May 5th, 2022Better care at home

Thousands more Victorians will now get access to the best clinicians, allied health professionals and nurses from the comfort of their own homes thanks to a massive funding boost in the Victorian Budget 2022/23.
Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Health Martin Foley today joined some of Victoria’s best nurses to announce a $698 million package to expand the Better at Home program.
The investment will expand the program to help more than 15,000 Victorians access home-based care each year, in addition to telehealth check-ups.
It allows Victorians to access experienced nurses, clinicians and allied health professionals at home, surrounded by their loved ones as part of a more convenient and tailored experience.
The package will extend the Hospital in the Home beds that were established throughout the pandemic, increasing capacity to 358 virtual beds – providing ongoing care at home for Victorians so they don’t need to go to hospital for treatment.
Premier Daniel Andrews: “Ensuring more Victorians can access Better at Home not only means better outcomes and more comfortable health care for Victorians but it’ll help take the pressure of our hardworking frontline nurses, paramedics and doctors. “I know from my own experience just how helpful getting care at home can be. It makes treatment and recovery so much easier when you’re able to get personalised care brought directly to you.”