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An illustrative example

What a personalised Stay plan looks like

Every Stay plan is built by an expert team around your goals, hopes and needs, and it flexes as the years progress. This is an illustrative example for Margaret, 78, in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Your own plan would be shaped entirely around you.

What matters to Margaret

Before a single change is drawn, the team gets to know the person and the life they want to keep living.

    01Stay in the home and garden she has lived in for thirty years.
    02Keep cooking, hosting her family and walking to the beach for as long as she can.
    03Avoid an unplanned move into a residential facility after a fall or a hospital stay.
    04Have help close by, from someone she knows and trusts, as her needs change.

One plan, across the whole chapter

The plan is built for the years ahead, not just today. It starts with the home and grows the degree of care naturally as needs do.

Stage one

The home, made safe and comfortable

We start by reworking the home around how Margaret lives today, removing the everyday risks without making it feel clinical.

  • Level floors and a step free path from the bedroom through to the garden.
  • A walk in bath and shower with intuitive grab rails, replacing the bath she climbs over now.
  • Lever tapware, a lowered kitchen bench and an oven at easy reach.
  • Pathway lighting that wakes as she moves, so a late night walk is clear at every step.

Stage two

Light support, added as it helps

As the years progress, the plan flexes. A small amount of help is added around the tasks that become harder, while Margaret stays fully in charge of her day.

  • Regular check-ins and a hand with the heavier jobs around the house and garden.
  • Support getting to appointments, the shops and family events.
  • A single, familiar point of contact rather than a rotating roster.

Stage three

A carer onsite, as needs grow

When the time comes, a qualified Australian carer moves into a private suite within the home. The degree of care grows naturally with Margaret's needs, so support is always close.

  • Daily personal care and support from the same trusted person.
  • A carer matched to Margaret on her needs, the way she lives and mutual dimensions like cultural background.
  • Care that scales up over time, without Margaret ever having to leave home.

The funding, made clear from the start

Much of in-home care can be subsidised by government for those who are eligible. The plan sets out what Margaret qualifies for, what it covers and what remains for her to pay, so there are no surprises. Stay assesses eligibility and handles the paperwork.

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