802 of that comes straight off your Services Australia co-contributions.
Based on personal care at $73/hr (self-managed) versus $150/hr (full-service panel average). Standard contribution rates shown, yours may differ once assessed by Services Australia.
On a typical Classification 3 plan, full-service personal care in Frenchs Forest costs about $12,012 a year more, roughly 165 fewer hours of care out of the same Support at Home funding. Based on personal care at $73/hr (self-managed) versus $150/hr (national full-service rate-card average), 3 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. Real figures vary by postcode and service, see the methodology.
Pricing data is sourced from government records and provider submissions. Actual costs may vary. Always confirm pricing directly with your chosen provider.
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Frequently asked questions about personal care in Frenchs Forest
Frenchs Forest, NSW · Northern Sydney planning region · regional template
Understanding your costs
Make sense of home care pricing in Frenchs Forest
Short, plain-English guides to the funding, caps, and fees behind the numbers above.
How to read a home care invoice
Spot coordination fees, admin loadings, and what you are actually paying for.
Support at Home price caps explained
The caps that limit what providers can charge per service from 1 November 2025.
Why the same worker costs more under full service
Where the gap between self-managed and full-service pricing actually comes from.
Navigating the Support at Home classifications
How classifications 1-8 set your funding and what that means for your budget.
What self-managed actually means
What you manage, what your provider manages, and how the funding stays yours.
How our pricing is calculated
The open methodology behind every figure on this page.
Sources
- Local market rates
- Median of realised service prices from 71,547 service records across 2,640 postcodes (My Aged Care sector data).
- Period covered
- 1 January 2026 to 28 February 2026
- Trilogy Care rate
- Trilogy Care's self-managed Support at Home rate. For everyday services this reflects the local market rate in your area; clinical services show the national rate.
- Full-service providers
- National rate-card averages for the ten largest full-service providers, shown as a reference for the coordinated-package premium.
- Last refreshed
- 8 May 2026 · updated every 12 weeks with the My Aged Care release cycle.
- Coverage flags
- Where a postcode has thin data, the figure cascades to the nearest reliable tier (SA3 region, then state). Each rate shows its resolution tier.
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